The Real Healthcare Debate: The Government's Role

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/08/MOMENTUM_Healthcare_Briefing

Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, argues the intensity of the healthcare debate is being driven by a greater conversation about government's role in the lives of its citizens.

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As President Obama pushes to enact an alternative plan, organizers and policy makers must work the devil out of the details. Join Momentum for a candid, up-to-the-minute conversation on where the debate stands, what is missing and how to best provide affordable healthcare access for all Americans. - Momentum Conference

Anthony Wright is Executive Director for Health Access California, the statewide health care consumer advocacy coalition which has been a leader in both state and national efforts to fight health care budget cuts, to win consumer protections, and to advance comprehensive health reform and coverage expansions. Wright led fights to pass a first-in-the-nation law to set standards for timely access to care, and a first-in-the-nation law against hospital overcharging of the uninsured, and to win a prescription drug discount program despite an $80 million industry campaign against it.

A consumer advocate and community organizer. Wright has been widely quoted in local and national media on a range of issues. He has also worked for New Jersey Citizen Action, the Center for Media Education, The Nation magazine, and in Vice President Gore's office in the White House.

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[JimLongo]

Anthony Wright has it right. Until we can come to an agreement regarding any role the government will play beyond its enumerated powers, nothing will be resolved.

[forwardmover]

Personally, I think he should roll his head and eyes more.

[FRSFreeState]

Government's role in America when it comes to Health Care is to regulate to prevent abuses but not control. And to help people who can't afford Health Insurance on they're own. Get access to affordable Health Care.

[regresseur]

The ones that matter. *

[forwardmover]

Anyone know why, in CA, NON-profit Blue SHIELD now has 3-5% market share while 4-profit Blue CROSS (Now called Anthem Blue Cross) now has 25-30% market share and is #1 in CA? ( Mkt share data is at CA dept Insurance website.)

[stengevarsel]

sigh.. So much ignorance, so little time.

oh well

[forwardmover]

Touche was not the right word for me to use. seeing your posts, you seem like an agry (and crude) left wing nut case. Very angry. Did ACORN / Obama team lay you off?

[forwardmover]

Standard response from a lefty ... when they have been defeated. SWEARING.

Touche!

[forwardmover]

Paul Krugman eastern-intellectual egghead wannabee? ? Soft-spined. Stooping. mediteranean hand-waving

[forwardmover]

are you, like, sixtyish, former sf hippy, who did like lots of encounter groups? You know, man? What about drugs? Eh, DUDE? "Standard simple words"? What kind of pretentious psuedo- intellectual BABBLE is that? Where are you, Vermont, Seattle, SF?

[stengevarsel]

Your points are good, no doubt.

I'm gonna spend some time expanding my knowledge due to this discussion.

Peace and prosperity to you my friend.