Health Reform Will Benefit American People, Says Former Insurance Executive

Former insurance executive Wendell Potter sees healthcare reform as a benefit to all American people. (0:15)
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Pelosi: After 65 Years Of Exemptions, Health Insurers Will Be Subjected To Antitrust Laws

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hopes to pass the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act Wednesday. Pelosi says the legislation will end the 65 year advantage health insurers have held over other businesses. (0:19)
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Obama's Health Reform Plan Will Keep Healthcare Premiums Down, Says White House Official

Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director of the White House Office of Health Care Reform, says that the President's plan includes common sense rules of the road to help keep premiums down and prevent industry abuses of denial in care. (0:06)
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Obama Wants To Delay Excise Tax On Cadillac Plans Until 2018, Says White House Official

Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director of The White House Office of Health Care Reform, says under the President's health reform plan, taxes on high-cost health insurance plans would be delayed until 2018. (0:22)
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Obama Must Create Smaller, Concise Health Reform Bills, Says Gingrich

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) says President Barack Obama should encourage Congress to focus on passing smaller bills that are easier to understand during the upcoming health reform summit. (0:40)
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Eliminating Defensive Medicine Could Save U.S. $1 Trillion Over Next Decade, Says Gingrich

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) says fixing the culture of defensive behavior in medicine would save the country more than $100 billion per year, and nearly $1 trillion over the next decade. (0:37)
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"Both Parties Need To Get Off Talking Points," Says White House Official

White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer says President Barack Obama is approaching this Thursday's Healthcare Reform Summit with an open mind, and hopes that both parties can get off their talking points and put good ideas on the table to resolve health care reform. (0:40)
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Obama's Health Reform Plan Is "Attempt To Bridge Differences," Says White House Official

White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer says the President's health reform plan is an attempt to bridge the differences between the House and Senate bills. The White Houses hopes Republicans support the President's plan, and present their own ideas so the American public can analyze them before this Thursday's Health Care Summit. (0:40)
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White House Health Reform Proposal Will Reduce Deficit, Says Administration Official

Nancy Ann-DeParle, Director of The White House Office of Health Care Reform, says President Barack Obama's health reform plan will take serious steps in preventing Americans from being discriminated against for having pre-existing conditions. Deparle adds that the plan should reduce the deficit by $100 billion over the next decade, give Americans the same health insurance choices as Members of Congress and bring greater accountability to the health care industry. (0:36)
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Obama's Health Reform Plan Will Close Medicare Prescription Drug Donut Hole, Says Administration Official

Nancy Ann-DeParle, Director of the White House Office of Health Care Reform, says the President's plan will close the Medicare prescription drug donut hole coverage gap, and will strengthen the Senate bill provisions that make insurance affordable for individuals and families. (0:36)
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White House Health Reform Plan Would Expand Medicaid, Says Administration Official

Nancy Ann-DeParle, Director of the White House Office of Health Care Reform, says the President's proposal will give additional federal financing to all states for the expansion of Medicaid. (0:36)
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Health Bill Must Benefit Folks In Rural Areas, Says Former DNC Official

Susie Turnbull, a life-long community activist and former Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee, says any comprehensive healthcare bill must benefit people in rural areas. She also discusses the importance of establishing broadband connections in rural hospitals to allow better service to patients. (6:55)
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Pelosi Doubts That Senate Health Care Bill Can Pass As-Is

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says that she does not envision the Senate's version of the health care reform bill passing in its current form. (0:19)
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Congress Should Start From Scratch Say Single Payer Advocates

Dr. Margaret Flowers of Physicians For A National Health Program urges Congress to start from scratch with health care reform and look at the single payer model. (0:12)
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Single Payer Health Insurance Advocates Say It's The Way To Go

Single Payer Action President Russell Mokhiber praises the single payer reform model that he claims would save lives, money and provide insurance to all Americans. (0:44)
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Healthcare Bills Designed To Fail Says Single Payer Advocate

Dr. Margaret Flowers of Physicians For A National Health Program says that the current health care bills before Congress are designed to fail. (0:08)
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Union Leader Says Farmers Are Constantly Denied Health Coverage

National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson tells Talk Radio News in a phone interview Tuesday that farmers constantly face the likelihood of being denied health insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions. "Folks that end up paying a lot of money for a single policy find out that the very illness or disease for which they are greatest at risk and in greatest need of coverage is excluded from in coverage," says Johnson. (0:39)

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Tally Is Read As Senate Votes 60-39 To Begin Debate On Healthcare Bill

The final tally is read as the United States Senate votes 60-39 to begin debate on its health care reform bill. (0:26)
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Breast Cancer Activist Lists What Is Needed Within Healthcare Reform

Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and Susan G. Komen for the Cure Founder Nancy Brinker lists among her organization's aims for health care reform: Improved mammogram screening coverage, a ban on insurance discrimination for those with pre-existing conditions, lowering out-of-pocket expenses, and providing patient navigator systems. (0:34)
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McCain Tells Seniors That AARP Has Betrayed Them

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Saturday urges all seniors with AARP cards to "Take your...card, cut it in half, and mail them back, because they have betrayed you." (0:44)
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