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Broadside: Doctors gather at the White House

Broadside: Doctors gather at the White House

(NECN: Jim Braude) - You could say it was a house call at the White House. 150 doctors from all 50 states gathered in the Rose Garden today. The sea of white lab coats providing a very visible show of support for President Obama's cal...

Video|Mon, 5 Oct 2009|More from Boston.com
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“…you would. Spend a lot of time on the phone with -- insurance companies. . It was not an -- That you would have to turn away patients who you know could user help. …”

Obama speaks with doctors at White House

Obama speaks with doctors at White House

(NECN: Washington) - In his latest pitch in support of a health care system overhaul, President Barack Obama this morning was surrounded by doctors at the White House. Obama said doctors and nurses are supporting his overhaul effort because th...

Video|Mon, 5 Oct 2009|More from Boston.com
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“…proposed offer you more security. There will be against the -- for insurance companies to deny you coverage because of a preexisting condition. The will be against the -- for insurance companies to drop your coverage when you get sick or watered down when you need it most. Insurance companies will no longer be able to place some arbitrary cap on how much coverage you can receive any given year or given lifetime or or lifetime. We will place a limit on how much you can be charged brought out of pocket expenses. And insurance companies will be required to cover and no extra charge routine check ups and preventive care. Now if you don't have health insurance. …”

“…to take care patients. Spent. Filling out forms and haggling with -- insurance companies. . About payments. To these doctors know. What needs to be fixed about our healthcare system and they know what health insurance reform …”

President Obama Address 10-03-09

President Obama Address 10-03-09

President Barack Obama says passage of his health care proposals would create new jobs by making small business startups more affordable.

Audio|Sat, 3 Oct 2009|More from WBZ's More on This
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“…through the insurance exchange. And no matter how you get your insurance insurance companies will no longer be allowed to deny her coverage because pre existing condition. There will be able to drop your coverage if …”

Weekly news IQ quiz

Weekly news IQ quiz

(NECN) - On this segment of the "Weekly News IQ Quiz", Jim Braude is joined by Ann Murphy, Vice President of O'Neill and Associates, Dana Reichman, Director of Marketing for O'Neill and Associates, and Erin Hayes, producer of T...

Video|Fri, 2 Oct 2009|More from Boston.com
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“…Dell's what's the third -- Bono and Sharon. Is growing like an insurance companies and insurance got what you want. -- Open and I can't do it for trying to. Next category. Words here is what …”

Here and Now for Thursday, October 1, 2009

Here and Now for Thursday, October 1, 2009

On today's podcast — new talks talks with Iran regarding its nuclear program(s); Time Inc.'s "Project Detroit"; the U.S. Department of Energy invests in 'a better light bulb;' doing your own genetic testing; listener letters; and a profile of harpist Ann Hobson-Pilot, who recently retired from the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Audio|Thu, 1 Oct 2009|More from PRI: Here & Now Podcast
|Insurance Companiesfound at29:56, 30:47

“…what about what's being proposed under the new health care reform. The insurance companies can't deny insurance to some because they have a preexisting condition. …”

“…far as health care reform the answer your questions very vague most insurance companies are very vague about whether. They will consider that a pre existing condition or preexisting risk problem. …”

Pagliuca's bid for U.S. Senate

Pagliuca's bid for U.S. Senate

(NECN) - Stephen Pagliuca, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts joins Jim Braude on Broadside. Pagliuca is a Boston Celtics owner, and executive with Bain Capital. Stephen says his experience in the business world has ...

Video|Thu, 1 Oct 2009|More from Boston.com
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“…people of Massachusetts the working people -- Not special interest groups not insurance companies for the people of Massachusetts some beholden nobody's. …”

Donaldson looks at where we stasnd on healthcare reform

Donaldson looks at where we stasnd on healthcare reform

WBZ's Gregg Jensen speaks to ABC's Sam Donaldson.

Audio|Wed, 30 Sep 2009|More from WBZ's More on This
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“…given up. Though the plan to about the government compete directly with insurance companies went nowhere in the finance committee's supporters hope to have better luck in the full senate. Inside on the effort as it …”

Here and Now for Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Here and Now for Tuesday, September 29, 2009

On today's podcast — Congress debates healthcare reform and the 'public option;' accused terrorist Najibullah Zazi arraigned today in NYC; violence in Chicago public schools; an update on U.S. military action in Afghanistan; and the music — and namesake — of the group Childsplay.

Audio|Tue, 29 Sep 2009|More from PRI: Here & Now Podcast
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“…things like get us closer to universal coverage and offset the power insurance companies the private plan. A public plan rather would offset what he considers to be one of the main problems is not the main problem which is that the power and property insurance companies. . …”

“…plan. That has the government behind it and again compete with the insurance companies and awaited that he thinks would would break their monopoly in and break their profits. Senator Schumer of New York has a …”

Here and Now for Monday, September 28, 2009

Here and Now for Monday, September 28, 2009

On today's podcast — swine flu tents in Memphis; high stakes for women in the healthcare debate; the week ahead for the Obama administration; re-routing rural streams; and a look at sports conspiracies.

Audio|Tue, 29 Sep 2009|More from PRI: Here & Now Podcast
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“…It it actually is illegal that insurance companies can decide how much they wanna charge anybody for health insurance. So what many. Companies still -- most stuff around the country. …”

“…for drugs whether they are catastrophic or not catastrophic are covered by insurance companies. . …”

James Morone: What healthcare politics lays bare

James Morone: What healthcare politics lays bare

From FDR to Barack Obama, James Morone’s revelatory history of presidents and healthcare policy lays out some basic rules — the conditions, in short, that Lyndon Johnson met to pass Medicare in 1965, but that asked too much of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton in the losing campaigns of 1977 and 1994 for universal insurance. [...]

Audio|Mon, 28 Sep 2009|More from Open Source
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“…wings they lost control of the practices cost became so high. That insurance companies began to regulate physician behavior. The very thing that motivated positions to fight against socialized medicine we will country lose control of our practice. Happened but not at the hands of government but at the hands of capitalism. So that now insurance companies. . If a doctor wants to do something he's got a cola and at 800 number and get the okay from the insurance …”

“…his mother's death in the idea of we're having to fight the insurance companies. . …”