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show first aired October 29, 2009
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After a summer of screaming and shouting and name calling, the push for health insurance reform has quieted down a bit as congress begins the process of consolidating its various proposals into a single bill. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll discuss the process and the possible destinations. Then we’ll hear about workers in a Wisconsin city who are turning to health care as a second career after hundreds of jobs were lost when a GM plant closed its doors. And you think people over 50 need a little sex education? That’s what UK officials think as STD rates rise among the aging.
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HEALTH CARE REFORM SCHOOL 2
In the ongoing saga of health insurance reform, the past few weeks have been described as the calm before the storm. Several bills are being considered in both houses of congress and while there is a lot of agreement in the measures, there are still some fundamental differences on what the final bill will contain. To get a quick picture of where we stand now we’ve invited back Timothy Hoff, associate professor of health policy and management at the University of Albany School of Public Health.
No Job? Try Health Care!
More than 1,000 people were left wondering what was next when General Motors shut the doors at its plant in Janesville, Wisconsin earlier this year. Many who had worked for the car maker for decades found themselves without a job in a city with an unemployment rate now hovering at around 13 percent...one of the highest in the state. After getting over the initial shock of losing their jobs, many of the unemployed in this town and across the country have taken to technical schools and community colleges. They’re hoping health care is the industry of second chance. From Wisconsin, LaToya Dennis has more.
Does Mature Sex Equal Safe Sex?
The population in Europe has been getting older, meaning higher pension and health costs. But one challenge less talked about is the sexual health of older people. One in ten news AIDS cases in Europe are found in the people over 50, and other sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise among that age group too. So could it be time for some sex education for the grandparent generation? Authorities in the UK think so. Lars Bevanger reports from Manchester.
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