Congress has failed to repeal or replace the Accountable Care Act. In fact polls indicate the Act has become more appealing to Americans. However, is there a better answer to cost, access and quality for health care? Dr. Carol Paris, President of the Board of Directors of Physicians for a National Health Program, will discuss a single payer alternative on this edition of Line One: Your Health Connection.
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HOST: Dr. Thad Woodard
GUESTS:
LINKS:
- Website of Physicians for a National Health Program
- Perspective on “The Virtues and Vices of Single-Payer Health Care” from a health care economist
- Beyond the Affordable Care Act: A Physicians’ Proposal for Single-Payer Health Care Reform
- A review of myths of single payer National Health Insurance
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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, August 28, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Monday, August 28, 2017, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Mayo Clinic
- Cleveland Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HealthyChildren.org
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Science Based Medicine
- Quackwatch
- Super Smart Health
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