Stossel
Fox Business Channel, April 25, 2013
On John Stossel’s show, pediatrician Steve Auerbach debates orthopedist Lie Hieb.
7 minute video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDTWu9lxARI
Comment:
By Don McCanne, M.D.
Steve Auerbach is a member of the executive board of the N.Y. Metro chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) which supports a single payer system – an improved Medicare for all. John Stossel, the moderator, is a libertarian, and, as such, is not supportive of government programs such as single payer. Lee Hieb is a past president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) which supports a free market medical system and is opposed to government or corporate intervention.
The debate, such as it is, is no contest. Considering the limited time, Dr. Auerbach presents a convincing case for single payer reform, whereas Stossel gains no ground with his libertarian pitches, and Dr. Hieb is simply not credible as she presents the AAPS distortions and untruths.
In this video, Dr. Auerbach provides us with lessons on taking the higher moral ground.