Tom Coburn and John Barrasso Talk about the "Public Option" and Medicare

On this episode of "The Senate Doctors Show," Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D., and Sen. John Barrasso, M.D., talk about the importance of reforming health care in a step-by-step manner to lower costs and expand access without raising your taxes or adding billions of dollars to the deficit..

The Senate Doctors are joined by bloggers Ryan Grimm of the Huffington Post and David Weinberger of the Heritage Foundation.

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News & Politics

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• Tom Coburn
• John Barrasso
• public option
• Medicare
• Medicaid
• health care reform
• insurance
• flood insurance
• Huffington Post
• Ryan Grim
• Heritage Foundation
• Obama
• Max Baucus

[NYGOE]

Excellent video, it is certainly refreshing to see folks with real experience in the medical field discuss the issues!

[aqelfaris]

Thanks. I get the feeling that this President has short-term memory loss. He treats his statements like campaign promises...they mean nothing.

[TheAerialbomb]

These guys are both snakes all they do is lie.

And Coburn is the dope that added into a bill that's now it lawful to carry a loaded guy around a National Park. I'm sure that will not lead to any problems. I think there is a pool going already when the first snipper shows up.

[TheAerialbomb]

So how much is your health insurance and what happens if it goes up 30% next year. If you get sick, the $5 in the bank probably won't cover "your share" will it? And after you get sick they just might decide not to renew you at all.

[TheDanman74]

I like to hear facts sorry life is not peachy for everyone, i wish it was. i know its not perfect for me i just paid my mortgage and had 5 dollars left over i my bank but life is what you make it. i carry my own insurance pay for my bills and go to work every day and when i needed a new job i got of my ass and got one. this is a good video and i like these guys

[gbmarshall]

These guys are a farse.

Single payer right now. If these programs aren't funded right, then fund them. Increase the tax bracket for the top 5% in USA to 50%. Simple. Stop blowing all the dough on wars. Why buy insurance? What if you have 10 million and your 50 years old - would you buy insurance? What a waste of money when you have the finances to cover the risk. Insurance products are for POOR people. Keep ripping off the american people by promoting health care insurance.

[mmgoff]

Excellent! Thank you.

[shackbar]

That is a great question. A reporter should ask the President when they get a chance.

[aqelfaris]

Whatever happened to the President's invitation to members of Congress to visit him and go over the health insurance bills "line by line?"