Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform

Aug 13, 2009

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Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean talked about his book Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform: How We Can Achieve Affordable Medical Care for Every American and Make Our Jobs Safer (Chelsea Green Publishing; July 15, 2009). A former practicing physician, former Governor Dean advocates a public health .. Read More
Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean talked about his book Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform: How We Can Achieve Affordable Medical Care for Every American and Make Our Jobs Safer (Chelsea Green Publishing; July 15, 2009). A former practicing physician, former Governor Dean advocates a public health insurance option, arguing that the private health insurance industry operates more like the Wall Street firms that precipitated the financial crisis than like part of a health care system. He also examines the disadvantage that American businesses operate under competing with businesses in countries with national health care. He also responded to questions from members of the audience.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:35 Unidentified Speaker I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST TALK FOR 10 MINUTES COME AND NOT A LONG TIME I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU BUT I...
00:10:52 Unidentified Speaker YOU HAVE TO LINE UP WHICH WILL CAUSE A OF THE CHAOS.
00:10:59 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU GOVERNOR DO THINK IT IS POSSIBLE TO TAKE THIS PLAN TO DRAW ON THE SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF...
00:11:39 Unidentified Speaker MY HONEST OPINION ABOUT THE RANCOR THAT IS PEOPLE WHO NEVER LIKED A BOMB IN THE FIRST PLACE AND ARE...
00:13:49 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO FIRST ABA COMPLEMENT YOU ON YOUR WORK AND STRATEGY SKILLS TO GET PRESIDENT OBAMA ELECTED...
00:14:15 Unidentified Speaker AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOT A DEBATE GOING ON IN HEALTHCARE REFORM BUT A SHOUTING MATCH. I APPRECIATE...
00:15:43 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS A QUESTION A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING THEMSELVES. TO BE NOT AS TERRIBLE AS I SHOULD BE A...
00:18:00 Unidentified Speaker DO I ADDRESS YOU ASKED DR. OR GOVERNOR?
00:18:05 Unidentified Speaker WHENEVER.
00:18:06 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE NOT BEEN DISPATCHED BY DICK ARMEY I HAVE A FINANCIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC QUESTION. IN YOUR BOOK...
00:18:19 Unidentified Speaker ALTERNATELY. THAT IS TRUE.
00:18:24 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE THREE COMMENTS FRIDAY, FANNIE AND THE POSTAL SYSTEM AND OF THREE OF THOSE PROMISES THE SAME...
00:18:46 Unidentified Speaker YOU ONLY GET TO.
00:18:49 Unidentified Speaker THE SECOND POINT IS JARRET -- THE GEOGRAPHICAL I ANDERSON AND I HAVE BEEN PRECLUDED FROM A GREAT ...
00:19:24 Unidentified Speaker TWO REQUESTED THANK YOU FOR ASKING THEM. I THINK THE BLUE DOGS MAKE THIS BILL BETTER THAT IS AN ODD...
00:22:49 Unidentified Speaker EVEN IF I WANT TO RACE TO THE BOTTOM TO GET THE ADEQUATE PLAN IN NEBRASKA SHOULDN'T I HAVE THE CHOICE?...
00:25:52 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE BEEN AN ADVOCATE OF UNIVERSAL ACCESS BUT MY CONCERN IS IF WE EXPAND ACCESS THAT IS UNSUSTAINABLE...
00:26:03 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS RIGHT.
00:26:05 Unidentified Speaker SOME OF US HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT THAT SHOULD LOOK LIKE BUT WE'RE NOT SURE IF YOU CANNOT LEGISLATE THOSE...
00:26:34 Unidentified Speaker THE PUBLIC OPTION COULD BUT NOT BY ITSELF. THE MOST HEARTENING SOME OF THE MOST AWFUL JOURNALISTIC...
00:30:30 Host FORMATION OR NOT. THE MAJORITY OF PRIMARY-CARE PHYSICIANS IN THIS COUNTRY NOW BY A VERY WIDE MARGIN...
00:31:27 Unidentified Speaker MY QUESTION WAS ALONG THE SIMILAR LINES OF FEE-FOR-SERVICE BUT THE COROLLARY WHAT ABOUT MALPRACTICE...
00:31:35 Unidentified Speaker GREAT QUESTION I WILL BE BLUNT. THREES A MALPRACTICE INSURANCE IS NOT IN THE BILL BECAUSE WHEN YOU...
00:34:52 Unidentified Speaker WHEN CAN WE FOCUS ON HOW WE PAY FOR EXPANDING HEALTH CARE COVERAGE? AND IF WE PAY FOR IT STRICTLY...
00:36:05 Unidentified Speaker TALK TO BERNANKE ABOUT THAT.
00:36:08 Unidentified Speaker WHAT EVER PRODUCE SUPPORT OF THESE REQUIRING THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPOSE ON ITSELF THE SAME ACCOUNTING...
00:36:58 Unidentified Speaker LET ME RESPOND WHAT WAS THE FIRST ONE?
00:37:05 Unidentified Speaker ACCOUNTING.
00:37:08 Unidentified Speaker THE HEALTHCARE TAXING BENEFITS. AND THERE YOU ARE RIGHT BECAUSE THE EMPLOYER BASE HEALTH CARE IS...
00:40:37 Unidentified Speaker I GET THREE MORE QUESTIONS SO EVERYBODY BEYOND THAT WILL HAVE TO SIT DOWN.
00:40:45 Unidentified Speaker CAN ANY HEALTH CARE REFORM THE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT ENORMOUSLY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY-CARE...
00:44:52 Unidentified Speaker DR. DEAN, WHAT HAPPENS IF A LOT OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THE PUBLIC PLAN AND THAT DOCTORS DON'T PARTICIPATE...
00:45:45 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS SIMPLY TO RAISE REIMBURSEMENT IT DOES NOT COST A LOT TO PAY THE DOCTORS MORE BECAUSE THEY...
00:47:46 Unidentified Speaker I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD COMMENT ON HOW YOU THINK INSURANCE COMPANIES PREDICT HOW THEY WILL BE...
00:48:06 Unidentified Speaker IF THE BILL RIGHT NOW CALLS FOR THEM TO PLAY UNDER THE SAME RULES THAT GOES TO RAISE. CONGRESS WANTS...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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