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The Spectacular Fall of Universal Health Care Group in St. petersburg

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Tags: Universal Health Care Group, Akshay Desai, Medicare and Medicaid, bankruptcy, Florida Republican Party Finance Chair

Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei…Coming up—one of St. Petersburg’s major employers – Universal Health Care Group – shut its doors last month—leaving workers and clients wondering what happened. After all—the company’s high profile, politically connected CEO had assured the public nothing was wrong. We’ll look at the rise and fall of Universal Health Care in a moment. But first one listener comment about yesterday’s program on which we discussed the President’s backing o...

America's Dental Care Crisis

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Tags: dental care, crisis, Florida, Frontline, PBS, Miles O'Brien, death, bankruptcy

Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up today we’ll talk about the dental crisis facing the country- it’s the topic of a new documentary tonight on PBS. We’ll also discuss yesterday’s Supreme Court Decision on Arizona’s controversial immigration law……

While we await the Supreme Court decision’s on President Obama’s health care reform plan—there’s another aspect of health care that’s rarely discussed- dental care.

Dental care can be a matter of life and death. Y...

Anti Obamacare Plaintiff Files for Bankruptcy Beacuse of Medical Bills

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Tags: Wendell Potter, Mary Brown, Affordable Health Care Act, bankruptcy, plaintiff, Obamacare, Deadly Spin, 911 calls, Trayvon Martin

Good afternoon, welcome to The Last Call. I'm Rob Lorei. Earlier this month there were news reports that the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act had filed for bankruptcy in part because of her high medical bills. We'll talk about the case and preview next week's Supreme Court hearing on "Obamacare" with Wendell Potter who is a former insurance company e...