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AS THE FORMER HEAD OF HHS, WHAT IS THE END RESULT FOR THOSE WHO CURRENTLY RECEIVE MEDICARE?
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GUEST, -
GUEST: FIRST OF ALL, THE
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| 00:00:14 |
HOST, -
BIG RESULT IS YOU WILL HAVE MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE IN SOME KIND OF SYSTEM THAT WILL BE OPERATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THAT WILL COME IN THE FORM OF...
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| 00:00:34 |
GUEST, -
PLAN WHICH WOULD BE OPERATED SIMILARLY TO MEDICARE. IT WOULD HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT. THE MUCH LARGER PORTION OF THE SYSTEM WOULD BE UNDER THE DIRECT...
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| 00:01:11 |
HOST, -
FUTURE, WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE A MORE DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON RATES.
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| 00:01:16 |
GUEST, -
THAT HAS THE EFFECT OF MAKING IT LESS ATTRACTIVE FOR DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS. THERE WILL NOT WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. MANY WILL CHOOSE...
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| 00:02:34 |
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I WOULD BE MORE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THAT STATE-BASED EXCHANGE THAN ONE LARGE FEDERAL ONE. I THINK WE WOULD SEE MORE
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| 00:02:44 |
GUEST, -
INNOVATION, OPERATIONS CLOSER TO PEOPLE. WE WOULD ALSO SEE A ROBUST MARKETPLACE. IF YOU COULD TAKE STATE EXCHANGES AS ARE PERMITTED IN THE BILL --...
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| 00:04:05 |
HOST, -
LOGICAL TO THINK WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE A PLAN THAT CAN BE ACCESSED BY PEOPLE ALL OVER AMERICA THAT PEOPLE WILL PAY FOR BY TAXES. BUT IN ONE STATE OR...
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| 00:04:22 |
GUEST, -
I DON'T SEE HOW IT WORKS. IT SEEMS PLAYING WITH WORDS. I HAVE HEARD CERTAIN SENATORS SUCH AS BEN NELSON TALK ABOUT A SYSTEM WHERE STATES COULD CREATE...
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| 00:05:16 |
HOST, -
THE POOLING PROBLEM.
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| 00:05:21 |
GUEST, -
THERE IS A SERIES OF WAYS. BUT WITHIN FOUR YEARS YOU MUST RESOLVE IT. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL HELP SUBSIDIZE THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OF EITHER...
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| 00:06:29 |
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I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE HEALTH BILLS GOING THROUGH NOW. AS I SEE THE PICTURE OF JOE LIEBERMAN, HE SWEARS TO GOD THAT HE WILL TURN IT DOWN AND NOT...
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| 00:07:51 |
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QUITE AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW. AND I THINK SERVING A PRODUCTIVE ROLE.
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| 00:07:56 |
GUEST, -
HOST: SOMEONE OFF OF TWITTER ASKS YOU PARTICULARLY THIS -- FIFTH GUEST: I DISAGREE. THE BRITISH CHANGE IN HEALTHCARE IN 50 YEARS CAME AS A RESULT OF...
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| 00:08:19 |
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THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT FOR SENIORS. -- THE GREATEST CHANGE CAME FROM BUSH IN 50 YEARS. IT PROVIDES ONE BENEFIT THAT EVERYONE HAS TO USE IN THE...
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| 00:09:42 |
HOST, -
UNDERSTANDING FROM WHAT I READ IS THAT IF THERE IS ANY CHANGE IN THE HEALTH PLAN SUCH AS CO- PAYS, DEDUCTIBLES, OR ANY CHANGE IN CONTRACT, YOU WOULD...
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| 00:10:51 |
GUEST, -
THE SUBSIDIES FOR LOW-INCOME ARE CONTAINED WERE PROVIDED ONLY IF YOU ARE IN THE PUBLIC OPTION. IT CREATES A SERIES OF RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE BILL...
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| 00:12:31 |
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WAS FOUNDED ON THE CONCEPT OF A SMALL, LIMITED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND STATES POWERS SO THAT LIKE- MINDED PEOPLE COULD LIVE TOGETHER. IF ONE STATE ONCE...
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| 00:13:56 |
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OCCURRED IN THE CONCERT. IT IS 16 OF OUR
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ECONOMY. IT EVISCERATES THE CAPACITY OF STATES AND LOCAL REGULATORS TO DO WITH CONSUMER ISSUES. -- IT IS ONE-SIXTH OF OUR ECONOMY. THE CONTROL GOES...
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| 00:16:05 |
HOST, -
MY EARLY CAREER WAS BUILDING PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE BUSINESS. THEN I BECAME GOVERNOR. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY SINCE THEN....
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| 00:16:27 |
GUEST, -
CALLER: IT IS GREAT LISTENING TO THE PROGRAM THIS MORNING. I'M ALWAYS FASCINATED LISTENING TO REPUBLICANS DISH TOHALF- TRUTHS. THE CALLER EARLIER WAS...
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| 00:16:44 |
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INTERVENTION -- THE CONSTITUTION CALLS FOR PROVIDING FOR THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS. I THINK KEEPING THEM ALIVE AND HEALTHY IS A BIG PART OF...
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| 00:17:56 |
HOST, -
FIX WHEN THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN. THERE ARE TWO QUESTIONS.
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| 00:18:01 |
GUEST, -
WHICH PART OF OUR GOVERNMENT SHOULD IT BE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? AND WHAT SHOULD THE ROLE BE? WE USED STRONG GOVERNMENT ACTION TO HELP OTHER NECESSITIES....
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| 00:20:25 |
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OF ASSUMPTIONS. THEY ARE TOLD TO TELL THEM HOW MUCH IT WILL COST OVER THE NEXT 10
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| 00:20:31 |
GUEST, -
YEARS. THEN THEY HAVE TO RESPOND TO ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO CREATE AN OUTCOME. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED TO LOOK BEYOND. ANYONE WHO DOES CAN...
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| 00:22:04 |
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LIKE TO SEE REPUBLICANS STOP USING THE TERM "ALL AMERICANS" BECAUSE IT INCLUDES MANY ILLEGAL RESIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO USE THE TERM "U.S. CITIZENS...
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| 00:23:02 |
GUEST, -
PEOPLE KNOW THE PRICE. THEY DON'T HAVE TO CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THAT IS A RESPONSE TO WHAT PEOPLE WANT. -- IT IS CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE. WE'RE...
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| 00:24:04 |
HOST, -
AVIAN FLU ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO. WE'RE NOW EXPERIENCING H1N1, THIS ONE FLU. THEY'RE BOTH SIMILAR.
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| 00:24:17 |
GUEST, -
THEY ARE DANGEROUS VIRUSES. THESE PANDEMICS HAPPEN. H1N1 IS HIGHLY EFFICIENT AS A VIRUS. IT IS NOT PARTICULARLY VIRULENT. WE'RE NOT LIKELY TO SEE OVER...
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| 00:25:50 |
HOST, -
IT WAS A BIPARTISAN PANEL FULL OF REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS. THERE WAS NOT ONE THAT WAS TO IMPLEMENT ANY TYPE OF HEALTH- CARE REFORM WITHOUT SPIRALING...
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| 00:27:14 |
GUEST, -
CORRECTED WILL BEGIN -- BECOME A WEIGHT THAT WOULD DIMINISH OUR ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS. ONCE THAT BEGINS TO WANE WE LOSE JOBS. WHEN WE LOSE JOBS WE...
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| 00:28:56 |
HOST, -
I AM A SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYER. IT APPEARS THAT THERE COULD BE SOME KIND OF PROJECTION TO INCREASE OUR MEDICARE OR SOCIAL SECURITY TAX. IS IT OUR GOVERNMENT...
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| 00:30:06 |
GUEST, -
IT IS ANOTHER CONVERSATION THAT WE DO NOT HAVE, THE FACT THAT MEDICARE IS RAPIDLY MOVING TOWARD INSOLVENCY. THE LAST TIME THE ACTUARIES SAID IT WOULD...
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| 00:32:23 |
HOST, -
RAPIDLY ASSURE THAT EVERY AMERICAN HAS ACCESS TO AN AFFORDABLE POLICY. IF WE WERE TO SIMPLY SAY TO THE STATES, WE'RE GOING TO FIX PROBLEMS ON THE NATIONAL...
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| 00:32:35 |
GUEST, -
TO EMPOWER YOU. WITHIN FOUR YEARS YOU NEED TO ORGANIZE A SYSTEM. THEY COULD DO THAT BY FOCUSING ON THE PARTS THAT ARE BROKEN. NOTNi REBUILDING THE ENTIRE...
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| 00:34:45 |
HOST, -
FORCING WOMEN TO HAVE BABIES AND YET WE WILL NOT REINSTALLED THE DRAFT. LET THEM LIVE UNTIL THEY ARE 18 AND LET THEM FIGHT YOUR WARS AT A COST OF TRENDS,...
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| 00:35:32 |
HOST, -
WE USED THE GOVERNMENT TO ORGANIZE, NOT TO OWN THE SYSTEM. IT HAS BEEN LESS EXPENSIVE THAN ESTIMATED. IT HAS GIVEN PEOPLE MORE CHOICES. IF WE CHANGED...
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| 00:36:17 |
HOST, -
AND HAVE TO DRIVE TO MEXICO TO GET THEIR MEDICINE. I DON'T THINK THAT IS MORAL. I DON'T THINK THE REPUBLICAN STANCE ABOUT MONEY IS MORAL. IT IS IMMORAL...
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| 00:37:16 |
GUEST, -
REGISTER AS LOBBYISTS. I WOULD ARGUE THAT A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM IS WE'RE TURNING THIS OVER TO A POLITICAL PROCESS. ANY TIME YOU TURN HEALTH CARE OVER...
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| 00:38:59 |
HOST, -
COLLECTION OF THE MOST GOVERNMENT-CENTRIC
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| 00:39:05 |
GUEST, -
APPROACHES THAT PEOPLE HAVE DREAMED ABOUT FOR YEARS. I HAVE BEEN SPENDING MANY HOURS GOING THROUGH DETAILS OF THE BILL. WE ARE PUBLICLY NOT TALKING ...
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| 00:40:13 |
HOST, -
THEY WILL NOT ALLOW THE USE OF ANY KIND OF CO-PAYMENT
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| 00:40:20 |
GUEST, -
OR CONSUMER PARTICIPATION IN THE COST OF MANY PARTS OF THE PLAN. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? WHEN CONSUMERS HAVE NO CONSTRAINT ON COST, OR NO PARTICIPATION...
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| 00:42:01 |
HOST, -
TO MAKE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND HOSPITALS DISCLOSE THEIR PRICES BEFORE SERVICES ARE RENDERED, THERE WOULD ACTUALLY BE COMPETITION. JUST AS THERE IS...
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| 00:43:10 |
GUEST, -
IS PRICE-FIXED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE A CLUE WHAT THEY PAY. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ITS QUALITY IS. I PRAISE THE FACT WE HAVE MADE CERTAIN...
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| 00:45:06 |
HOST, -
KNOW, WE HAVE THIS BIG DEBT AND EVERYTHING. WE ARE TRYING TO FIGHT TWO WARS. EVERY STATE IS BROKEN. IT SEEMS TO ME AS THOUGH, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY IS TALKING...
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| 00:46:30 |
HOST, -
YOU TO THAT VIETNAM VETERAN ON VETERANS DAY FOR HIS SERVICE. IN ORDER TO HAVE REGRETS MARKET WE NEED TO HAVE VARIOUS PLAYERS COMPETING. THAT IS A GOOD...
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| 00:46:49 |
GUEST, -
ONLY TWO MARKETS IN THE STATE IT WOULD BE GOOD TO OPEN IT FOR PEOPLE TO BUY INSURANCE FROM OTHER STATES. WE WOULD SEE HIGHER QUALITY AND LOWER COSTS...
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| 00:47:24 |
HOST, -
INCLUDING TAMMY DUCKWORTH AND WE SAW
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| 00:47:28 |
GUEST, -
EARLIER TODAY ON C-SPAN. . . >>
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| 00:47:32 |
HOST, -
STARTING RIGHT NOW ON C- SPAN2, LIVE COVERAGE OF THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER'S QUESTION TIME. IT IS AT A SPECIAL TIME AS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ARE MEETING...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.