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JOHN HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. GUEST: GOOD MORNING. HOST: WE'RE LOOKING AT THE
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UNINSURED IN THE UNITED STATES. TELL US ABOUT
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
THE NUMBER OF UNINSURED AMERICANS.
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Casey, Libby - Host
GUEST: YES, 50 MILLION UNINSURED. THERE'S A LITTLE UNCERTAINTY IN TERMS OF GETTING THE NUMBER DOWN. HIGH 40'S
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
OR 50 MILLION. BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADULTS AND CHILDREN. THE PERCENTAGE OF NONINSURED OVERALL, 17% OF THE OVERALL POPULATION, REPRESENTS A HIGHER PORTION...
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Casey, Libby - Host
COMPLEX STORY TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE UNINSURED.
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
THE SECOND THING IS TO THINK ABOUT PEOPLE NEAR POVERTY VERSUS PEOPLE WHO AR3EE NON-POOR. THE PEOPLE NEAR POVERTY IS ESSENTIALLY THAT THE SAFETY NET HAS...
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Casey, Libby - Host
HAD GONE WITHOUT INSURANCE AT SOME PART OF THE YEAR. -- 60 MILLION LET'S LOOK AT THE CDC GRAPHICS. TELL US WHO -- TELL US MORE ABOUT WHO IS COVERED BY...
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY, INITIALLY GEARED TOWARD COVERING A LOW INCOME FAMILIES. OVER TIME, ELIGIBILITY HAS EXPANDED. IT IS A LITTLE CONFUSING TO UNDERSTAND...
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Casey, Libby - Host
CALLER: MY KID IS ON CHIP, IN KENTUCKY. THEIR FATHER IS A VETERAN AND WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE MILITARY A LOT OF THESE
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VETERANS ARE PROMISED COMPENSATION AND TO GET THEIR MEDICAL. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN OUT SIX YEARS AND WE ARE HAVING TO FILE A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OF WHERE...
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE BULK OF THE POPULATION. PRIVATE HEALTH CARE COSTS CONSIDER VERY -- VARY CONSIDERABLY. IT THEN WE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
DO THE UNDERINSURED PLAY IN THIS? GUEST: THAT IS TOUGH TO ANSWER, BECAUSE THERE'S REALLY NO CLASSIC DEFINITION FOR UNDER INSURED.
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
DO YOU HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, MIGHT BE ON THE SURVEY. UNDERINSURED, RESEARCHERS TRIED TO MEASURE THAT WITH HOW THEY THINK OUT OF POCKET SPENDING...
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Casey, Libby - Host
AND IT DOES NOT SEEM RELEVANT IF THEY ARE YOUNG AND HEALTHY. HERE ARE STATISTICS FROM THE CDC -- GUEST: YES, THE ADMINISTRATION IN PARTICULAR, BUT RESEARCHERS...
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
ALLOW ADULT CHILDREN UP TO THEIR 26TH BIRTHDAY THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY ON THEIR PARENTS' PLAN, THAT TOOK EFFECT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER THE PASSAGE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
MEDICARE AND THE VA. THEY TOOK
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MEDICARE FRAUD OFF THE TABLE WHEN IT COMES TO THE HEARINGS. THAT IS THE MOST CORRUPT THING I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE WHERE THE COUNTRY BUT SPENDS AN...
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
THERE'S A VOCAL AND SMALL MINORITY, 15% OF THE POPULATION, THAT IS VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF A SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM FOR THE UNITED STATES. THE SINGLE PAYER...
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Casey, Libby - Host
AND PUBLIC ISSUES RELATED TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. HE RECENTLY STARTED A PRODUCT TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF HEALTH INSURANCE AND HOW HEALTHY PEOPLE...
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
PUBLIC HOSPITAL, A NONPROFIT HOSPITAL, AND RECEIVE CARE. NOT A GREAT CARE, BUT GOOD CARE, IN HAPHAZARD WAYS. GO TO A CLINIC, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS...
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Casey, Libby - Host
AM IN A SITUATION UNDER
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INSURANCE COVERAGE THROUGH MY MOTHER UNTIL I WAS 18. I LOST IT AND ARE PROGRESSIVELY GOT MORE AND MORE 6SICK. I'M ABOUT 30 AND I'M ON DISABILITY. I CAN...
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Casey, Libby - Host
AS I MENTIONED, THE MEDICAID PROGRAM LARGELY COVERS LOW-
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
INCOME FAMILIES, BUT THEY ALSO COVER LOW-INCOME ELDERLY AS A SECOND SOURCE OF COVERAGE FOR PEOPLE WITH MEDICARE. BUT THEY ALSO COVER THE DISABLED. SO...
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Casey, Libby - Host
CALLER: THANKS FOR TAKING MY CALL. I WATCHED C-SPAN RELIGIOUS LINKS. I JUST RECENTLY RETIRED. --
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I WATCH C-SPAN RELIGIOUSLY. I WILL BE 62 YEARS OLD IN MAY. I JUST RETIRED, SO I HAVE TO PAY ALMOST $600 A MONTH FOR MY INSURANCE, WHICH WILL EAT UP MAYBE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
LIST -- THEY CALL IT
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BADGER CARE, A LOW-INCOME INSURANCE PLAN -- THERE'S A 180,000 PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST AND THEY HAVE CAPPED IT. GUEST: STATES ARE STRUGGLING TO RECOVER...
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
AS SOMEONE IN THEIR 60S NOT YET ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE, THE WAY WE SUBSIDIZE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE NOW LEADS A BUNCH OF PEOPLE LOST IN THE MIDDLE....
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Casey, Libby - Host
GUEST: RIGHT. PUT THEM INTO PERSPECTIVE A LITTLE, THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PROJECTS
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
THERE WOULD PROBABLY BE ABOUT 56 MILLION UNINSURED IN 2016. THAT'S A COUPLE YEARS AFTER THE MAIN PROVISIONS OF THE MEDICAID EXPANSION, THE INSURANCE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
SYSTEM. I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS
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CALLER, THERE IS NO BOGYMAN OVER THERE. MY WIFE WAS IN A HIGH RISK P OOL, BUT LAST YEAR, THINKING WE HAD EVERYTHING COVERED, THE INSURANCE COMPANY CAME...
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
GUEST:
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Casey, Libby - Host
MAYBE ONE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION IS, IF YOU WERE IN SHORT IN A HIGH
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RISK POOL AND THEN YOU OR YOUR
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
SPOUSE TURNS 65, WOULD YOU NOT BE BETTER OFF TO ENROLL IN THE FREE MEDICARE PROGRAM INSTEAD OF PAYING A HIGH HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM TO THE STATE HIGH...
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OTHER WORDS, WE DID NOT NEED IT. I COULD AFFORD IT. GUEST: YOU DID NOT NEED A HIGH RISK POOL? CALLER: IT WAS KIND
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
OF LIKE WE WERE PENALIZED IN SOME WAY BECAUSE OF THAT. I HAVE A CONCERN IN TERMS OF INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT HAVE REALLY
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BROAD ISSUES. MY WIFE HAS HAD AN ISSUE FOR MOST OF HER LIFE WITH HER VISION. BUT WHAT THEY WERE STARTING TO SAY IS PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS AND IS THIS...
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS. NOT TO OVERGENERALIZE, BUT DEMOCRATS GENERALLY IN FAVOR OF GOVERNMENT PROVISIONS OF HEALTH CARE. AND SO, THE SARAH PALIN COMMENT...
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Casey, Libby - Host
LOOKING AT THIS GRAPHIC FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL LOOKING AT THE PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS UNDER AGE 65WHO DID NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE AT THE...
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
ALSO TIED IN SOME OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN. I THINK YOU CAN REALLY POINT TO THE MEDICAID AND CHIP PROGRAMS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS WHICH HAVE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
IF YOU SEE OTHERWISE IDENTICAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF INCOME, THE OLDER
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
PERSON SPENDS MUCH MORE ON HEALTH CARE AND IN TURN WOULD HAVE A STRONG DESIRE TO OBTAIN PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. HOST: LAKOTA JOHN, A REPUBLICAN...
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Casey, Libby - Host
THAT CHART,
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YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AND MAYBE SAY HOW MANY OF THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE VOLUNTARILY CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE HEALTH CARE BECAUSE THEY WOULD RATHER SPEND THE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
IN 69 YEARS I'VE
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NEVER DIVULGED WHO I VOTED FOR. HOST: WE RESPECT THAT. ARE YOU HEARING A LOT OF
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Casey, Libby - Host
ADS DOWN THERE? CALLER: JUST A FEW RECENTLY. I LOVE C-SPAN AND I WATCHED INCESSANTLY.
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IT'S NOT VERY PUBLIC AND YOU DON'T SEE VERY MANY SIGNS. IT'S UNDER THE RADAR. BUT WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE TEA PARTY. I LIVE IN THE SHREVEPORT BOULDER CITY...
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Casey, Libby - Host
TO INCLUDE TRI CARE IN THE MIX AS WELL.
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
THE COMMENTS RELATED TO INCOME TAXES, IT IS TRUE THAT ABOUT HALF OF HOUSEHOLDS DON'T PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAX, BUT MANY MORE THAN HALF OF HOUSEHOLDS ...
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Casey, Libby - Host
PEOPLE THAT HAVE JOBS BUT ARE STILL REACHING OUT FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. GUEST: THERE ARE LOTS OF LOW INCOME EARNERS, LIKE PEOPLE WORKING AT WAL-MART,...
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
SOME OF THEM CERTAINLY, IF THEIR INCOMES ARE LOW ENOUGH, MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID OR MAYBE THEIR CHILDREN ARE. A LOT OF THE SPOTS WILL IMPORT...
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Casey, Libby - Host
I JUST THOUGHT IT
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CALLER, -
WATCHING C-SPAN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. LAST SUNDAY NIGHT THERE WAS AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM LAST MONDAY NIGHT THAT COMPARED OUR COUNTRY TO ABOUT 19 OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED...
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Casey, Libby - Host
INCREASE OF 1% TO HANDLE ALL THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO OPTIMISTIC.
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
BUT THE COLORADO REFERENCEDCALLER REFERENCE THE MANNER IN WHICH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS RECEIVE BENEFITS. IT'S CALLED THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THE LATEST FROM KENTUCKY AND THE AIR FORCE VETERAN
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WHO CALLED, ALSO. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS A 17-YEAR OF THE MARINE CORPS. HE IS DISABLED. I FELT IT IS A GOOD PROGRAM. THAT DOES SOUND EXTEND TO THE FAMILIES....
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
WORKPLACE ARE PAID FOR THE RELATIVELY LOWER WAGES. THE HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS NOW AND THOSE IN THE FUTURE ALL ESSENTIALLY PAID FOR TO RELATIVELY LOWER...
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Casey, Libby - Host
THE STORY SAYS, TEXAS HAD THE HIGHEST RATE OF UNINSURED PEOPLE IN THE NATION AT 25% COMPARED TO MASSACHUSETTS WHERE 2006 LAW MADE COVERAGE AND A TORY...
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
CONSUME IS FROM A CHARITABLE SOURCES. SO SOME OF THAT IS CERTAINLY TAXPAYER MONEY. PUBLIC HOSPITALS PROVIDE A LOT OF THAT UNCOMPENSATED CARE. THERE IS...
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Casey, Libby - Host
IT SAYS HE CAN GET THE MEDICAL CARE HE NEEDS. CARE FOR HIM IS FREE, THE STATE SPENDS ROUGHLY $182 MILLION MORE EVERY YEAR ON HEALTH COVERAGE FOR LOW-INCOME...
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Herring, Bradley - Professor
IN 2006 ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN SHAPING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, FEDERAL AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. I THINK THE RESULTS FROM MASSACHUSETTS SO FAR HAVE BEEN...
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Casey, Libby - Host
PROFESSOR. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT UNINSURED AMERICANS AS PART OF OUR AMERICA BY THE NUMBER SEGMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US AND TALKING ABOUT...
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