Health Care Health Care for All July 31, 2008 • In Western Europe, it's a reality. A month-long series examining how Germany, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland provide universal coverage for their citizens.
Health Care Switzerland: Health Care for All July 31, 2008 • Republican policymakers are abuzz over Swiss-style, universal health care; it comes closest to what they could imagine emerging in the United States. Everyone in Switzerland is required to buy government-regulated health insurance, with subsidies for the poor.
Switzerland: Health Care for All In Switzerland, A Health Care Model For America? July 31, 2008 • Switzerland's health care system could be the perfect political compromise for the U.S. Those who can afford to buy insurance are required to do so by law. For those who can't, the government provides subsidies. Swiss citizens, such as Cecile Crettol-Rappaz, say they wouldn't trade it for any other system. In Switzerland, A Health Care Model For America? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92106731/93143753" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
In Switzerland, A Health Care Model For America? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92106731/93143753" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Great Britain: Health Care for All Denied Treatment, U.K. Vet Stands Up for Liberty July 25, 2008 • When 89-year-old Jack Tagg began losing his vision, Britain's National Health Service told him he would have to go blind in one eye before it would pay for treatment. In a public campaign, the World War II pilot took on the government — and won. Denied Treatment, U.K. Vet Stands Up for Liberty Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92916560/92922056" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Denied Treatment, U.K. Vet Stands Up for Liberty Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92916560/92922056" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Health Care Great Britain: Health Care for All July 25, 2008 • In the U.S., health care coverage is decided by how much is in your bank account or by your employer. In Britain, the government provides the same level of care to everyone. It's a system of rationing, but the British say they would riot in the streets if they were asked to adopt an American-style system.
Health Care for All MS Patient Falls Into American Insurance Gap July 24, 2008 • After he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Jeff Rubin of Philadelphia went bankrupt paying for his medical bills. Would that happen in England? Both the U.S. and the U.K. ration health care. A look at patient experiences on either side of the Atlantic. MS Patient Falls Into American Insurance Gap Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92067101/92864099" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
MS Patient Falls Into American Insurance Gap Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92067101/92864099" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Health Care Innovations Britain Weighs Social Cost Of 'Wonder' Drugs July 23, 2008 • Tarceva has been shown to extend life in some lung cancer patients by an average of eight weeks. But Great Britain's government health service has decided not to provide the drug. Cancer patient Donald Sutherland and his doctor, Fergus Macbeth, explain how they live with that decision. Britain Weighs Social Cost Of 'Wonder' Drugs Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91996282/92836885" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Britain Weighs Social Cost Of 'Wonder' Drugs Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91996282/92836885" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Environment Al Gore: 'We Need A New Start' July 17, 2008 • The former vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner speaks with host Neal Conan about his major address on energy and global warming in Washington, D.C., on Thursday and how America can make a giant leap for humankind. Al Gore: 'We Need A New Start' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92634635/92634630" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Al Gore: 'We Need A New Start' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92634635/92634630" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Health Care Innovations After-Hours Doctor Calls Save Holland Money July 17, 2008 • In the Netherlands, evening and weekend physician house calls are routine. This seems like a luxury to Americans. But it actually saves the Dutch system money by keeping non-urgent cases out of expensive hospital emergency rooms. After-Hours Doctor Calls Save Holland Money Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92606938/92621302" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
After-Hours Doctor Calls Save Holland Money Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92606938/92621302" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Robert Redford Fights Global Warming With Poetry July 16, 2008 • Robert Redford has been fighting on behalf of the environment via films and Congress for over 30 years. His latest approach to increase awareness of global warming does it in rhyme. Robert Redford Fights Global Warming With Poetry Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92584973/92588411" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Robert Redford Fights Global Warming With Poetry Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92584973/92588411" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
World Journalist Tracks Rumors Of Penis Thievery July 14, 2008 • In April, lynch mobs in Congo pursued so-called sorcerers who were accused of stealing men's penises. Police detained the supposed sorcerers for their own protection, but the fears of penis theft are ancient. Journalist Tracks Rumors Of Penis Thievery Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92510159/92510136" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Journalist Tracks Rumors Of Penis Thievery Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92510159/92510136" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Health Care France: Health Care for All July 11, 2008 • France spends more on health than just about any other country, but not as much as the United States. And yet, French mothers seem to get more for their money.
Soil Plays Important Role In Earth's Health July 11, 2008 • A soil scientist talks about the importance of fertile soil to the planet's environmental health and the problems caused by soil mismanagement. Soil Plays Important Role In Earth's Health Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92455289/92455271" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Soil Plays Important Role In Earth's Health Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92455289/92455271" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Health Care Innovations Health Care Lessons From France July 11, 2008 • Like the United States, France relies on both private and government insurance, with most people getting insurance through their employers. But in a ranking of 19 industrial nations, France is at the top of the list for health care quality, while the United States ranks last. Health Care Lessons From France Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92419273/92452309" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Health Care Lessons From France Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92419273/92452309" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Inside The Games Doping 'Arms Race' Heats Up In Beijing July 10, 2008 • Olympic athletes will undergo more drug testing this summer than ever before. But that doesn't necessarily mean everyone using performance enhancing drugs will be caught. Designer drugs are making it easier for athletes to slip through the testing cracks. Doping 'Arms Race' Heats Up In Beijing Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92415019/92414996" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Doping 'Arms Race' Heats Up In Beijing Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92415019/92414996" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript