Uwe Reinhardt on Pros and Cons of Medicare

Uwe Reinhardt at Health Action 2009 14th Annual Grassroots Meeting describes some of the ups and downs of public vs private health insurance. 0:02:20


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Western Europe got it, the United States didn't

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader outlines the differences in between the United States and Western Europe, when it comes to wages, universal health care and pension policies etc. (0:31)
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Medical technology is a "policy imperative"

Senior Executive Vice President of the Advanced Medical Technology Association David Nexon, Ph.D. says that trying to lower health care spending at the expense of medical technology may inhibit important breakthroughs in medical science (0:30).
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SEIU rejects McCain's healthcare plan

SEIU Secretary-Treasurer and Chair of Change to Win, Anna Burger comments on Sen. John McCain's health care plan saying it raises taxes and does not emphasis enough oversight and regulations. (0:38)
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SEIU want expaned focus on healtcare issues

SEIU Secretary-Treasurer and Chair of Change to Win, Anna Burger saying voters should focus on solutions for main-street, and expanding the focus on healthcare during the current economic crisis. (1:03)
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Elizabeth Edwards on consequences of lacking healthcare

Elizabeth Edwards, Senior fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund comments on how the lack of health insurance affects working productivity due to people not insured and unable to work, never get treatment they need. (0:50)
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New Yorkers appeal to stimulus in the face of budget cuts

Policy analyst Denise Soffel from Medicaid Matters NY comments on Medicaid as a public health measure and the situation for New Yorkers if medicaid eligibility will be forced to reduce. (0:23)
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A huge opportunity

Peter Orszag, of the Congressional Budget Office, talks about the percent of shares of healthcare in the United States that do not improve health outcomes. He found out that five percent of the total Gross Domestic Product, that means 700 billion dollars per year, goes towards procedures that do not improve health outcomes. (0:51)
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Close to the breaking point

The Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) talks about the United States’ flawed healthcare financing system. Conrad says that the system is not working for consumers, employers, or tax payers and therefore needs to be changed so that low cost, high quality care is rewarded. (0:50)
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Health care dilemma: “American’s are fed up with the system”

“I think it’s highly likely we’re going to see fundamental health care reform in America” seems to be the belief of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.). Baucus hosted the “Lessons from International Health Systems” forum this morning and featured T.R. Reid from the documentary “Sick Around the World” to highlight the differences in American health care versus other countries. (0:48)
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Healthcare matters on many dimensions

The Chairman of the United States’ Federal Reserve Ben Bernake talks about one of the major issues facing the United States’ economy - healthcare. He says that healthcare makes up over 15 percent of the total economy, making it impossible to separate healthcare from politics. (0:38)
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Economic future looks “unattractive”

Ben Bernake, the Chairman of the United States’ Federal Reserve, answers Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) question on what would happen to the nation’s economy if the adverse consequences of the cost of healthcare are not unchecked. Bernake says that all outcomes would be “unattractive.” He also says the United States doesn’t need to just focus on balancing the national budget, but look at the much broader question of the stability and strength of the economy over a longer period of time. (1:15)
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McCain wants cheap healthcare

Paul Ginsburg of the Center for Studying Health System Change talks about the biggest difference between Republican presidential candidate John McCain's healthcare plan compared to both the healthcare plans of democratic senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. McCain's plan will, as Ginsburg says, "make people more sensitive, to what they pay for healthcare." (0:44)
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Candidates the same on healthcare

Ed Howard of the National Healthcare Alliance compares some of the similarities and differences between the presidential candidates healthcare platforms. (0:51)
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President Bush comments before the National Governors Association

President Bush discusses FISA, faith-based initiatives, and health care before the National Governors Association. (11:53)
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An interview with Dr. Irwin Redlener, president of the Children's Health Fund about Hillary Clinton's healthcare plan

Dr. Irwin Redlener, a supporter of Hillary Clinton and associate dean at Columbia University School of Public Health, explains Hillary Clinton's plan for universal healthcare.
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An Interview with former Senator Tom Daschle

Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief Ellen Rater interviews former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) about the healthcare issues facing the nation and the presidential candidates. 
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An Interview with Senator Debbie Stabenow at Families USA in Washington D.C.

Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner interviews Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) about the healthcare issues facing the U.S. Congress.
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An interview with Senator Blanche Lincoln at Families USA in Washington D.C.

Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner interviews Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) during the Families USA conference in Washington D.C. about healthcare issues facing the U.S. Congress.
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An interview with Congresswoman Stephanie Tubb Jones at the Families USA Conference in Washington D.C.

Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner interviews Congresswoman Stephanie Tubb Jones (D-OH) about healthcare issues facing the U.S. congress.
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