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Brody prescribes fix for health care problems
Issue date: 4/10/08
When it comes to fixing the American health care system, politicians are failing. That was the message University President William Brody delivered during a lecture Monday on the major issues facing the health care system in America.
The soon-to-retire president says the major problems with the health care system are not being discussed - and that college students will be the ones to suffer.
"This is your future we're describing. I turn 65 next year. I'll go on Medicare, and you'll have to pay for it. And guess what? I can spend as much as I want and you will foot the bill," he said.
With the cost of the health care system near two trillion dollars, polls show that health care is among the leading domestic issues for Americans today. But for Brody, politicians have not been taking a strong stand on the issues. He cited the lack of involvement by high-profile presidential candidates in the Hopkins-sponsored series of health care forums as an example.
"Other than Mitt Romney, we struck out. They didn't want to talk about the issue ... people running for office are scared to have to commit themselves to a policy," Brody said.
Assistant to the President Michael Field, who has helped organize the forums and helped Brody draft his remarks, said coordinators have not given up on attracting the top candidates.
"We have been trying and we're continuing to try. It has something to do with this being such a topsy-turvy campaign cycle. Nothing went according to people's plans. And I think it has something to do with the fact that some politicians prefer not to talk," Field said.
Although New York Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton agreed to film a forum earlier in the year, a date has not been set. Field attributed the delay to the hectic campaign schedule.
"Sens. Obama and Clinton, who do want to talk, are so frenetically tied up that it's difficult to get on their schedules. We'll see if this changes after the party conventions," he said.
The soon-to-retire president says the major problems with the health care system are not being discussed - and that college students will be the ones to suffer.
"This is your future we're describing. I turn 65 next year. I'll go on Medicare, and you'll have to pay for it. And guess what? I can spend as much as I want and you will foot the bill," he said.
With the cost of the health care system near two trillion dollars, polls show that health care is among the leading domestic issues for Americans today. But for Brody, politicians have not been taking a strong stand on the issues. He cited the lack of involvement by high-profile presidential candidates in the Hopkins-sponsored series of health care forums as an example.
"Other than Mitt Romney, we struck out. They didn't want to talk about the issue ... people running for office are scared to have to commit themselves to a policy," Brody said.
Assistant to the President Michael Field, who has helped organize the forums and helped Brody draft his remarks, said coordinators have not given up on attracting the top candidates.
"We have been trying and we're continuing to try. It has something to do with this being such a topsy-turvy campaign cycle. Nothing went according to people's plans. And I think it has something to do with the fact that some politicians prefer not to talk," Field said.
Although New York Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton agreed to film a forum earlier in the year, a date has not been set. Field attributed the delay to the hectic campaign schedule.
"Sens. Obama and Clinton, who do want to talk, are so frenetically tied up that it's difficult to get on their schedules. We'll see if this changes after the party conventions," he said.
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Jonh
posted 4/11/08 @ 6:01 PM EST
I really liked the article about Mitt Romney regarding health care from the following piece: "Mr. Powerpoint goes to Washington"!! Input it as keywords in your search engine now. (Continued…)
Howard C. McGowan
posted 4/16/08 @ 12:36 PM EST
Have you looked at the so called "universal health care bill" that ex_governor Pomney left in Massachusetts? cost prohivative and still those most in need uninsured
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