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WE WANT TO WELCOME BACK T.R. REID THE BOOK IS CALLED HEALING OF AMERICA. A GLOBAL QUEST OF BETTER,... |
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GREAT TO BE BACK. |
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LET ME BEGIN WITH THE 849 BILLION DOLLARS COMPARED TO 1 POINT 2 TRILLION IN THE HOUSE VERSION. WHERE'S... |
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I THINK THE DEMOCRATS SEE IT IN THEIR INTEREST TO PASS THE BILL. BUT RELATIVE TO WHAT I FOUND IN ALL... |
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TAKE IN SOME OF THE DETAIL THIS IS THE BOOK. ONE QUESTION YOU POST AT THE END, YOU SAID QUOTE, DO... |
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SOME AMERICANS GET THE BEST HEALTHCARE IN THE WORLD IN THE BEST HOSPITALS WITH NO WAITING. THE PROBLEM... |
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IN THE BOOK YOU BREAK IT DOWN UNDER VARIOUS MODELS. WE PAY FULL PRICE AT BARNES & NOBLE. LET ME SHARE... |
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THOSE COUNTRIES USE A PRIVATE MODEL WHERE PEOPLE SHARE THE COST WITH THEIR EMPLOYEE AND GO TO PRIVATE... |
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MILITARY PERSONAL AND NATIVE AMERICANS FOR BRITAIN OR CUBA? |
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THEY USE A MODEL WHERE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES THE CARE AND LOTS OF THE DOCTORS AND NURSES AND GOVERNMENT... |
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YOU WRITE FOR THOSE OVER 65 CANADA. |
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RIGHT THE MODEL USED FOR CANADA IS A PUBLIC INSURANCE SCHEME RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT. THAT MODEL WAS... |
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AND FOR 45 MILLION UNINSURED AMERICANS WE'RE CAMBODIA OR RURAL INDIA. |
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THAT'S RIGHT. FOR ALL THE POOR COUNTRYS OF THE WORLD HEALTHCARE IS SOMETHING YOU PAY FOR OUT OF POCKET... |
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OUR TOPIC IS HEALTHCARE AND OUR PHONE LINES ARE OPEN OR SEND US AN E-MAIL AT JOURNAL AT C-SPAN DOT... |
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I DID BUT CAME AND GAVE UP ON IT. |
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YOU LOOKED AT 23 WEALTHY NATIONS AND AMERICAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM RANKED DEAD LAST WHEN IT COMES TO... |
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YEAH THESE ARE GOOD NUMBERS THEY COME FROM THE COMMON WEALTH FUND IN NEW YORK AND THEY DO THESE INTERNATIONAL... |
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BRITISH PEOPLE PAY FOR A NETWORK OF TAXES THAT WOULD MAKE AMERICANS. IT RUNS TO 15 AND 17 AND A HALF... |
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MASSACHUSETTS MAN ASKS HOW MANY CANADIANS COME TO THE U.S. FOR HEALTHCARE? |
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ACCORDING TO A COUPLE OF VERY GOOD STU KISS. ONE AT JOHNS HOPKINS SOME DO BUT THE NUMBER IS TINY.... |
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OTHER DEVELOPED NATIONS SPEND LESS PER CAPITA THAN THE U.S., YET ENSURE A WIDER ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE... |
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ABSOLUTELY TRUE. ALL THE OTHER RICH COVERAGE IS ON EVERYBODY. FRANCE AND GERMANY ARE NOW UP TO 10... |
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PATRICK FROM PITTSBURGH ON THE DEMOCRATS LINE. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: MR. T.R. REID I'M SO GLAD YOUR... |
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GOOD POINT IN TERMS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COST THE AMERICAN SCHEME IS BY FAR THE LEAST EFFICIENT AND MOST... |
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A TEACHER AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, FORMER NAVY OFFICER AND AN AUTHOR OF MANY BOOKS. HEALING OF AMERICA.... |
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ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. |
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I'M SO GLAD THIS GENTLEMEN HERE, HE'S A REPUBLICAN, YOU SAY BUT HE'S FOR EVERYBODY AND THIS WHAT I... |
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I THINK THAT CALL REALLY GETS AT THE ISSUES IN AMERICAN HEALTH CARE WE HAVE SPECTACULAR DOCTORS AND... |
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YOU SAY IN THE BOOK ALL THE OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE SETTLED ON ONE MODEL FOR EVERYBODY WITH THIS AN OF... |
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THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAVE ALL FOUR MODELS AS YOU AND I WENT THROUGH. THE OTHER COUNTRIES SOME BELIEVE... |
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IN YOUR BOOK, THE EUROPE GOVERNMENT PAYS FOR MOTHER AND FATHER TO STAY HOME RACING SAY FOUR MONTHS... |
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I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. IT'S EXPENSIVE OF THE THERE'S A FAMILY MINISTER IN NORWAY. THAT IS A FAMILY... |
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JOHN FROM ILLINOIS. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. YOU KNOW MR. T.R. REID I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR... |
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THANK YOU, JOHN. |
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JOHN IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO SOUNDS LIKE THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE HELPED BY THE BILL IN CONGRESS... |
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KEN FROM MARYLAND. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD MORNING. I TELL YOU, MR. T.R. REID... |
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GOOD QUESTION. WELL I THINK THIS SUMMER LOOK A HOT OF PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT GOVERNMENT DEFICITS... |
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THE OTHER BOOK, HOW MANY HAVE YOU WRITTEN. THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE. THE NEW SUPER POWER AND END... |
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WE DID THAT BOOK ON THIS SHOW IF YOU REMEMBER AND I WROTE THAT BECAUSE THE EUROPEAN UNION REALLY GOT... |
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DO YOU RUN OUT OF PEOPLE TO DEDICATE YOUR BOOKS TO. YOU DEDICATE THIS TO DWIGHT EISENHOWER. |
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THAT WAS A PLOY. I WRITE THESE BOOKS SAYING OUR RICH POWERFUL COUNTRY COULD LEARN THINGS FROM OTHER... |
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ANTHONY FROM WEST VIRGINIA. GO AHEAD AND GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING MR. T.R. REID. I'D LIKE... |
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AND LET ME TAKE UP HIS POINT. GARY WITH A FOLLOW UP AT ALL COUNTRIES SPEND LITTLE IF ANYTHING ON... |
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I SEE THE POINT. WE, THEY DON'T HAVE BIG MILITARIES. THE FLAW IS THEY SPEND LESS THAN WE DO ON HEALTHCARE.... |
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YOU WIN THE PRIZE FOR THE MOST E-MAILS OF THE MORNING. I DON'T DOUBT MR. T.R. REID'S WORK I CAN'T... |
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GOOD QUESTION. I THINK THE,W HO NUMBERS ARE STANDARDIZED. THEY STANDARDIZE A TIME OF BIRTH AND HOW... |
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HOW MANY SITE AN ARMY OF LAWYERS READY TO SU AT A DROP OF A HAT. HOW DO THEY HANDLE LITIGATION? |
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EXCELLENT QUESTION. EVERY COUNTRY HAS THIS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS. YOU NEED A MECHANISM TO COMPENSATE... |
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THE CHIEF IN TOKYO AND LONDON. GRADUATE OF PRINCETON. HIS LATEST BOOK "THE HEALING OF AMERICA". ... |
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WELL, THE LARGER QUESTION OF WHETHER THE AMERICAN DIE SET DANGEROUS TO OUR HEALTH. IT CERTAINLY TRUE... |
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ERICA, SANDY A GO. DEMOCRAT LINE. CALLER: I'M GERMAN AND WAS BORN AND RAISED THERE AND GERMANY HAS... |
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THANKS. THIS E-MAIL TALKING ABOUT THE GERMAN MODEL. VIEWER SAYS OF THE FOUR MODELS WHICH WOULD YOU... |
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I DON'T CARE. I WOULD CHOOSE UNIVERSAL COVERAGE AT REASONABLE COST AND POINT OF THE BOOK IS THERE'S... |
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AND A BRITISH IMPERSONATOR. |
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WELL I LIVED THERE FOR YEARS. |
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PAT FROM KENTUCKY. GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, YOU WITH US? PAT IN LEWISVILLE. WELL HAVE TO GO ON TO MO... |
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YES, SUCH A GOOD POINT BECAUSE, AND SHE IS ANOTHER PERSON THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE CURRENT BILLS... |
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YOU STILL WITH US? CALLER: THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT GETTING MONEY QUICK ENOUGH AND INSURANCE COMPANIES... |
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THERE'S A PROBLEM NOT COVERED IN THE CURRENT BILL AND THAT'S INSURANCE COMPANIES DO TAKE FOREVER TO... |
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DESPITE IT HEALTHCARE IS NOT ONLY SOCIALIST BUT FASCIST TAKING A WAY THE PRIVATE CHOICE WHETHER OR... |
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I THINK HE'S RIGHT IN THIS BILL THEY'LL REQUIRE EVERYBODY BUY INSURANCE AND THAT IT COVERED EVERYBODY... |
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JOHN SAID WE MUST LOWER MEDICAL COSTS BY LOWERING MEDICAL S TUITION AND LIMITED FOR PROFIT HEALTH... |
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HE COULD HAVE READ MY BOOK. IN MOST COUNTRIES PEOPLE GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR FREE. COST ABOUT 4600... |
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WE'RE HEARD ON C-SPAN RADIO HERE IN WASHINGTON AND NATION WIDE ON,X M CHANNEL 132. GEORGE FROM HERE... |
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GEORGE, THANKS. WE'LL PASS ALONG YOUR COMMENTS. I THINK. THANK YOU GEORGE. HERE'S THE ARGUMENT. ... |
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I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THAT. I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT, THAT PREVENTIVE CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH RIVERSES --... |
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IN YOUR BOOK, YOU WRITE THAT THE PRIMARY ISSUE FOR ANY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS A MORAL ONE. WE CANNOT... |
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THE FIRST QUESTION IS THE MORAL QUESTION. DO WE NEED TO BE A SITE THAT PROVIDES HEALTH CARE FOR THOSE... |
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OUR GUEST, T.R. REID. PLEASE COME BACK. |
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