URL: https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/3560
Collection Structure Commonwealth Club of California records >  Sound recordings of club programs >  American Health Care in Crisis
Item Title American Health Care in Crisis
Collection Title Commonwealth Club of California records
Speaker Barlett, Donald L.
Speaker Steele, James B.
Date Created November 16, 2004
Description Sharing findings from their latest book, Critical Condition, veteran reporters James Steele and Donald Barlett deliver a withering critique of this country's health care system. The duo depict a "procedure driven" system that hemorrhages money - the United States devotes more of its GDP to health care than any other nation, yet leaves 45 million people without health insurance. To address the system's failings, Steele and Barlett suggest creating the U.S. Council on Health Care, an independent federal board that would set health care policy and administer a single-payer, universal coverage system. Summary by Commonwealth Club staff. Scott Shafer, Radio host of "The California Report" on KQED, moderates.
Subject(s) Medicare Health maintenance organizations United States Health care reform
Language(s) English
Country of Origin United States
Place Recorded California, United States
Dimensions Duration: 1 hr, 9 minutes, 22 seconds
Format Sound Recording
Medium speeches (documents)
Hoover ID Program 20041116; 2003c87_a_0002779
Record Number 2003C87.3249
Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3g5032c1
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