Former Mass. Governor Discusses U.S. Health Care Debate (Multimedia)

Posted on October 26, 2009 - Permalink
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Michael Dukakis, former Massachusetts governor, discusses with the campus community the historical and current issues surrounding the national health care debate.

Mr. Dukakis is a Brookline native and one-time Democratic presidential nominee. His talk, held in the Moakley Center auditorium last Wednesday, was organized by the Center for Legislative Studies as part of the center's Distinguished Speaker Series. (Video by Moakley TV Studio)

Former Gov. Michael Dukakis discusses the U.S. healthcare system.

Former Massachusetts Governor Addresses U.S. Healthcare Issues

Posted on November 16, 2007 - Permalink
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Mr. Michael Dukakis, former governor of Massachusetts, stopped by the Campus Center Ballroom Wednesday to deliver a talk titled, "The Uninsured -- 47 Million and Counting," which highlighted current problems with the U.S. healthcare system.

After giving a brief history of America's proposed healthcare plans over the past century, Mr. Dukakis, a Brookline native and one-time Democratic presidential nominee, discussed the U.S.'s lack of universal healthcare, which he said would lower healthcare costs across the board.

Americans are currently paying double what most Europeans and Canadians do for healthcare, he said.

When asked what healthcare plan he supports, the former governor said he always replies: "If I can't have Truman then I'll take Nixon," referring to the universal healthcare plans proposed by former U.S. presidents Harry Truman and Richard Nixon.

Mr. Dukakis also fielded questions from the audience on various topics including his past policies as governor of the commonwealth and prescription drug plans.

The event was sponsored by The Center for Legislative Studies. (Rob Matheson, Office of Institutional Communications)