|
|
ArchivesMedicare: What It Covers, What It Doesn'tBy Trish Anderton on Wednesday, October 15, 2003.Medicare reform is a hot topic on Capitol Hill these days. Among the changes being considered to the government health program are a prescription drug benefit and increased competition with private insurers. All this month New Hampshire Public Radio is taking a closer look at the health system by talking to doctors, patients and administrators. In today’s Profile In Healthcare, NHPR’s Trish Anderton speaks with a Medicare patient who’s discovering just what the program covers, and what it doesn’t. listen:
 Better TogetherBy Laura Knoy on Wednesday, October 15, 2003.Events like 9/11 highlighted the need for social and civic involvement in our communities. To find ways to engage in what author Robert Putnam calls "social capital". Putnam along with co-author Lew Feldstein highlight some of the programs going on around the country, like the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative in Boston and the Shipyard Project at the Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth. Laura's guests are Lew Feldstein, President of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and Robert Putnam, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University. Both are co-authors of "Better Together: Restoring the American Community". listen:
A Short History of Nearly EverythingBy John Walters on Wednesday, October 15, 2003.Bill Bryson lives in Hanover and he?s written some of the best and funniest travel books around. He?s best known for A Walk in the Woods, Notes from a Small Island, and In a Sunburned Country. He?s journeyed across the US, Europe and Australia, and walked the Appalachian Trail, but his new book is not about travel. It?s called, A Short History of Nearly Everything. It starts with an explanation of the Big Bang and goes right through the present day in typical witty, yet informative, Bryson style. listen:
Heath Costs Weigh Down Small BusinessBy Josh Rogers on Wednesday, October 15, 2003.In this installment of Profiles in Health Care, New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers visits with a small business owner in Belmont who offers a cautionary tale on several fronts. listen:
|
Support FromHighlightsNavigationUser login |
