Emanuel:

Cost, Competition Central to Health Reform

In an interview, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel discusses the Senate Finance Committee's passage of a health reform bill, the future for the public option and more.

Lastnight, 10.13.09, on the PBS Newshour, transcript and audio/video links at above link.

Former insurance executive says health care bills don't address costs

It was late, and the delivery doctor, whose salary Howrigon had worked to undercut in negotiations for his insurance company employer, finally performed a Caesarean section birth. As Howrigon thanked him, the doctor shrugged and said it was his job.

"And then, as he walked out of the operating room, he turned and said, 'The next time you negotiate money away from a doctor, remember tonight. I was the one who was here,'" Howrigon recalls...>>>