Here & Now; 746

June 12, 2009

Here and Now, Obama's health care, President Barack Obama - 'I don't want government to run stuff. Like I said, I've got enough stuff to do.' saying he is not talking about socialized medicine, Obama's health insurance exchange, President Obama - 'So what we're working on is the creation of something called the health insurance exchange, which would allow you to one-stop shop for a health care plan, compare benefits and prices, choose the plan that's best for you......', Obama's health insurance exchange, Republican congressman Paul Ryan for his reaction to President Obama's health insurance exchange program idea that includes a government/public health insurance option, Obama's health insurance exchange, Democratic congressman Steve Kagen for his reaction to President Obama's health insurance exchange program idea that includes a government/public health insurance option, model of health care cost savings, Gundersen Lutheran Health Systems in La Crosse is a model of health care cost savings right now. I should say they're doing this in one, specific, traditionally very expensive area: end of life care. Gundersen is doing this work with fewer costs than the national average and compared with institutions like Mayo and UCLA. furloughs, UW Researcher Christopher Coe soundbite about furloughs -'So for those of us who are involved in research, whether it be biomedical or basic science research, productivity is important. We have to produce research, make discoveries, evaluate new treatments. And if we're going to cut our productivity by 3 percent, which is what the furlough would entail, that would make us less competitive relative to other scientists in other states which are not furloughing their workers.', budget cuts in Waupun schools, State budget now making its way through the legislature would cut more than 300-million dollars from public k-12 schools over the next two years. That's on top of reductions districts have been making over the past 16 years to keep pace with revenue limits aimed at preventing property taxes from going through the roof. We visted Waupun -- where the sharp budget knives have come out...resulting in school closings and teacher layoffs. W-2, SOT from Art Hackett's W-2 story - Tommy Thompson: 'Ladies and gentlemen, W-2 works. Take it from Michelle Crawford, one of Wisconsin's bold pioneers on the path from welfare to work. Michelle, come on.'