Health Insurance

I didnt put this video together. I found it at nakedemperornews.com. Great site that exposes many political lies.

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Ron Paul supporter and Wallingford Student High School student asks Senator Obama about his universal health care plan.

Barack Obama’s Road To Change Tour of Pennsylvania at Wallingford High School in Wallingford, PA. Barack Obama spoke for about 20 minutes and then answered 45 minutes worth of questions from students and community members. This video was filmed on April 2, 2008.

Part 7 Q&A 3

Filmed by: Chris Barrett

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This is a reproduction of a speech I had to develop and give for my Intro to Communications class last night. In it, I express my concern for the current problems with health care in the United States and advocate Obama’s health care plan as a solution.

I’ll openly admit that there are probably places in it where I could have articulated myself more accurately, but I’m confident most people will look past the small stuff. I reckon I didn’t do too badly for working five hours straight in a cafe right before I had to give the speech!

I hope I got an A on it!

Below are references:
1. “45 million Americans today do not have health insurance” DeNavas-Walt, Carmen. Bernadette D. Proctor, and Jessica C. Smith. United States. Census Bureau. Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007. Washington D.C.: GPO, 2008., p. 19. http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p60-235.pdf
2. “In 2007, 11 percent of children did not have health insurance” ibid, p.20
3. “Lack of health insurance causes roughly 18,000 unnecessary deaths every year in the United States…” Insuring America’s Health: Principles and Recommendations, Institute of Medicine, January 2004. http://www.iom.edu/?id=19175
4. [World Health Organization rankings on "Overall Health System Performance"] United Nations. World Health Organization.The World Health Report 2000. Geneva: Office of Publications, 2000. http://www.who.int/whr/2000/en/
5. “U.S. patients reported relatively longer waiting times for doctor appointments when they were sick…” 2005 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Sicker Adults, Commonwealth Fund. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/snapshotscharts/snapshotscharts_show.htm?doc_id=409110
6. [World Health Organization rankings on US high infant mortality and low life expectancy] World Health Organization Press Release, WHO, 2000. http://www.who.int/inf-pr-2000/en/pr2000-life.html
7. “More than eight in ten of the uninsured are in working families – about 70% are from families with one or more full-time workers…” Kaiser Family Foundation, The Uninsured: A Primer (2006), http://kff.org/uninsured/upload/7451-021.pdf, p. 4
8. “President-elect Obama’s health care plan” Plan For a Healthy America, Obama for America, 2008. http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/issues/HealthCareFullPlan.pdf

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“But what we will do is, we’ll have the negotiations televised on C-SPAN, so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents, and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies.” Obama

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U.S. PIRG’s Gynnie Robnett talks about a new U.S. PIRG report that shows how small businesses want and need health care reform. (7/27/2009). Tune in every Monday for a new video briefing.

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Three individuals illustrate the importance of health insurance reform now. When life throws them a curve ball they find they cannot rely on their health insurance. If you’ve got a similar story, feel free to post as a comment or video response below, or go to http://povertylaw.org/advocacy/health/health-stories and fill out a story form. Contact the video team at health@povertylaw.org .

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