[applause] thank you so much for that granular look at how these contracts work. it is impressive that you already have 90% of your physicians under contract with it. now we have the cofounder and president of the foundation for research on equal opportunity, a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank that conducts original research on the impact of public policies on americans with incomes or wealth below the u.s. median, so it is a topical issue you are addressing in the new foundation. you will know him, he's a bleeding conservative change agent and has has advised three republican presidential candidates and influences and informs the policy debate in the role as opinion editor at forbes. he also has experience with medicine and finance as a former medical student and jobs early in his career at the capital and j.p. morgan. we are also honored to have as a member of the advisory board and senior advisesenior advisor to n policy center. he is the advocate for the free market anfree-market and very ee advocate for the free market and the patient centered reforms to low

[applause] >> dave, thank you so much for that granular look at how these contracts really work. impressive you already have 90% of your primary care physicians under contract. -- thewe will hear cofounder and president of the foundation for research on equal opportunity. the nonpartisan nonprofit think tank that conducts additional research on americans with incomes or wealth below the u.s. median. it is a very topical issue that you are addressing in your new foundation. you will know him. he's the leading conservative change agent. influences and informs the policy debate as well as and opinions editor at forbes. he has experience in medicine and financeinfluences. himre also honored to have as a member of the advisory board and the senior advisor to the bipartisan policy center. he is a fierce advocate for the free market and a very effective advocate for the free market in patient centered reforms to lower the cost of health services and prescription drugs. we're just delighted to have him here today. [applause] >> the presentations from some very impressive people. as nancy

appreciate it. [ applause ] >> so, dave, thank you so much for that granular look at how these contracts really work, and it's very impressive that you already have 90% of your primary care physicians under contract with it. so now we'll hear from avik roy. always interesting. avik is the cofounder and president of the foundation for research on equal opportunity. a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank that conducts original research on the impact of public policies on americans with incomes or wealth below the u.s. median. so it's a very topical issue that you're addressing in your new foundation. you know, you will know him. he's a leading conservative change agent. he's advised three republican presidential candidates and influences informed the policy debate in his role as opinion editor at "forbes." he also has experience in medicine and finance as a former medical student and jobs early in his career at baen capital and jpmorgan. we're also honored to have avik as a member of the advisory board, and he's a senior adviser to the bipartisan policy center. he's a fierce advocate for the

and ott the brink of the precipice, and look in granular detail in what's going on in taiwan's relations with the west and today, it's our privilege and honor to have alan here to tell us some more. >> thanks very much, doug. it is my privilege and honor to be here. i think that the -- as michael indicated, dr. alice miller's leadership. i think we've been able to do some useful things through the chinese monitor. it's through my updating, things as i see them. as far as the party congress is concerned, despite all of the issues which michael very astutely identified, the congress is going to be overwhelmingly, in my view, focused on domestic issues, both political as well as economic and taiwan has traditionally been limited in the congress itself to the half of a paragraph. the other half being hong kong and macau. there are also briefings go along and taiwan gets addressed in those press briefings, but i do not see, basically, a sharp departure from that practice. my own view is that basically in terms of cross trade relations, we have what is sort of it classic irresistible force and

this is a really superb look and brea very granular detail of what has been going on in taiwan's relation with the west detail in what's going on in taiwan's rel : me >> >> despite all and of the issues , the congress will be focused on domestic issues as well as economic. anti-one has been limited in the congress itself to half a paragraph the heather have been in hong kong and and i would be surprised if there were any greater formal attention also those briefings that go along in those press briefings but i do nazi basically a sharp departure from that practice but my own view is that basically we have what is a classic irresistible force and that beijing has chosen and i am not entirely sure why, chosen to focus whether under the 1982 consensus and we know from several years of conversation that is in that particular formulation that is so critical but what they call the core connotation. anded he has not done that but in my view has conducted policy in a way which is not inconsistent traditionally viewed as of one china approach. if you go back and look it was a different story but b

also, on the brink of the precipice, which is a really superb look and granular detail at what has been going on in taiwan's relations with the west, across the strait, and at home. and today, it's our privilege and honor to have alan here to tell us some more. >> thanks very much, doug. it is my privilege and honor to be here. i thank that as michael indicated, under alice miller's leadership, i think we have been able to do some useful things through the china leadership monitor, and really, it is through my contributions there that i have been updating things as i see them. as far as the party congress is concerned, despite all of the issues which michael very astutely identified, the congress is going to be overwhelmingly, in my view, focused on domestic issues. both political as well as economic. and taiwan has traditionally been limited in the congress itself to the half of a paragraph. the other half being hong kong and macao. and i would be surprised if there were any greater formal attention. there's also, there are briefings that go along and taiwan gets addressed in those bri

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and ott the brink of the precipice, and look in granular detail in what's going on in taiwan's relations with the west and today, it's our privilege and honor to have alan here to tell us some more. >> thanks very much, doug. it is my privilege and honor to be here. i think that the -- as michael indicated, dr. alice miller's leadership. i think we've been able to do some useful things through the chinese monitor. it's through my updating, things as i see them. as far as the party congress is concerned, despite all of the issues which michael very astutely identified, the congress is going to be overwhelmingly, in my view, focused on domestic issues, both political as well as economic and taiwan has traditionally been limited in the congress itself to the half of a paragraph. the other half being hong kong and macau. there are also briefings go along and taiwan gets addressed in those press briefings, but i do not see, basically, a sharp departure from that practice. my own view is that basically in terms of cross trade relations, we have what is sort of it classic irresistible force and

granular in 2020. >> the company says it's on track to reach its outlook for 2017. if investors are concerned the revenue number looksestimates, should they be concerned? >> it is a good quarter. the company is growing by 1.3%, in line with our imminent. activityoming from the that has been growing 20% during the quarter -- 22% during the quarter. time, the growth is profitable because we have continued on improving our operating margin by 50 basis points. it is now around 10.5% for the quarter. our transformation is a journey and i am happy to see the rigorous implementation of those strategies staying off. weak saleseported and the corporate -- culprit is the weather. what went wrong? >> the weather is part of the story, what you are seeing is a longer term trend. people are not excited about mainstream rants like they were like they work for decades. a big brand is what you wanted because that's what jones is had. now it is about differentiating yourself from the joneses. now you are finding niche brands that are growing faster to bolster growth. they are doing that, but it is tougher to do it. handles payroll for

scarlet:is there the same number of analysts looking at these companies as they were in the oil boom? are hacks is not as granularwas. libby: that is fair. when wall street will swing whatever way the wind is blowing, but when you have less intellectual capital focus, there are more opportunities for active manners to -- active managers to outperform. scarlet: think you so much. let's get your check of the headlines of -- with mark crumpton. of passed a $4.1 trillion budget plan that includes deep cuts to social programs and government agency budgets. the plan passed along party lines. however, house republicans have no intention of imposing the cuts. instead, it sets the stage with the taxplan to overhaul code. democratic members of congress held a rally outside the capital the deadline for immigrants living in the country illegally to submit their applications to stay in the u.s. under the deferred action for childhood arrivals or raqqa program. -- or daca program. they have until the end of the day to renew their immigration status or face deportation. illinois democratic congressman luis gutierrez says daca s

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granular in 2020. to show the steps to get in that direction. >> the company says it's on track to reach its outlook for 2017. if investors are concerned the revenue number in the third quarter looksght compared to estimates, should they be concerned? >> q3 is a good quarter. the company is growing by 1.3%, in line with our commitment. this is coming from the energy-based activities that have been growing 22% during the quarter. at the same time, the growth is profitable, because we have continued on improving our operating margin by 50 basis points. it is now around 10.5% for the quarter. you know, our transformation is a journey, and i am happy to see the rigorous implementation of our strategies paying off. >> nestle reported weak sales today, and the culprit is the weather. a summer of hurricanes in the u.s. and rain in europe. what went wrong? >> the weather is part of the story, but what you are seeing is a longer term trend. people are not excited about mainstream big brands like they were for decades. it used to be about keeping up with the joneses, and a big brand is what you wanted because that's what jones is had. -- that is what the jones' had. now, it is about differe

for interactive tv e personalized ad placements and for granular collection of data about whose watching what. chairman pai, if someone's looking to take advantage of this personalized content, they'd like to give up information about themselves, would they not? >> so sorry, would they -- >> if someone wants to use it, they're going to have to tell the provider what personal information about themselves? >> the individual consumers? >> yes the consumer. >> well, depends on the particular -- these are services. >> they're personalized content, that's the -- so as we're looking at this ats 3 is going to be more personalized content. >> yeah. >> how is the fcc considering privacy concerns as the commission's looking at the this new standard? >> great question. right now we're looking at just the technical standard should we able proceed with this new next generation tv standard and if so what should the technical parameters be. i would imagine that as those privacy concerns and others like that have come to the forethat the agency is looking at that too. >> i think it's really important. my staff wouldn't let me ask some of the ot