- -: Should Healthcare Reform Begin at State Level? - T.R. Reid
September 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/14/TR_Reid_The_Healing_of_America Reporter and author T.R. Reid examines the success of Canada's universal health insurance system, which won over Canadians one province at a time. "I'll bet you next January, there will be bills in 25 state legislators l...
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- -: With Regulation, Is a Public Option Necessary? - T.R. Reid
September 21, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/14/TR_Reid_The_Healing_of_America Reporter and author T.R. Reid argues that a public option is not necessary if the government is properly regulating the insurance industry. "No other country that has health insurance has a public option," he says. "They...
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- -: Richard Epstein: No, You Won't Be Able to Keep Your Current Healthcare
September 23, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/17/Richard_Epstein_Breaking_Down_Healthcare_Reform Law professor Richard Epstein criticizes healthcare reform proponents' claims that Americans who are already insured will be able to keep their current plans. This promise, he fears, is a "giant sham." ...
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- -: End-of-Life Care Dilemma: Who Gets Booted from the ICU?
September 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/17/Richard_Epstein_Breaking_Down_Healthcare_Reform Hoover Institution senior fellow Richard Epstein discusses the ethical and financial quandary of costly end-of-life care. He argues that money commonly spent on those at or near their life expectancy wou...
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- -: Nonprofit Healthcare: A Moral Responsibility? - T.R. Reid
September 25, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/14/TR_Reid_The_Healing_of_America Journalist T.R. Reid argues that one of the best models of modern health care reform took place in Switzerland. "Switzerland had American-style, for-profit insurance until 1994," he explains, when the healthcare payment ...
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- -: Is Public Healthcare a Right or a Reward? - Julio Frenk
October 7, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/30/Julio_Frenk_Health_Reform_in_an_Era_of_Pandemics Dr. Julio Frenk, Dean of Harvard School of Public Health, argues that an ethical debate to the nature of healthcare is a necessary part to reform. He urges us to decide whether healthcare is a universal...
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- -: Sen. Enzi: Private Competition Key to Healthcare Reform
October 8, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/12/Mike_Enzi_Conservative_Principles_of_Healthcare_Reform Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) argues that a successful healthcare reform bill should lower costs and increase access through private competition. Enzi uses an example from his home state to demonstrate...
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- -: Are Healthcare Mandates Unconstitutional? - David Rivkin
November 9, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/26/Are_Healthcare_Purchase_Mandates_Constitutional Attorney David Rivkin argues that a congressional mandate to purchase health insurance is unconstitutional. "If you can mandate the purchase of health insurance, you can mandate the purchase of health cl...
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- -: The Public Option's Unfair Advantage? Gov't Bailouts - Michael Cannon
November 13, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/13/How_Government_Competes_in_Health_Insurance Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, denounces a public option. He says a government backed health plan will gain an unfair advantage over the private market simply by bei...
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- -: AARP Responds to Health Reform Bill: "It's a Good Thing"
March 29, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/18/Health_and_Financial_Security_AARPs_A_Barry_Rand A. Barry Rand, the CEO of AARP, weighs in on the healthcare reform bill. While Rand calls the bill "a good thing" and applauds it for trimming the deficit, he maintains that the bill is not "as much as ...
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