Patt Morrison for Thursday, 2/25/10

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, February 25, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:08 – 1:19

OPEN

 

 

1:25 – 1:53

Surviving Dreaded Conversations

Don’t believe those negative myths that surround difficult workplace conversations, and you can have a truthful and clear exchange without a fight. That’s the advice of Donna Flagg, who reveals the dos and don’ts of giving someone the news that they’re out of a job, or confronting your boss, or telling a client you don’t like his ideas. So, take her advice, take a deep breath and dive in - you, too, can survive those dreaded conversations!

 

Guest:

Donna Flagg, author of “Surviving Dreaded Conversations.”  She also writes a biweekly blog on ExpertBusinessSource.com and is founder of the The Krysalis Group, a consulting firm specializing in management, marketing, training and sales.

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2:08 – 2:53

Climbing the health care summit: President, Republicans grapple with reform

The made-for-TV health care reform summit, called by President Obama, should be wrapping up by late Thursday afternoon—while all of the combatants, from cabinet secretaries to Republican Congressional leadership and the President himself, will have had their say on the health reform debate, will we be any closer to a new policy on health care?  Probably not, but we should have a better sense of the chances for either a huge break through or more incremental legislation.  Either way the clash of ideas will be on display:  nationalized, single-payer government run insurance vs. free market reforms to allow more or more competition in the private insurance business; taxing high priced insurance plans vs. more tax credits for individuals to buy their own insurance.  Whose ideas will win out?

 

Guests:

Congressman Xavier Becerra, D – Los Angeles. He is Vice-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus and attended the Health Care Summit today.

WILL CALL US:

 

Congressman Paul Broun MD, R-Georgia’s 10^th District; practicing doctor of internal medicine (he has an independent practice specializing in house calls)

WILL CALL US:

 

Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, is professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and she practices internal medicine at Cambridge Hospital; co-founder & board member of Physicians for a National Health Program   

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• Dr. Woolhandler is a frequent speaker and has written extensively on health policy, administrative overhead and the uninsured. She has authored more than 50 research articles on health care access and financing. A co-founder and board member of Physicians for a National Health Program, Dr. Woolhandler co-edits PNHP’s newsletter and is a principal author of PNHP articles public.
• Physicians for a National Health Program is an advocacy group of doctors pursuing a single-payer, national health insurance program.  In their words: “We endorse a fundamental change in America's health care - the creation of a comprehensive National Health Insurance (NHI) Program. Such a program - which in essence would be an expanded and improved version of Medicare - would cover every American for all necessary medical care.”

 

Douglas Holtz-Eakins, former director of the Congressional Budget Office and chief economic policy advisor to John McCain’s presidential campaign

 

Raymond Scheppach, executive director of the National Governors Association & former deputy director of the Congressional Budget Office

 

Jim Frogue, vice president & director of state policy at the Gingrich Group’s Center for Health Transformation

 

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

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