“QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT: PRESCRIPTION FOR AMERICA”
June 15, 2009 by J!-ENT
ABC News’ Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer to Moderate a Primetime Conversation with
President Barack Obama About the Future of the Nation’s Healthcare System
Special Edition of “Primetime” to Air from the White House Wed., June 24 at 10:00 p.m., ET
“Questions for the President: Prescription for America” to Continue on “Nightline” at 11:35 p.m., ET
“Good Morning America” and “World News” to Originate from the White House on Wednesday
“GMA” to Feature Exclusive Interview with President Obama
As the nation debates sweeping changes in healthcare, ABC News’ Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer will moderate a conversation with President Obama about this critical issue on the nation’s agenda. A special edition of “Primetime,” “Questions for the President: Prescription for America,” will air on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The conversation with the President will continue on “Nightline” at 11:35 p.m., ET.
During the discussion from the East Room of the White House, President Obama will answer questions from an audience made up of Americans selected by ABC News who have divergent opinions in this historic debate. ABC News Medical Editor Dr. Timothy Johnson will also take part in the conversation, which will focus on different ideas for how to fix the system and on how proposed changes will impact our already fragile economy.
Wednesday morning’s “Good Morning America” will originate from the South Lawn of the White House and will include an exclusive interview with President Obama. He sits down with Diane Sawyer to discuss healthcare and other issues on the nation’s agenda. Wednesday’s program will also feature portions of Robin Roberts’ exclusive interview with First Lady Michelle Obama.
Charles Gibson will anchor “World News” from the Blue Room of the White House on Wednesday.
ABCNews.com will invite viewers to join the discussion and share their questions about health care reform at ABCNews.com/Politics starting Tuesday, June 16. ABCNews.com will be working with Digg.com to select popular questions voted on by online users and some of those questions will be put to President Obama during the program. ABC News’ daily political webcast, “Top Line,” will focus on healthcare reform throughout the week of June 22. ABCNews.com’s senior political reporter and author of The Note, Rick Klein, will live-blog and interact with users as the forum airs, and full video coverage of the forum will be posted online. A special section of ABCNews.com/Politics dedicated to the healthcare debate will offer comprehensive coverage of the forum and will continue as legislation is taken up in Congress.
ABC News Radio will air portions of “Questions for the President: Prescription for America” and will also produce a special edition of its weekly news magazine, “PERSPECTIVE,” that will include portions of the special. “PERSPECTIVE” will be available to ABC News Radio affiliates for use over the weekend of June 27-28.
Marc Burstein is the executive producer of the special edition of Primetime “Questions for the President: Prescription for America.”
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My employer offers health insurance that if I were to take it cost me close to $400 a month with a huge deductable and then covers only 90% of any approved services. Additionally, employees are tagged for weight, high blood pressure, smoking, etc. I can’t afford this.
I am fortunate that my husband’s (union company) overs health insurance that costs less than half that monthly amount with total coverage and little out of pocket. Truthfully, if he did not have this coverage, we would not have health insurance as we could not afford it, and our family would join the ranks of the uninsured.
Our fear is that health reform will force me off his plan and into my employers and/or change our plan to one which costs us more than we can afford.
As for taxing….are we not over taxed now? Every government body has their hand out for another tax.
As a homeopathic health practitioner for 12 years, I have seen where the healthcare movement has been going through my clients. I would like to see a provision within the system for those that might look to alternative health and financial solutions. Many times alternative methods are far more cost, time and health effective. At least there should be provisions for options and choice.
To make sure we get the most for our money, this should be a requirement–Congress MUST receive the same program-NO EXCEPTIONS- Their health care program must go away. What better way to prove they really believe in the the health care system they vote into law? Why should they receive a better coverage than the average person?