Texas Democrat Pleased President Told Congress To Be Responsible

Rep. Charles Gonzales (D-Texas) said that he was pleased President Obama urged Congress to act responsibly during his address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday. (0:36)
Listen

Health Reform Won't Cost Too Much Says Black Caucus Chair

Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) says that in order to move forward with healthcare reform, “we must reject the spurious claims that the cost of reforming healthcare in America is something our nation can’t afford,” and “if we fail to act, and we fail to act now, we do so at the peril of the American people.” (0:37)
Listen

Pass Preliminary Healthcare Bills By August Recess Says Clyburn

“Whatever we pass in the House, whatever they pass in the Senate, will not be the final product,” Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) says to his fellow Congressmen about pending healthcare reform bills. He urges the House and Senate to pass a bill before the Congressional recess in August, use August and September for the two Congressional bodies to establish a final healthcare reform package, and have “something for the President to sign before the end of this calendar year.” (0:36)
Listen

Healthcare Plan Fixes What Is Broken, Says Sen. Dodd

The Affordable Health Choices Act “offers to fix what is broken in our healthcare system without ruining that which works in our nation,” said Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT). “It offers every American choice, stability, and lower costs.” (0:47)
Listen

Sen. Harkin: Corporate America Is With Us On Healthcare Reform

“We’re not going to sit with the status quo. We’re moving ahead with healthcare reform,” said Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), praising the Affordable Health Choices Act passed in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Wednesday. "And this time, we have most of corporate America with us," he noted. (0:16)
Listen

Sen. Dodd: Republicans Made "Good Contributions" To Health Care Bill

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) praised the contributions of Senate Republicans to the markup of the Affordable Health Choices Act, noting that the act includes 160 Republican added amendments. “I know that some of our Republican friends don’t want to admit their contribution, but they made good contributions to the bill, and we listened,” Dodd said. (0:27)
Listen

Sen. Mikulski: Affordable Health Services Act Ends Gender Discrimination In Health Coverage

"This legislation ends gender rating in insurance," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md), praising the Affordable Health Services Act that passed through the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Wednesday for ending the apparent presence of gender discrimination in health care. (0:34)
Listen

Progressive States Network Urges Federal Healthcare Reform

Senator Karen Keiser (D-Wash.) said, “We are doing our best on the state level to achieve what we can, but now we are going to take it up a notch.” Keiser said she and her fellow Congressional partners will work to ensure the federal healthcare reform includes a public health insurance plan and keeps private insurers honest. (0:42)
Listen

Progressive States Network Wants Choice In Healthcare

Senator Karen Keiser (D-Wash.) said the Progressive States Network will work to ensure that the federal healthcare reform package "includes choice, includes good practice, and good outcome." (0:15)
Listen

Competitive Marketplace In Healthcare

By Michael Combier-Talk Radio News Service

U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.) says that creating a competitive marketplace of insurance companies where patients would be able to compare prices and services will drive down costs for everybody. (0:35)
Listen

Fight Discrimination In Healthcare

By Michael Combier-Talk Radio News Service

U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.) is pleased that President Barack Obama has accepted to include in his healthcare reform a crucial element which is that there should be no discrimination for any preexisting medical condition when patients buy their prescription drugs at the pharmacy. (0:44)
Listen

Dodd: Sen. Kennedy Eager To Return

By Michael Combier- Talk Radio News Service

Even though he is still recovering from his brain tumor, the spirit and the passion of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) for the enacting of healthcare reforms are pushing the U.S. Senate to work harder on the issue, said U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) at a press conference today in Washington. (0:36)
Listen

What about the under-insured?

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, Talk Radio News

Robert Zirkelbach of America's Health Insurance Plans disagrees with the premise.


02:48
Listen

Federal health insurance is not public health insurance.

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, Talk Radio News

Robert Zirkelbach of America's Health Insurance Plans clarifies Obama's plan.

02:13
Listen

Can your sister's genes get you declined?

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, Talk Radio News

Robert Zirkelbach of America's Health Insurance Plans explains that it would be illegal to decline health insurance based on genetic screening, either of the applicant or of a relative.

02:06
Listen

Universal healthcare: How do private insurers fit in?

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, Talk Radio News,

Robert Zirkelbach of America's Health Insurance Plans explains the role of private insurers in healthcare reform.


02:01
Listen

Is Comparative Effectiveness Research "rationing"?

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, Talk Radio News

Robert Zirkelbach of America's Health Insurance Plans explains that CER is not rationing.


01:41
Listen

Private insurers say effective care controls costs.

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, Talk Radio News

Robert Zirkelbach of America's Health Insurance Plans explains that best care controls costs.




03:24
Listen

Michael Burgess, MD, R-TX on the President's Address to Congress: Supports healthcare reform, but worried about the costs

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, Talk Radio News Service

Dr. Burgess shares the president's goals, but is dubious about long and short term costs.
Listen