Single Payer Health Care
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-05-18/single-payer-health-care
Proponents of a single-payer plan argue it is the best solution for the nation’s health-care system. But chances of such a program making it into law appear remote. How a single-payer plan might work and why it faces an uphill battle in Congress.
Guests
Roger Hickey
Co-director of the Campaign for America's Future
Dr. David Himmelstein
primary care doctor; co-founder, Physicians for a National Health Program; associate professor of medicine at Harvard University
Sen. Bernie Sanders
was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 after serving 16 years in the House of Representatives. He is the longest serving independent member of Congress in American history.
Susan Dentzer
Editor-in-Chief of Health Affairs, and an on-air analyst on health issues with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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