St. Louis on the Air

Healthcare For All: Proposing Fixes To Medicare

By Alex Heuer,

Published October 9, 2012 at 2:18 PM CDT

Host Don Marsh talks with Dr. David Ansell about his proposal to reform healthcare by fixing Medicare and providing it to all Americans. Dr. Ansell is the Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He is also the author of “County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago’s Public Hospital."

Physicians for a National Health Program in St. Louis are sponsoring talks by Dr. Ansell:

“Physician to Physician: Medicine and the Unfinished Task of Health Reform” on Wednesday, October 10th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Congregation Shaare Emeth.
“From County to Congress: What the Lessons from Chicago’s Public Hospital Tell Us About Health Care in the U.S.” on Thursday, October 11th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Washington University’s Brown Hall

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Alex Heuer

Alex is the executive producer of "St. Louis on the Air" at St. Louis Public Radio.

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Mary Edwards

Mary Edwards is a producer for St. Louis Public Radio's broadcast program, "St. Louis Symphony."

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Don Marsh

Don Marsh served as host of St. Louis Public Radio’s “St. Louis on the Air" from 2005 to 2019, bringing discussions of significant topics to listeners' ears at noon Monday through Friday. Don has been an active journalist for 58 years in print, radio and television. He has won 12 Regional Emmy Awards for writing, reporting, and producing. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, was inducted into the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame in 2013, and named “Media Person of the Year” by the St. Louis Press Club in 2015. He has published three books: his most recent, “Coming of Age, Liver Spots and All: A Humorous Look at the Wonders of Getting Old,” “Flash Frames: Journey of a Journeyman Journalist” and “How to be Rude (Politely).” He holds an honorary Doctor of Arts and Letters degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

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