Hillary Clinton Addresses Health Care

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This is a curated selection of raw tape on Hillary Clinton?s health care proposals. Clinton promotes health care as her ?number one domestic priority,? this series packages her public remarks as editable tape to allow news producers to take a critical look at her proposal. It is offered as a free download for public media programmers.

This series is a curated selection of raw tape on Hillary Clinton?s health care proposals. It packages and organizes her public remarks as editable tape to be worked into call-in shows, reporter pieces, or any conceivable program. Clinton promotes health care as her ?number one domestic priority,? this series packages her public remarks as editable tape to allow news producers to take a critical look at her proposal. It was recorded by WVTF at the Presidential Candidate Forums, organized by the Federation of American Hospitals and Families USA. It is offered as a free download for public media programmers.

Tape cuts are organized into a number of subjects (2-5 minutes each). Most subjects also include an isolated 10-20 second sound bite ready for air.

The series is broken into 3 parts:

#1 (http://www.prx.org/pieces/23886)

Senator Clinton gives an overview of her ?American Health Choices? program which allows/forces Americans (and legal immigrants to a lesser extent) to choose from one of three health insurance options: 1) current employer-provided private coverage, 2) a ?menu of coverage options? currently available to members of congress, or 3) a public Medicaid-like plan. Here Clinton emphasizes patients being able to choose their doctors, never being denied coverage, and having a fully ?portable? plan.

#2 (http://www.prx.org/pieces/23889)

Senator Clinton responds to several criticism of her plan which include: ?government-run? ?socialized medicine? and huge public expenses. Clinton contends her health plan will not be ?government run? and that it will result in health care savings across the board.

#3 (http://www.prx.org/pieces/23892)

Clinton address several issues facing unique groups when it comes to health care: 1) children and SCHIP, 2) tax-deduction exclusions for wealthy patients, 3) undocumented immigrants, and 4) minority groups discriminated against by the health care system.

Helpful links:

Clinton lays out her health care policy in a PDF from her website: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/feature/healthcareplan/americanhealthchoicesplan.pdf

Insurance News Net has a useful critical look at Clinton?s plan: http://www.insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?a=top_lh&id=90065

Here?s fairly well balanced dispatch on the subject: http://healthpolicyandmarket.blogspot.com/2007/10/analysis-of-senator-hillary-clintons.html

NPR has some description of the various plans offered by the main candidates: http://www.npr.org/news/specials/election2008/issues/healthcare.html

Finally, here is a list of health statistics by state (TIP: to speed things up, do an in-page search for the word ?insurance? ): http://www.statemaster.com/cat/hea-health Hide full description

This series is a curated selection of raw tape on Hillary Clinton?s health care proposals. It packages and organizes her public remarks as editable tape to be worked into call-in shows, reporter pieces, or any conceivable program. Clinton promotes health care as her ?number one domestic priority,? this series packages her public remarks as editable tape to allow news producers to take a critical look at her proposal. It was recorded by WVTF at the Presidential Candidate Forums, organized by the Federation of American Hospitals and Families USA. It is offered as a free download for public media programmers. Tape cuts are organized into a number of subjects (2-5 minutes each). Most subjects also include an isolated 10-20 second sound bite ready for air. The series is broken into... Show full description


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