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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Obama Says Single Payer System Would Be Too Disruptive

During a town hall meeting Tuesday in New Hampshire, Obama stressed that while he wanted action that would provide coverage for as many Americans as possible, he has not been pursuing a single-payer plan.

“For us to transition to a system like that I believe would be too disruptive,” the President said. “A lot of people who currently have employer based health care would find themselves dropped and they would have to go into an entirely new system that has not been set up yet. I would be concerned about the potential disruptiveness of that kind of transition.” (0:35)
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Boehner Warns That Health Care Reform Will Lead To Further Job Loss

During a press conference Thursday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) warned that the proposed reforms to the U.S. health care system may lead to further job loss.

"When you raise the cost of employment...you get less employees. There’s no question that their proposal raises the costs of employers to have employees, because it requires all employers to have health care,” Boehner explained (0:15)


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America's Future Now Radio Row: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton

Talk Radio News Service’s Washington Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner talks to Congresswomen Eleanor Holmes Norton on Healthcare. (7:09)
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