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Health care debate: rising from the pundit ashes
As the fever pitch in town halls across the nation dies down, substantive issues with the current health care proposal remain—concerns the government could replace private insurance with the public option; uneasiness over end-of-life, rationed care; and fear that taxes will rise to pay for the currently uninsured. We continue our health care series with two non-partisan health care experts and open the phones to our listeners’ questions and concerns.
As the fever pitch in town halls across the nation dies down, substantive issues with the current health care proposal remain—concerns the government could replace private insurance with the public option; uneasiness over end-of-life, rationed care; and fear that taxes will rise to pay for the currently uninsured. We continue our health care series with two non-partisan health care experts and open the phones to our listeners’ questions and concerns.
Guests:
Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute
Jerry Flanagan, health care policy director, Consumer Watchdog, a consumer advocate group