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[0:04] ..." says is absolutely mandatory. We can't wait any longer perform this nation's health care system but he has political opposition including from some members of his own party. CBS senior political correspondent Jeff Greenfield choices in in"...
[2:04] ..." health care reform which is broken but Jeff let me ask if Ted Kennedy were more actively. Involved in this whole debate and he he is not because of his own serious illness. If if he"...
[2:30] ..." It's an interest in question but I think Ted Kennedy. Bo what you're quite right as has been very successful in. Reaching accommodations across the -- But I think on health care Ted Kennedy is so clearly identified as the champion of of liberal vote for him to. That the idea that the that the it"...
[3:21] ..." financing of this -- So while I see your point that -- Ted Kennedy's been a champion of health care for decades I think that the obstacles are bigger than -- the options of one figure."...
[3:45] ..." Because of the -- usual if not unique nature of the American health care system. That's a that's an -- but he he has said that he said sometime ago in a pot of flowers decided this"...
[4:19] ..." that's that's the step. That Obama is looking to take or you're universal coverage it in his in his plan. But I think -- if you think that -- wiese of 1993 -- were successful in beating back what we now call Hillary care. You know people have been trying to -- for a national health care system quite literally thousands Teddy Roosevelt a hundred years ago. And it always full of -- that Americans unlike most other people just don't see health care or something they want. The government to to organize these the the push that as always -- you like the post office sorting your health care system. "...
[5:00] ..." briefly back to the cost of paying for all this. The the Boston Globe reports that the John Kerry. -- eager to find a compromise and paying for the overall has stepped into the fray. And floated a proposal to tax"...
[0:00]" President Obama continues his offensive trying to get people to pay attention to what he says is absolutely mandatory. We can't wait any longer perform this nation's health care system but he has political opposition including from some members of his own party. CBS senior political correspondent Jeff Greenfield choices in in a nutshell what is the difference between what the president wants and what. Perhaps a more conservative. Approach toward health care reform would be."
[0:28]" I think -- condition this couple was one is the scope of what the presidential poor which really is fundamental reordering. Well how we not just organized health care the people. I think. Other -- won the politically is giving him the most troubled how we gonna pay for who's gonna pay for. I don't think it's it's likely that Obama's gonna go the way that house speaker Pelosi want -- which -- huge increase. On the theory. -- very affluent. But it's pretty clear that in in his plan. The way the mechanism of papers in one way or another. Does call for more taxes on the part of the relatively apple. Then you get the question who's that. Everything from. Capped the interest and charitable deductions for the wealthiest. To ending the bush tax cuts. It and I think -- now is city is in the I think partly politically successful effort by Republicans to say. Remember what we told you -- Bobble -- socialist tendencies will soak the rich program proves it and the reorganization of healthcare proves that as well. And I think. I think that the fact that he's made this so much centerpiece of his entire domestic agenda is also what's focus in opposition. 01 Republican. Already has said if we can be health care that will be Obama -- That will that will make it far less politically potent."
[2:01]" To which he said that by the way this -- about me this is about health care reform which is broken but Jeff let me ask if Ted Kennedy were more actively. Involved in this whole debate and he he is not because of his own serious illness. If if he were there and on the health committee and trying to make the sort of compromises that he has been so successful in doing in the past. With -- with the Republicans and Republican presidents. With the speak -- more smoothly for Obama."
[2:30]" It's an interest in question but I think Ted Kennedy. Bo what you're quite right as has been very successful in. Reaching accommodations across the -- But I think on health care Ted Kennedy is so clearly identified as the champion of of liberal vote for him to. That the idea that the that the it would be awaiting get were reluctant. Democrats and moderate Republicans on board. He he is if we want of them really interesting things going on now is you look at the numbers and say well the Democrats have big majorities in the house and senate. But it's easy to forget that principle within sixty Democrats -- so called blue dog Democrats they don't like taxes they come from marginal districts. The tend to be more conservative and in the Senate you've got a number of Democrats were very skeptical. About the the the financing of this -- So while I see your point that -- Ted Kennedy's been a champion of health care for decades I think that the obstacles are bigger than -- the options of one figure."
[3:32]" The Obama plan does not go to this so called single Payer concept which in essence is socialized medicine with a government picking up the bill for everything."
[3:42]" Yeah and you know. I think. Because of the -- usual if not unique nature of the American health care system. That's a that's an -- but he he has said that he said sometime ago in a pot of flowers decided this program from scratch. I'm -- cigarettes and single Payer system and when you look around the world. Very few countries action we have what we call socialized medicine. Britain Canada do but all the others have this I have a mix of public and private mechanisms but what they all have that we don't. Is universal approach. And that's that's the step. That Obama is looking to take or you're universal coverage it in his in his plan. But I think -- if you think that -- wiese of 1993 -- were successful in beating back what we now call Hillary care. You know people have been trying to -- for a national health care system quite literally thousands Teddy Roosevelt a hundred years ago. And it always full of -- that Americans unlike most other people just don't see health care or something they want. The government to to organize these the the push that as always -- you like the post office sorting your health care system. "
[4:57]" CBS senior political correspondent Jeff Greenfield Jeff the briefly back to the cost of paying for all this. The the Boston Globe reports that the John Kerry. -- eager to find a compromise and paying for the overall has stepped into the fray. And floated a proposal to tax insurance companies on their most expensive health care plans."
[5:19]" But the -- so if I may I think that's a way of deflecting."
[5:23]" The fact that ultimately. When you're asking. Who pays its ultimately gonna come back. At some level to people with tax insurance companies they're gonna say we're the we're gonna have to raise premiums or deny even more care. Look here's the fundamental problem I think it's in the same problem for decades here's what most Americans -- what I want my health care program. I want every bit of help here I want and I don't wanna pay for. I want somebody else to pay for. This is not a sustainable system. And in fact I noticed that some people actually on the progress of side of liberals saw the same. You know if you're gonna have universal -- you're gonna have to have more people pay. That just the top 1% of wagers at some level everybody's gonna have to kick in and at some level. Whatever you wanna -- every system including north rations health care by price by accessibility. By waiting lists. Bite flat out denied certain kinds of treatment for people to do and other countries and that is the hardest sell politically is to say to people. You're gonna have to -- or all gonna have to be a part of its restructuring. And I think that's -- Obama's seven such problems right now."
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