Tom Daschle on the Health Care Crisis

[Guest guest]

While Daschle won't necessarily determine the exact health policy, it might be interesting to review his thoughts on healthcare since he will be health and human services secretary.

This is a repost from May, but interesting listening.

Here are links to Podcast, Vodcast, etc.

http://www.scpr.org/programs/zocalo/

http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media/player/kpcc/news/shows/zocalo/2008/05/20080511_zocalo

http://www.zocalola.org/Audio/2008/2008_5-11_zocalo.mp3

Here is the video version link...it was a long url, so I converted to tinyurl.

http://tinyurl.com/5amvv8

Tom Daschle on the Health Care Crisis 05/11/2008[ Listen]Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle outlines the themes of his book, Critical: What We Can Do About the Health Care Crisis. When it comes to fixing our opaque, costly and complicated health care system, Daschle openly wonders whether the forces of change are finally greater than the forces of the status quo.

He passionately calls for all Americans to be insured, and suggests a health board similar to the Federal Reserve that would offer a public framework within which a private health-care system could operate efficiently -- insulated from political pressure yet accountable to elected officials and the American people. Daschle also blasts what he considers popular myths that inhibit the delivery of excellent health care in the United States.

Recorded before a live audience at the Los Angeles Central Library as part of the Zócalo Public Square Lecture Series.

http://www.zocalola.org/radio.html

Tom Daschle on the Health Care Crisis

Sunday May 11th, 2008 at 9pm on 89.3 KPCC FM

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle outlines the themes of his book, Critical: What We Can Do About the Health Care Crisis. When it comes to fixing our opaque, costly and complicated health care system, Daschle openly wonders whether the forces of change are finally greater than the forces of the status quo.

He passionately calls for all Americans to be insured, and suggests a health board similar to the Federal Reserve that would offer a public framework within which a private health-care system could operate efficiently -- insulated from political pressure yet accountable to elected officials and the American people. Daschle also blasts what he considers popular myths that inhibit the delivery of excellent health care in the United States.

Recorded before a live audience at the Los Angeles Central Library as part of the Zócalo Public Square Lecture Series.

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