House Budget Committee Chairman Representative Paul Ryan proposes new plan to share healthcare costs, but economist Peter Orszag warns that the plan lacks substance. Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 10, 2011 Healthcare has long been a relevant political issue, but as the costs associated with these services rise, and as the government faces a tighter budget, the fate of current healthcare programs, like Medicare, loom uncertainly over congressional meetings.

Peter Orszag has been largely out of the public eye since early 2011, when he began his tenure at Citi Bank after serving since 2008 as President Obama’s budget director.

Peter Orszag on Fiscal Austerity with Steve Kroft of CBS' 60 Minutes and Paul Farmer on Health and Human Rights EAST HAMPTON, N.Y., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Hamptons Institute presents "Spring Awakening" on Saturday, April 16 at Guild Hall in East Hampton.

The Obama Administration yesterday issued its long-awaited Open Government Directive (OGD), a blueprint for transparency that the President promised on January 21, his first full day in office.

The Obama administration is asking that critics wait for Congress to finish writing legislation for healthcare overhaul before commenting on it.