No More Room At The ER? Blame Health Care Reform

Greg D’Angelo, policy analyst at the Center for Health Policy Choices at the Heritage Foundation, explains that an influx of newly insured people may not leave enough room at doctors' offices and may cause emergency rooms to become even more crowded. He says that the scenario is possible if the federal government reforms health care like Massachusetts did in 2006. (0:31)
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Health Care: No Reform Needed

By Courtney Costello- Talk Radio News Service
Dr. Robert Moffit, the Director of the Heritage Foundation's Center for Health Policy Studies, described how new health care insurance initiatives would only hurt families in these economic times. He also mentioned that keeping health insurance privatized would be the best solution. (1:10)
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Health care reform needed says James Kvaal

Former Congressman Bob Ney talks to James Kvaal about health care reform at Radio Row on January 19, 2009 (01:52).
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Women forced to choose: feed children or buy prescriptions

Co-President of the National Women's Law Center Marcia Greenberger states that our current health care system fails to meet the basic needs of women. Many are forced to choose between feeding their children and buying prescription drugs, staying with an abusive spouse and losing health insurance and even between losing their home and losing their battle with cancer. (1:00)
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Health care is key for academic success

Reg Weaver, President of the National Education Association (NEA) says that it is shameful to have 9 million children without health care insurance. He states that providing health care for children improves performance in schools, which better prepares them for the working world later in life. (:41)
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Kerry says health care system is "out of whack"

Sen. John Kerry(D-Mass.) speaks about the large number of uninsured Americans and the government run and private health care system, which are both quite high and needs to be changed, the health care system is “out of whack an unsustainable.. Kerry says that Congress will need to change the way we work with health care. (1:28)
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Obama campaign "dumbfounded" by McCain's stance on disaster insurance

The Obama campaign held a conference call discussing the Senator's support for legislation to provide affordable disaster relief insurance to people in need, particularly in states such as Florida. The call also describes the problems with Republican Senator John McCain's stance on providing disaster relief insurance. (26:38)
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Jason Furman Recommends Fix for Economy

Speaking before the Senate Finance Committee, Jason Furman of the Brookings Institution imparted three suggestions for policy initiatives that could reverse recent negative economic trends. (0:46)
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