Can US Achieve Meaningful Healthcare Reform Within For-Profit System?

by via Democracy Now

Sat, Feb 28, 2009 9:15AM

Friday, February 27, 2009 :The Obama administration says its repeal of Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier Americans will help pay for a $634 billion reserve fund for what it calls its top fiscal priority: healthcare reform. But can the US achieve real healthcare reform without adopting single-payer? We host a debate between Dr. David Himmelstein of Physicians for a National Health Program and Len Nichols of the New America Foundation. [includes rush transcript]

Guests:

Dr. David Himmelstein, associate professor of medicine at Harvard University and the co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program.

Len Nichols, director of the Health Policy Program at the New America Foundation.

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