As dissatisfaction with the health care insurance industry continues to grow and Congress continues debating reform legislation, invite government insider Frederick Malphurs on your show to discuss health care systems and why the single-payer option makes sense. Having the government pick up the tab for health care sounds great, but is it realistic to think our government will push out private insurers and move towards a European-style health system with the state as the sole payer? The insurance industry lobby is one of the strongest in our country and has a huge influence on our elected officials. Frederick Malphurs will reveal:
• How single-payer health systems that the U.S government already offers work and why they are cheaper to deliver.
• Unconventional ways to reform health care —including assigning white collar federal criminals to work in VA hospitals.
• Why those who oppose health care reform claim “government interference” while conveniently ignoring the Veterans Affairs system and Medicare success stories.
• What challenges exist for managers in a federal health care system.
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CREDENTIALS: Frederick Malphurs, a retired CEO of the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Healthcare
System, has spent 37 years working for the Department of Veterans Affairs. He has worked in both the central office
as well as the health care system and spent the last 20 years of his career as a senior executive. He is a retired Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Frederick is the author of MY LIFE IN THE VA: Lessons in Leadership.
AVAILABILITY: Florida, nationwide via telephone
CONTACT: Fred Malphurs, (352) 672-1482 (FL); fredmalphurs@cox.net