| Capitol Journal - Elderly Rights/Medicare | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 10158 |
| Catalog #: | 459865 | |
| Clip Number: | 459865-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 31-2354 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | various | |
| Year Shot: | 1985 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/SENIORS: Misc | |
| Description: | (01:00:00) WETA logo, PBS funding credits (01:00:13) Opens with b/w footage of President LYNDON JOHNSON signing a bill introducing medicare, Johnson describes the benefits of this new program, MICHAEL D. BROMBERG - Executive Director Federation of American Hospitals - says medicare will have to be revised to accommodate growing elderly population (01:00:49) Capitol Journal host HODDING CARTER introduces program, title credits and animation follow (01:01:10) Carter gives explanation of rising cost of medicare, Bromberg comments on politicians' relationship to Medicare, footage of hospital - elderly people waiting for treatment, busy hospital desk, surgeon walks into surgery room with light attached to his forehead, more commentary from Bromberg, CY BRICKFIELD - Executive Director American Association of Retired Persons - comments on new medicare payment program introduced in 1983 (01:03:28) Back to Carter who introduces topic of Congress' latest cuts in Medicare - shots of elderly in hospitals, elderly woman laid out in bed thanks god for medicare, Dr. JAMES LETT says medical care shouldn't be based on economics, footage of various elderly people learning to use a walker, more commentary of Lett, commentary of hospital president in Florida, shots of hospital in Florida on beach, elderly man in wheel chair, elderly couple stroll on the beach, elderly couple plays shuffleboard outside (01:06:18) Shots of hospital nurses at desks and walking the halls, commentary on medicare cuts by opthomologist - Dr. FRANK WILLIAMS, commentary on medicare cuts by Dr. Lett, meeting of the Discharge Planning Committee - an all women group of nurses, social workers, etc, footage of a rehab center/nursing home - elderly woman seen to in bed by two nurses, commentary of CYNTHIA PEARSE - Social Service Coordinator at the Morton Plant Rehab Center, elderly women sit in wheel chairs in rehab center halls, bed-ridden patient hooked up to life support machine, elderly woman in bed has her hair combed by nurse (01:09:13) Nurse pays house call to elderly woman, elderly woman in bed has her heart listened to by nurse - she then comments on how medicare cuts have effected the medical attention she has received, elderly couple talks to Representative MIKE BILIRAKIS about uncessary medicare expenditure, Bilirakis comments on new medicare system, hospital president asks Congress not to cut funding below what is needed (01:12:04) Back in studio Carter segues to elderly protest of current medicare payment freeze, shots of piles of mail bags outside of the Capital Building full of protest letters, a press conference with House Democrats outside Capital at which Cy Brickfield explains why the new medicare funds freeze is unfair, Representative JIM WRIGHT also speaks out against medicare policy, meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee on new medicare policy, JACK OWEN executive Vice President American Hospital Association explains adverse effects of new medicare policy on treatment, further commentary of Bromberg (01:14:44) Senator JOHN HEINZ is interviewed by Carter outside the Capital about medicare, footage of elderly on walking the streets, sitting at a table playing cards (01:15:40) Back in studio Carter segues to earlier taped discussion in Capital Building office with Representatives HENRY WAXMAN and BILL GRADISON - they discuss medicare changes and medicare's future (01:25:51) Back in studio Carter concludes the show, credits roll over various shots of of elderly people enjoying the beach (01:27:30) PBS funding credits | |
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