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Health Care: Thinking Through A Public Option |
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A public insurance plan as an option under a new health-care system is proving to be a major point of controversy. With all respect to the President, his remarks on the subject at his June 23 press conference do not reflect several important issues.
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Financial Regulatory Reform, Necessary but Not Sufficient |
By Elliot Schwartz and Charley Johnson
The Obama administration's proposal for regulatory reform includes necessary changes that will go a long way toward making the U.S. financial system safer and sounder. The federal government, like it or not, must guarantee the safety and soundness of the financial system. And as guarantor, the government needs the means both to prevent systemic financial crises and to cushion the cost of any failures that do take place.
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Poll Shows Business Leaders Want a Bold New Direction in Health-Care Reform |
Wednesday, June 24 - Our survey of 300 business executives reveals a resounding vote of no-confidence in the viability of our current health-care system. What's more, business leaders believe that now is the time for a substantial overhaul. They expressed a preference for a new health-care model that forges a path of bold reform rather than making mere tweaks to the current system.
- 62 percent of America's business leaders agree our current employer-based health care system is not sustainable in the long-term.
- 60 percent support a market-based system of competing plans similar to Members of Congress, where the government organizes a menu of private insurance plans from which each individual may choose.
CED believes that this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to control health-care costs, expand coverage, and improve quality-a belief increasingly shared by America's business community. Together, we can keep health-care reform moving down the right road.
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Are America’s Economic Policies Sustainable? CED Holds Economic Summit in New York City |
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Peter G. Peterson |
On Tuesday, June 23, 2009, CED hosted an economic summit at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York City. The luncheon forum brought together business leaders, economists, and journalists for an in-depth look at the current recession. Participants examined the root causes of the economic downturn and the turmoil in financial markets and offered recommendations for policies that would prevent future economic shocks. For more than 65 years CED has been a leader in promoting policies that will ensure long-term economic growth for America and the global economy.
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CED Endorses the Healthy Americans Act |
Washington, D.C. June 9, 2009- The Committee for Economic Development, for 67 years a leading business group that pursues public policy in the national interest, today publicly endorsed the Healthy Americans Act (S. 334), introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Robert F. Bennett (R-UT).
"The Healthy Americans Act is the only health-care reform proposal under consideration that will expand coverage while controlling costs over time. It is self-financing within the first year of implementation - a stunning achievement. Additionally, this bill has bipartisan support." said Charles Kolb, President of CED.
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