Sounds of Health Care

2/11/08: Costs to Providers

Dave Glowacz — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:01:00 CST

Dr. Anne Scheetz details what the current health-care insurance regime costs health-care providers. Length 1.8 minutes.

2/12/08: Medicare vs. Medicaid, and Cherry Picking

Dave Glowacz — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:39:00 CST

Dr. Anne Scheetz describes the differences between two major federal systems for health-care payments, and how one of them compels health-care providers to refuse patients. Length 1.8 minutes.

2/14/08: Single-Payer Basics

Dave Glowacz — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:59:00 CST

Dr. Anne Scheetz describes a proposal to create a single payer for most health-care payments, a kind of "Medicare for all." Length 2 minutes.

2/16/08: Single-Payer: How It Gets Funded

Dave Glowacz — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:51:00 CST

Dr. Anne Scheetz describes the funding for state and national single-payer health insurance programs. Length 3.8 minutes.

2/16/08: Single-Payer: Current Legislation

Dave Glowacz — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:01:00 CST

Dr. Anne Scheetz identifies Illinois and U.S. legislation to create single-payer health insurance programs. Length .9 minutes.

2/16/08: Can Illinois Implement Single-Payer Before the U.S.?

Dave Glowacz — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:43:00 CST

Dr. Anne Scheetz explains how a state single-payer health insurance program could precede one for the U.S. Length 2.1 minutes.

2/17/08: Single-Payer: What You Can Do

Dave Glowacz — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:48:00 CST

Dr. Anne Scheetz tells how you can help create better understanding of a single-payer health insurance program, and bring about its adoption. Length 2.1 minutes.

2/17/08: Have Health Insurance? Don't Count on It

Dave Glowacz — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:31:00 CST

Dr. Anne Scheetz explains why existing health insurance plans often fail the insured. Length 3.7 minutes.

3/20/08: How Patronage Costs Millions in Patient-Billing Dollars

Dave Glowacz — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:31:00 CDT

Dr. Quentin Young explains how patronage has cost the county's Bureau of Health Services millions of dollars. Length 2.1 minutes.

3/20/08: The Demise of Community Clinics

Dave Glowacz — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:15:00 CDT

Dr. Quentin Young describes the effects of the County's closure of half of its community clinics. Length 3.3 minutes.