Universal Health Care Video & Audio

“…being able to. -- move ahead with senator Kennedy's lifelong dream of universal health care. . And then the president meeting Kennedy to support it and push it along as well now that's no longer there. …”

“…applied his skills as a consensus builder to his -- legislative priority universal health care. . …”

“…on a national scale from the Massachusetts experiment and what would national universal coverage mean. For the big state our first guest is the executive director of the commonwealth. Health insurance connector authority John -- John …”

“…that ultimately if we cannot control costs and we cannot sustain near universal coverage so. There's been a payment commission appointed by the legislature met for six months this year. Came I was recommendations a month …”

“…I like to break down the health care debate into one is universal coverage which is access to health insurance. And then what you have insurance if you have access to care. And soon the and then then you have to look at cost and quality. So the current debate is all about providing coverage to population but not so much road access and what you funded this new report is that. Universal coverage or approaching universal coverage sets up consequences for the actual access to seeing a doctor that's correct and I've ironically here in Massachusetts who had the …”

“…I've this -- in the Netherlands which which has universal health care access. Where they use private insurance company is strongly regulated they have to provide insurance to all under very clear conditions. And …”

“…The public discourse over universal health care is far from over. I helped get. Obviously is. Rhode Island congressman Jim Blanchard. Was taunted and jeered by the nearly 500 people inside the event while hundreds of others side change to their -- vote against universal health care and for. …”

“…It's been listened buddies on the record in favor of universal health care. . …”

“…the health care debate has been like President Nixon eventually called for universal health care about Watergate putting into his presidency. Remind us of other presidents who have pushed for national health insurance and health care for. …”

“…about. We -- some kind of expanded coverage maybe sort of universal coverage but maybe almost to give it a piecemeal approach that would move -- move but healthcare reform over several years frankly no …”

“…sort of forming the foundation of of the system where you have universal coverage. . So there are some new incentives. In the legislation to try duke encouraged doctors to go into -- encourage students to go …”

“…a lot of people -- people still wanna know the difference between universal health care and a single Payer system. That the president answered this in a town hall in New Hampshire this week that if it …”

“…single Payer system sort of Medicare for everyone instead. He was for universal health care in which everyone would be insured. With private companies working alongside the government to do that. He says plans would offer or …”