Obama's Doctor

" That's what you thanks -- universal I think yeah yeah my university is well protected but there is my personal and a list of equipment okay I got."

" Physicians for a national health program and from 1988 to 2001 he was the personal physician for our president please welcome doctor David Shiner."

" David charter was on with bill -- that's his -- okay probably one of the most of file. And unfunny comedian talk show host in the world doctor. And he made a statement regarding what he thinks there's been some confusion about what doctor assuring her thinks. Health reform should be whether he agrees with the Obama plan and he was there I think clarifying. That he does support. The president's health care proposal and he takes a step further a -- how self."

" But things are desperate biggest so you always want of the single Payer option. What is that they're single -- the single Payer means that there is -- the single Payer the US government -- government it's called Medicare for all simply shouldn't have."

" No he's in front of -- audience I was hysterical applause line to work -- you know Medicare for all my Medicare news. They failed program."

" This is yes I would say is socialism but it is socialist know what -- into socialism private doctors. Private hospitals private clinics. Private companies making the machinery the only thing that is national is the insurance you come into the doctor's office you give them -- hard for Medicare card. No co payments. No well why is this better. Why is it better it if you've gone through the business with private health insurance you think it's that monstrosity."

" It is not. Won't he -- you not. Absolutely not what monstrosity. I was at the doctors there really is that left a last week from my annual physical it's not a monstrosity. And -- eighty plus percent 85% of Americans like their health insurance it is not. A monstrosity."

" They would say is socialism but it is socialist what isn't socialism private doctors private hospitals private clinics. Private companies making the machinery the only thing that is national is the insurance you come into the doctor's office you give them look hard for Medicare card. --"

" This is this pisses you off as much as if they were attacking the marble the -- this is no this is this is silliness run rampant ER it's private doctors it's private hospitals and private clinics. All of whom get a gun stuck right between the arise and say you will provide yourself or worse get this that'll be -- he is what you will be paid the fact that it doesn't even begin to approach. The true cost all value of that service is one of the great in continuing. Outrages and that's why when people say oh Medicaid Medicare we have the model in place let's just expanded in the -- is actually it preposterous. To suggest that the system we have Medicaid a medic here he is sustainable at all well run."

" Preposterous as suing Unix."

" It's the idea isn't to say you -- gets sent to certain lamps."

" You know every patient IC insurance people are in the room watching me telling me what I can do what I can't Medicare has never."

" We're not been."

" 8% of my patient about recently in the room what."

" Cards so this is what the discussion is really coming down through the dream of -- system Medicare for all. Now they think there's a good sales pitch connected with this because Medicare is a popular program Medicare is a popular program because it is a give away there's unsustainable. Very that nobody is dealing with the fact that this program is 37 village trillion dollars in debt. We have not contributed the money needed. To make sure that the benefits we promise will be able to be delivered. It is an unsustainable. And so portable program. And -- the Democrats are running around saying. Medicare Medicare this just like Medicare or propose to Medicare's been able to function because there is a private health insurance industry that can overcharge to pump more money. Back into the hospitals and and just to the doctors and nurses."

" an -- that is indisputable option the cost shifting Todd that you just made reference to it is indisputable. When the government negotiate as it does. Always. With budgetary pressure and always at the point of Oregon there's no provider in the world who can stand up to and now we read about Mass. General and partners in the extraordinary. Marketplace clout that they have -- you know vis a vis the state but we're talking about the federal. Government and they come in and say hey -- a fabric this is what we are gonna pay you for the hip replacement off for the cardiac. Surgery or whatever the heck US specialty is. And you right now have the ability in other in a negotiation with a private company as you say it upsets some of those forced reductions it is prop."

" tourists so here's your question 6172666860. What you like Medicare fraud do you think that's a good way to go. For the country the simplicity of that there would be one insurance company would be controlled by the federal government. And the simplicity of all of filling out a form or you probably wouldn't fill out forms and more all be computerized all your data would be on a federal government's computer system and you would pay whatever fees they told he had to pay. And then the government would streamline the operational the whole thing. It makes you very angry I think it makes our listeners are very happy six runs and -- 666868. I get up. There's there's a lot to it that looks very appealing and I can see why Medicare is popular. Again it's popular because we can't afford it it's a give away."

" It it it it's also popular because the cost is masked Todd who knows what is being -- is by whom you have no idea what you're actually contribute and it goes out a new federal taxes and blah blah blah on this payment that payment of like you have absolutely no idea and so PGA shown up and have a little Medicare cat. I guess most people would think that's pretty damn good thank you it's being disposed to look at these these things honestly in the full scale this totality in it is a disaster."

" It's delightful to watch Democrats -- so happy and proud of themselves that when they give away money people take it and they're happy. It's incredible it's him work 6172666860. Rick you're on WRQ what's common taught."

" Not much I think that when I couldn't look bad in the past it extraterrestrial. -- probably the most efficient system for help liberate. I think you're also mattered except -- Upbeat view of private insurance. There it positions do not think insurance at all because of big headache he overhead the constant struggle. To deal with -- church. But generally being put it explains -- early and often times just just see if you're gonna go to the hassle of fighting yet. -- take to get equity group and it is it. Each way more inefficient and people figure it out today. -- didn't they they have a cheered. Just -- dedication coverage each starter if you make it sound like right now."

" I recommend that those things are controllable through regulation if you wanna say we should change away pharmaceuticals are paid for if you wanna say we should change. The way insurance policies are written and how destruction that's all controlled by regulation it -- part of the government taking it over Tikrit where you wanna get."

" Yep but I heard it spirit has advocating government intervention. If multiple layers of waste -- administration. Regulation of our party insurer you're advocating that they expect."

" I don't know aren't any -- totally different I'm saying there we have regulation now that is screwed up healthcare. In what we need to do -- that regulation so that it works better. That's all in to -- but is Sony is you create the public option when you're saying is we're gonna turn this whole shebang over the federal government they will be in control. They will decide how much doctors get paid and how much money they are. The -- sidewalk hospital stay in business and that's an entirely different world record."

" Well that's not true it right now private insurers got all but other you're making I just start I have to disagree with you if you know. Cut much government regulation they try to ensure. What's the point you're just joining us think they get the government is in the intimately involved except you're -- a couple layers of administration. That."

" crickets aren't doing your Diana's that is its reader it's like saying you have so many referees on the field. During a pro football game hey you don't even need the players. Is it just turn the game over the -- they're two different mechanisms you have to have somebody there are providing the structure. Through which people will operate that's not the same as saying the government is also gonna be the operator."

" You know I hate to want to have -- serious. Conversations about a surge policy in anecdotal but he can't help but we approach these things throughout owned. Experience in their two facts that jump out at me one he is a logic generic fact. Eighty plus percent of the American people. I'm happy with their health here in Erie insurance. System. Employer based private insurance that happen -- Eighty plus percent so -- on its face I use against some type of radical change our transformation secondly and this is the anecdotal -- I'm 59. Years old I'm married with two children four grandchildren two more on the way I have a lot of interaction and engagement with the healthcare system. From the birth of infants to my mom was in a nursing home. I have no abundant experience. And no complaints and no hassle and it's not because -- he's a former speaker of the jury which are -- are anything else like that you're a catalog at I don't owner dramatically and -- big big big nobody is ever denied me anything that I felt was urgent."

" Medicare has never and I didn't doing this for forty years with Medicare -- 80% of my patients are single Payer but that the country that is rated number one in the world and healthcare no wrong. But I was number thirty knowing you're wrong there I was. -- Thirty -- this isn't my chaos that was his -- okay."

" 6172666068. -- WRKO Thomas -- comedy from pine hills down a Plymouth hi Jim."

" Hi guys they don't. -- Phillips said I don't want to single Payer system or -- the government -- examples of lot number one the welfare system -- that there -- state controlled some of that but overall the welfare system as ridiculous they try to make the welfare reform before and it is gone awry obviously and then look at Medicaid and Medicare it's absolutely. Based system balk call you know you have you have promised like 5% to you have promised funds that never get paid. And so you have this huge debt over the other I don't know how long Medicare and evolve the 60s70s."

" early early sixties."

" 37000000040. Billion dollars of of debt I knew what we talked about where the rest of the country get up public option B issued no public option Baptist. You know that employers will always preferred that it does say it costs without. And then you have different government bureaucrats in different government. Did you know Rick I don't know what Rick -- thinking in terms of you know regulation doesn't mean I think that they single Payer option as well put -- confused regulation that -- there I think because there are. Certain things insurance companies should be paying for. Invested there can be different tiers if you will in terms of how you know medications -- paid for what not but. That a single basis that the government control is certainly not what America. Meet the I'm not ever what would sustain the country go forward."

" All right so you're pro single Payer but you don't want the government doing the job thank you for that Jim. 6172666860. Mario you're next NW RKO."

" Good morning guys how are. What. We do no like yeah. I like the options expire on healthcare I like -- to take my money invest my money on ideology. -- your -- if my future if I don't retirement. We know. U -- in -- we don't we -- we can't do it to in my dollar to eight. But some mediocre health -- right now particular my adult state somebody else I'm right up. And it don't guarantee him thirty -- tied it up what you gonna eat yet. Did not thing that's obvious fact that mr. hierarchy if -- were put effort that it today ordered not to begin by running Vista -- market you're gonna pay our. I don't fit in Joe Schmo it here because we don't have the money could we expected recklessly."

" Yeah and that's the and that's -- that's -- points I think Mario that this 37 dollar this 37 trillion. -- dollars is really the unfunded liability if you do an actuarial projection. And it's indicative of unfortunately I haven't that we have in this country of going for the -- for the wish list grab the Christmas list and then not lookin' at the invoice and saying well a fight grab the Christmas -- now I gotta pay the invoice Thomas."

" Obviously Medicare has its faults."

" It can be adapted to what the American people want but it is such a simple system we spend 400. Billion dollars a year. Just handling the administrative costs of health care that would cover the fifty million who are covered it seems to me now."

" All right that's the proposal from Barack Obama is doctored do your agrees 6172666868. Thomas taught at succeeding WRKO."

" So there's -- Of the page board whether it's the government -- What I think there. We don't there. The control have to call them immediately. Opponents -- rationing what what -- the darker for many years when did you recommend surgery. I have had people in truth I have very very few. Over the years for example -- actually the most common ones. 35 years I've maybe had four people have access so I'm very conservative."

" That is doctor David shrine are. Barack Obama's personal physician for 22 years and he's pro or he says Medicare for all is what we need and we're asking you -- you like that idea if you think the Medicare system is one that should be extrapolated out into the entire population."

" Here's what I worry about -- you heard in the -- in the exchanges he was having with bill -- people who went to the break this is -- this was I'm not alone against Barack Obama -- just the fact of life. This was his position and there undoubtedly there -- talked about health care to contents of an effect he was -- state senator in the US senate. 37 he thinks the United States of America it is -- 87. In health. Quality when you look at the other NATO -- well that's just as -- Not only answer that's how does it doesn't exist this is what are intelligent guy does a guy went to medical auto while while bubble but he's propaganda -- is absolute lunacy. It's already --"

" Do you agree with me that most of our health care problems result. From choices people make about their lifestyles and if they made different choices are health care bill could be cut. By at least half -- you know think about obesity. Smoking. Lack of exercise. All of these kinds of things is no question we can do that."

" They're coming for your twinkies lead good morning here on WR audio what do you think -- I had twinkies and a half. Life."

" Well they can becoming the drug there could be it mention that the clip. But the point to make a lot of money the now one of the previous clip he mentioned the administrative caught. Now quote that they administration. If they get on the scene it people. That get rid how many people are involved in that how many jobs would be a lot. And at the same thing about bill in congress. We don't 80000 page bill. We could -- is built better maybe ten pages plus that maybe we can get rid of some of the administrative costs in congress and all these congressmen would need be -- steps."

" If nothing else we cut down on the carbon footprint of congress -- burning up all those thousand paid bills. So leave your position that is what."

" Oh well I'm not rated single Payer plan at all but out of -- Stating that he is being. Very duplicative and what he's saying about old. It because of these administrative god who cause they administrative -- the people would conduct by -- and they've they've put on the insurance company."

" That's a good point it is it's something they do on a regular basis -- well Paul your next on WRKO Thomas taught here."

" And I yet I -- I don't. Rule you're all you're right about this. Doctor Roderick -- activity anyway only a -- propaganda guys are Iraq. He can say what Barack can't say I actually spoke. Kate get and it's true first ball. Why is he comparing everything to why Medicare being such an issue not because everybody -- Medicare because they pay every bank. They pay every -- because they don't have enough people to -- the pride. I mean my father was picked it out -- street Abreu up by Medicare but what about these other. Cases where. People dead people get -- city and there's just so much fraud going on."

" Well it's a good point Paula that. That the one of the problems of Medicare and why it's so popular is because the real cost of it is not borne by anybody who knows it. And it's invisible holocaust gets more so naturally are ready is gonna love it they're again handed freebies because -- indirect it is masked and therefore people are he even immunized from we were really huge -- that it's acquired this -- talk and a."

" The path address because there are actually two putts -- the point that you pointed out 37 trillion in unfunded liabilities that stuff that's an astounding and frightening number. The other situation isn't winter in which Barack Obama says that to fund what he's proposed Obama camp however you wanna call it. He'll take 500 billion dollars in waste fraud and abuse if this is so easily found if this is so easily identified -- Would we not be doing that right now wouldn't everybody be doing that right."

" I. -- dollars and should we trust those guys who screwed it up so badly to take over the also back there. Fouls and wants to talk -- your -- window of personality. When there's a month ago. Followed by Rush Limbaugh all those who dream on Boston's talks fisherman may have a six AB WRKO."

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