RIP public option
Polls indicate a majority of Americans continue to support a public option.
The Senate Finance committee rejected two proposals for a public health insurance option yesterday. Moderate Democrats are waffling, and committee chair Max Baucus is determined to write a bill that will pass on the Senate floor, even if that means cutting a broad-based government-run health plan from the legislation. Has 'Medicare for All' gasped its last breath? David Lazarus learns more.
Guest:
Linda Feldman, White House Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor
Shana Alex Lavarreda, Director of Health Insurance Studies and research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
- AirTalk for September 30, 2009
- RIP public option
- Should U.S. airlines allow in-flight cell phones?
- Is corn syrup getting a bum rap?
- U.S. Dollar dominance doomed?
- Wynton Marsalis, the Ambassador of Jazz
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Film Week Oscar Preview
Sunday, February 19, 2012
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It’s a hit with boffo box office! The 10th annual “Film Week on AirTalk” Academy Awards preview is coming to the historic Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, Sunday, February 19th. The full cast of “Film Week” critics joins Larry Mantle to debate which nominees should take the top categories. Audience ... » More info
