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TUNE IN to “Health Action” MONDAY EVENINGS at 11 p.m. at 99.5FM (in NYC) Past programs are archived at WBAI Archives
Sept. 26, 2011: Health Care, Deficit Reduction, the “Super Committee”, and the Jobs Crisis President Obama recently offered broad new proposals for job creation, tax fairness, and deficit reduction. Meanwhile, in Congress a new “Super Committee” is meeting to craft a “grand deal” on deficit reduction which may dramatically affect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Who’s saying what and why, and what may the future bring? Guests: Eric Kingson, Co-Director, Social Security Works, and Co-Chair, Strengthen Social Security Campaign www.strengthensocialsecurity.org Lillian Roberts, Executive Director, District Council 37 AFSCME ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sept. 19, 2011: Creating New “Health Insurance Exchanges” in the States and in New York Under the new federal health care reform law (the “Affordable Care Act”), states are given the option of setting up new “health insurance exchanges” to offer standard, affordable health insurance policies to individuals, families, and small businesses. Some states have begun to move forward in this process, while others are hanging back. What do states have to think about, and what’s happening here in New York? Guests: Dave Chandra, Senior Policy Analyst, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Lois Uttley, Co-Founder, Raising Women’s Voices for the Health Care We Need ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug. 15: “Health Care, Social Security, and the new Budget Control Act” After a month-long and exhausting fight, at the beginning of August, Congress passed the new “Budget Control Act” which slashes discretionary spending in the short-term, and puts major social programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security squarely on the chopping block in a new, accelerated “Super Committee” process that will be taking place this fall. What are the major ideas on the table, and what’s the process likely to look like and play out? Guests: Nancy Altman, Co-Chair, Social Security Works Lauri Cole, Executive Directror, New York State Council on Community Behavioral Health ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 11: “Proposals to ‘Reform’ Social Security in the Federal Debt Ceiling Fight, and How New Yorkers are Fighting Back” While Social Security has long been a political “third rail” for Congress, suddenly President Obama has called for a “grand deal” with Congress that includes long-term reforms to this bedrock and very popular program. What’s at stake, and how are grassroots New Yorkers responding? Guests: Eric Kingson, Co-Director, Social Security Works Mary Clark, Southern Tier Regional Director, Citizen Action of New York
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 4: “Implications for Medicare and Medicaid in Federal Budget Deficit Negotiations” As the President and Congress wrestle over whether to raise the nation’s debt ceiling limit, vital national health programs like Medicare and Medicaid sit squarely in the bullseye. Who’s saying what and why? Guests: Mike Burgess, Policy Consultant, New York Statewide Senior Action Council Lara Kassel, Coordinator, Medicaid Matters New York ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 27: “New Institute of Medicine Report on LGBT Health Disparities” At the request of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Institute of Medicine completed a groundbreaking report this spring titled, “The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People.” To commemorate New York’s annual LGBT Pride Week, we interview one of the members of the panel of experts that wrote the report about what’s in it, and what recommendations they make to the federal government. Guest: Judith Bradford, Co-Chair, The Fenway Institute; Director, Center for Population Research in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Heatlh” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 13: “Key Health Care Issues for the 2011 New York State Legislative Session” As the 2011 session of the New York State Legislature draws to a close, several key health care issues are moving forward. They include setting up a new “health insurance exchange” (per provisions of the new federal Affordable Care Act), conforming existing New York insurance laws to the Affordable Care Act (particularly New York’s highly regarded “external review” system), and bills to address racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Guests: Mark Scherzer, Legislative Counsel, New Yorkers for Accessible Health Coverage Jessica Wisneski, Legislative Campaigns Director, Citizen Action of New York
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