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IDEA THAT PEOPLE ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN HAVING THEIR OWN HEALTH INSURANCE, BEING IN CHARGE OF DECIDING WHO THEIR DOCTOR IS, THEIR
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COVERAGE.
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RATHER THAN HAVING THE GOVERNMENT DO THAT. WE PUT TOGETHER A
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PETITION TO SEND OUT AND WE WILL PRESENT TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE 1.3 MILLION AMERICANS SIGNATURES WITH ADDRESSES AND NAMES AND REASONS FOR PERSONAL...
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PROGRAMS. HOST: THE PRESIDENT SAYS THAT IS NOT THE CASE. GUEST: HE SAYS IT
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IS NOT, BUT UP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE HE TALKED ABOUT $177 BILLION FOR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE THE GOES TO LOWER INCOME PEOPLE. HE SAID IT WOULD GO TO ANOTHER PART...
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| 00:01:41 |
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SENIOR CITIZENS ARE CONCERNED THAT THEIR COVERAGE WILL NOT BE THERE. HOST: YOU HAVE HEARD THE ARGUMENT
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THAT MANY WHO OPPOSE A GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE GET MEDICARE OR WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR IT, SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? WHAT IS MEDICARE WORK IN THE PUBLIC...
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| 00:02:06 |
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QUALIFY. UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM THE GOVERNMENT AND A COMMISSION OF A DOZEN PEOPLE WOULD DECIDE WHAT YOU COULD DO IF YOU WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
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THE IDEA IS TO SHIFT AWAY FROM PEOPLE MAKING THEIR OWN DECISIONS WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, TO THE IDEA THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE THESE...
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SOME ARE IMMIGRANTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
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UNINSURED BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG, HEALTHY, FEEL WELL.
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THIS PROPOSAL WOULD BRING IN INSURANCE TO EVERYONE.
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I THINK WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS STARTING TO SAY IS THAT EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO PAY IN MONEY. HOST: THE OTHER PART OF THE ARGUMENT IS THAT YOU NEED INSURANCE...
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PROGRAM AND WILL DECIDE WHAT YOUR DOCTOR CAN TELL YOU, WHAT PRESCRIPTIONS MAY BE, WHETHER THIS SURGERY IS OR
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IS NOT ALLOWED, THAT IS A VERY DIFFERENT VIEW. IF WE DO AS A IN CANADA OR ENGLAND, THE COVERAGE WILL GO DOWN AND INDIVIDUAL CHOICES WILL NOT BE AS AVAILABLE....
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COULD YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? GUEST: I DO NOT THINK THERE WILL BE A STATE PROGRAM FROM WHAT I READ IN THE PAPERS AND HEAR FROM WASHINGTON. IT IS THE...
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ONE THING, NEW YORK ANOTHER. I THINK IT OUGHT TO BE INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE THE CHOICES RATHER THAN HAVING THESE BUREAUCRACIES FAR AWAY PUTTING IN A SET...
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| 00:06:30 |
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THAT WE CANNOT QUIT BECAUSE WE WILL LOSE OUR HEALTH CARE. EVEN IF WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE EMPLOYER-OFFERED HEALTHCARE IF WE BECOME ILL, THE INSURANCE...
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HAVE, AND IF YOU LIKE TO CHANGE, YOU SHOULD BE A WILL TO TAKE IT WITH YOU. THAT WOULD REALLY HELP THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I DON'T THINK IT IS LIKELY TO...
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| 00:08:47 |
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THE COSTS I THINK WILL GO UP. THAT IS TRUE WHEN YOU LOOK AT ANY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM THE GOVERNMENT RUNS NOW. WHEN
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IT BEGINS TO RUN UP THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING, THE PRICE TENDS TO INCREASE. HOST: ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW -- IF THERE IS NO PUBLIC OPTION MIDDLE-CLASS TAXPAYERS...
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| 00:09:28 |
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THAT GOING. BUT IF YOU SUBSTITUTE FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY FOR YOU AND YOUR DOCTOR MAKE
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DECISIONS -- AND IF YOU SUBSTITUTE FOR THAT, THE IDEA THAT A GOVERNMENT COMMISSION WILL MAKE YOUR DECISIONS, I THINK THAT IS DIFFICULT FOR AMERICAN PEOPLE....
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| 00:10:13 |
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MAKING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. GUEST: HELPING THE POOR AT WITH HEALTH INSURANCE IS SOMETHING WE DO. THERE'S A CASE TO BE MADE THAT IT SHOULD BE EXPANDED,...
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CHOICES IF THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES. HOST: BRIAN JOINS US ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE FROM CHESAPEAKE BAY. CALLER: I WAS LOOKING UP YOUR PETITION, GOV., ON...
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| 00:11:03 |
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THIS IS WHAT YOUR WEBSITE LOOKS LIKE. CALLER: CAN I STILL SIGN THE PETITION? GUEST: ABSOLUTELY, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL. WE WILL PRESENT THEM TO THE...
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| 00:11:24 |
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PLEASED TO GO ONLINE AND SIGN IN. CALLER: THE THINK CONGRESS WILL LISTEN
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AND RESPOND? GUEST: I THINK SO BECAUSE VARIOUS STATES HAVE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS, NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO SIGNED THE PETITIONS. THE CONGRESSMAN WHO SEIZED IN...
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| 00:11:56 |
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IS A MESSAGE BY TWITTER. GUEST: I AM NOT A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE INDUSTRY. I DO HAVE INSURANCE POLICIES,...
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HOST: HELLO, CALLER. CALLER: I'M INTERESTED IN YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT INDIVIDUALS
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MAKING CHOICES. THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE DEBATE. AS CONSUMERS WE REALLY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE CHOICES....
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| 00:12:37 |
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FEDERAL PANEL I KEEP HEARING ABOUT THAT YOU CHARACTERIZED AS A BUREAUCRACY SEEMS TO ME TO BE CREATING FEAR IN PEOPLE WHEN IT ESSENTIALLY IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED...
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| 00:14:17 |
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CONSUMERS WANT TO BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED, BUT WE NEED INFORMATION. IT IS OVER-SIMPLIFIED TO SAY THAT IT SHOULD BE LEFT TO INDIVIDUALS WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE...
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WE DO NOT WANT THE GOVERNMENT DECIDING WHAT YOU CAN
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DO, AND WHY YOU CANNOT. TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF STATISTICS, THE BRITISH SYSTEM IS A SOCIALIST POLICY OF HEALTHCARE. 74% OF U.S. PATIENTS MEET WITHIN...
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THAT 22-YEAR- OLD PERSON TO GET HEALTH CARE? GUEST: YOU CAN DO THAT. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES YOU TO PAY SOCIAL SECURITY, VARIOUS TAXES. SAYING THAT INDIVIDUALS...
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| 00:16:57 |
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IT, BUT YOUNG, HEALTHY PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE FINE. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN. BUT TO PUT THAT ROLE OF GOVERNING HEALTH INSURANCE IN THE HANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT...
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| 00:17:46 |
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CALLER: YES, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. PLEASE DO NOT CUT ME OFF. YOU SAID THAT COULDTHE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT DECIDE WHO SHOULD GIVE INSURANCE, PROTECT YOU,...
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| 00:18:45 |
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GOOD, WHAT DO WE NEED? GET A POLICY LIKE THAT. SAYING WE WILL LEAVE THAT ALL OF TO THE GOVERNMENT, THAT MAY GIVE PEOPLE SOME ASSISTANCE, BUT THAT IS...
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BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN HAVING TERRIBLE PAIN IN HER BAG. GUEST: WHO RUNS THE CLINIC? HE IS NOT ON -- WELCOME THE QUESTION IS, THAT CLINIC GOT TO DO BETTER...
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TO YOUR ELECTED OFFICIAL AND TELL THEM TO GET THE CREDIT MOVING FASTER. BUT YOU DO NOT WANT TO PUT THE GOVERNMENT IN CHARGE BECAUSE IT WILL SLOW DOWN...
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| 00:20:36 |
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IS, THE GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO PUT MORE RESOURCES INTO IT. BUT I
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DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM IS WHERE THE GOVERNMENT WILL GET THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MAKE IT WORK....
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| 00:21:32 |
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TAXATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, GLOBAL WARMING. WE HAVE A BROAD RANGE OF POLICIES.
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| 00:21:41 |
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I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS, BUT THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ABOUT 25 OR 35 YEARS UNTIL IT BEGAN. WE RAISE THE MONEY FROM PEOPLE WHO...
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THE GOODMAN COUPLE IN A ROOM IN TEXAS. THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. IT HAS AN OFFICE HERE IN WASHINGTON, AND A BIG OFFICE IN DALLAS. HOST: GOOD MORNING,...
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STATES. THAT WOULD BRING DOWN THE COST BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE MORE COMPETITION AMONG COMPANIES TO GET YOU TO JOIN THEIR POLICY. ANOTHER THING, WITH 46...
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| 00:24:43 |
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ACCESS. I THINK YOUR OTHER POINT IS
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| 00:24:48 |
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EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. WHY DO WE HAVE THE COUNTRY WHO SAYS YOU CAN ONLY BUY HEALTH INSURANCE IN YOUR STATE? WE WOULD BE BETTER OFF WITH NATIONAL COMPETITION....
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| 00:25:42 |
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PRODUCT AND TALK ABOUT HOW GOOD IT IS. IT IS COMPETITIVE. PEOPLE DECIDE FROM THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS WHETHER THEY LIKE THIS OR THAT
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| 00:25:51 |
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ONE. YOU DO NOT WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO COME IN TO DECIDE COMPANIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY THINGS. CALLER: HELLO, MR. DUPONT. I HAVE A QUESTION. SENATOR...
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IN AFGHANISTAN AN OFFICIAL SAYS THAT OFFICIAL FORCES DROPPED DOWN ON THE HOUSE FROM HELICOPTERS TO FREE A REPORTER WHO ALONG WITH HIS TRANSMITTER...
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ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY'S PEAKING EARLIER SAYS THE U.S. HAS SERIOUS CONCERNS THAT IRAN IS A DELIBERATELY TRYING AT A MINIMUM TO PRESERVE AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS...
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