Affordable Care Act with Ruth Katz
Affordable Care Act with Ruth Katz
On April 6, the Hughes Center hosted Ruth J. Katz, director of the Health, Medicine
and Society Program at The Aspen Institute, for a presentation on "The Making of the
Affordable Care Act: An Insider's Account of Healthcare Policymaking." Katz shared
her insights with the 淫性视频 community in the Campus Center Theater.
Her presentation outlined the political and bureaucratic efforts that went into passage
of the Affordable Care Act, and how subsequent rulings by the Supreme Court potentially
affected several million people. Katz also rebutted myths about the Affordable Care
Act, saying, for instance, that it has led to job creation, not job losses. She said
despite problems with its initial implementation, including website glitches, the
act will prove to be popular and effective in the long run.
"Ruth Katz is a superb public servant," said Daniel J. Douglas, director of the Hughes
Center, highlighting her extensive career in public service both on and off Capitol
Hill.
The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington,
D.C. Katz, a Ventnor native, previously served as Chief Public Health Counsel with
the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the U.S. House of Representatives. The committee
has legislative jurisdiction over domestic health programs, including Medicare, Medicaid,
the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), the Food and Drug Administration, and national health care reform efforts.
Katz was also the lead Democratic committee staff member on the public health components
of the health reform initiative passed by the House in November 2009.