Last week it was DeParle, this week it's House Education and Labor Subcommittee Chairman Robert Andrews (D-NJ) getting rough with the universe of benefit advisers.
NAHU's EVP and CEO Janet Trautwein tried to stand her ground, but Andrews wasn't going to let her dodge the question: How is America going to pay for health care reform? Specifically, he was looking for her to praise or diss two proposals: 1) higher taxes on top-earners, and 2) ending subsidies for private medicare plans.
Not really what Trautwein came to talk about, but she did offer the idea of further hiking the tax on cigarettes. Not going to happen, according to Andrews.
We caught up with Trautwein afterward. Check it out and share your thoughts.
NAHU's EVP and CEO Janet Trautwein tried to stand her ground, but Andrews wasn't going to let her dodge the question: How is America going to pay for health care reform? Specifically, he was looking for her to praise or diss two proposals: 1) higher taxes on top-earners, and 2) ending subsidies for private medicare plans.
Not really what Trautwein came to talk about, but she did offer the idea of further hiking the tax on cigarettes. Not going to happen, according to Andrews.
We caught up with Trautwein afterward. Check it out and share your thoughts.
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