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    Morning Edition on NPR: Big Health Insurance with no response

    By amike on Wed, 07/15/2009 - 10:32am |
    Here's the NPR promo for the segment:

    Many of the nation's health insurers are opposed to a key part of the Democrats' plan to overhaul health care. Supporters call it the "public option" -- which means the government would offer a health insurance plan for individuals. Dr. Sam Nussbaum is chief medical officer for WellPoint, the nation's largest health insurer. He explains to Steve Inskeep why his organization is against the public option.

    Here's my comment posted to  NPR and on Facebook:


    One would think that in the interest of fairness a representative of the opposite point of view, one with medical credentials, should be given equal time. I suggest Dr. Howard Dean. I also suggest that your research department (I'm assuming you do have a research department) actually look at the data out there. Dr. Nussbaum made points which have been refuted more than once. Had your interviewer that information at hand, he could have let less snake oil be sold.
    I wonder if a deluge of similar comments might just get the good Doctor Dean on.  Delugers to the rescue!!!