T.R. Reid - Can We Really Fix US Health Care?
In this special Link TV address, author T.R. Reid takes the pulse of health care systems around the globe and writes a prescription for our own country based on his observations.
In this special Link TV address, author T.R. Reid takes the pulse of health care systems around the globe and writes a prescription for our own country based on his observations.
President Barack Obama says we have the best chance ever this year to fix our health care system. Is he right? Reid weighs in and reveals what we can learn from health care models across the globe.
This special also includes excerpts from the new documentary by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), Money-Driven Medicine. Money-Driven Medicine provides the essential introduction Americans need to become knowledgeable participants in health care reform, and asks the central question: Can a health system designed to turn a profit also meet the needs of the people it serves?
Senator Baucus's Health Care Bill (PDF)
Rep. Kucinich's Health Care Bill (PDF)
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T.R. Reid - "Five Myths About Health Care in the Rest of the World"
Money-Driven Medicine's official site
FORA.tv
Commonwealth Club of California
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