Lowering Health Care Costs & the Future of Blockchain Technology
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Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ) (00:26) joins Joint Economic Committee Chairman Pat Tiberi in the first episode of Main Street Economics. They discuss lowering the cost of health insurance (02:12) and separate myths from facts about coverage (03:45) and risk pools (6:32). As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, Representative Schweikert wrote the provisions that add the invisible risk sharing program (08:20) to the House-passed American Health Care Act. In addition, Chairman Tiberi asks Representative Schweikert about his role as the co-chairman of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus (11:36) and the potential for Blockchain technology (19:01) to improve secure transactions and recordkeeping (13:38). Recorded: July 26, 2017
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