Charlie Rose

lacraft  08/13/2009 06:39 AM Report

Hello...I've been following Charlie Rose since his show began...PLEASE HAVE DENIS CORTESE OF MAYO CLINIC ON OFTEN!!!!...he is a very important and knowledgeable voice of reason in this critical time on the future of healthcare in our nation!!!!...his frequent appearance on your show will allow his wise ideas to properly and positively influence Washington at this historic juncture!!!!...thank you!...L. A. Craft

charliesheep  08/05/2009 08:32 PM Report

TOTALLLY UNRELATED TO TODAYS HEALTHCARE---SEN CHUCK GRASSLEY ON NEWSHOUR PLOWED BACKWARDS THROUGH ALL FOG -K STREET AND AETNA AND OTHER REPUBLICANS BELIEF IN A DEAD 20TH CENTURY OF NO PROGRESS ON ANY PLAN TO INSURE AMERICANS OTHER THAN CONGRESSMEN FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE--WHAT DRIVES COMMERCE IS HEATHLY, WELL EDUCATED SOCIETY WE JAIL EVERYONE--AND GO TO THE E.R. THATS THE ANSWER?

mcarter12  07/27/2009 01:06 AM Report

Mr. Cortese thank you for representing Mayo and Rochester in such a great way, Mayo clinic has been a growing business for a long time, and it would only make sense to not fight the idea of a new simplistic way of doing business, modernize the whole medical system only makes economic sense, having a 1 year plan to a ten year plan, and keep adjusting according you goals values and plan, for the system put in place by congress. The hardest part is getting everyone to agree and putting the system in place.

Capslock  07/26/2009 10:15 PM Report

Thanks, Mr. Cortese, for injecting some honesty into this discussion. You really should be talking to Congress, as I'm so sick of hearing the political rhetoric spewed on Capital Hill.

As long as health care is a business catering to Wall Street, market share and profits will trump medical practice. Efforts to exclude some type of government based option is a ploy to eliminate choice and competition, and creates a bail out for this failing institution, just like we did for Wall Street. All options for reforming health must remain on the table.

NoPardonforMichaelMilken  07/24/2009 02:59 PM Report

The Doc makes too much sense. Washington will never listen to him.

And the Conservatives already have a contract out on his life.

winter  07/24/2009 12:02 AM Report

How about this; take the profit out of it. Projected costs, of course should be included but there surely is something unseamly about CEO middlemens' (et al) multimillion dollar salaries and stock options that come in part from turning away the real risk and profiteering from no less a captive market than a death bed. Theres just too much at stake to allow the biggest ineffiency of them all to remain a contributing factor in the system. Oh, they'll scream Socialism-- all the way to the bank.

winter  07/24/2009 12:00 AM Report

How about this; take the profit out of it. Projected costs, of course should be included but there surely is something unseamly about CEO middlemens' (et al) multimillion dollar salaries and stock options that come in part from turning away the real risk and profiteering from no less a captive market than a death bed. Theres just too much at stake to allow the biggest ineffiency of them all to remain a contributing factor in the system. Oh, they'll scream Socialism-- all the way to the bank.

IRISH  07/23/2009 08:13 PM Report

Excellent interview by Denis Cortese and worthy of every American to think about irrespective of political/social/economic affiliations. For Americans used to the spectacle of seeing their fellow human beings without insurance being thrown overboard and cringe at the splash heard, it is a moral question for Americans.You have a president that is a moral person.Congress and lobbyists are not.

dnegri  07/23/2009 03:12 PM Report

A marvelous conversation. I learned more in 25 minutes than from all the cacaphony of talking-heads and politicians in a months time. This should be obligatory viewing for all members of Congress. I'm certainly recommending it to everyone I know. And for PIGUS to call the CEO of the Mayo Clinic "an idiot' says a lot more about him than Dr. Cortese. Bet he never even watched the interview.

SteveB  07/23/2009 02:23 PM Report

Dr. Cortese does a very good job of describing what needs to be done...design a new healthcare system. The question is how this gets done. Who designs it?

I don't think every one knows that the systems needs to be changed. Most people do not understand that the cost of health care is a tremendous issue for this country. The tremendous cost of healthcare is the responsibility of all it's stakeholders; insurers, providers, gov't, patients/the public. I think there needs to be more accountability in the whole system regarding paying for healthcare. For example, those with high utilization of healthcare should pay more eg smokers, those with risk behaviors that drive more utilization of the system. We know actuarially who is utilizing/spending more. IF they can control that behavior, they should pay more. Providers with very good results should be paid more so there is an incentive for all providers to do better. If your hospital readmission rates are low, you should be rewarded or vice versa if they are high, you should be recognized as well. The cost of healthcare in this country must be addressed very soon.

Mygus  07/23/2009 12:59 PM Report

The dialogue with Mr.Cortese was the most coherent and clear summary of the ongoing struggle about health care reform. He made it abundantly clear for the need and urgency to create something resembling to civilized , coordinated health care as opposed to the wasteful overpriced spending for little value we have.

People are worried about cost but only a fool believes that you get something for nothing. As it is, we are paying a lot for close no nothing. I believe we, the middle class should also chip in and make some sacrifice.

( "Pigus" ' previous comment makes no sense. What is he talking about? What was he listening to...?)

winter  07/23/2009 11:55 AM Report

Mr Cortese certainly has a Harold Hill quality to him. All his suggestions that refining the system will make healthcare affordable is a prospect that seems filled with vision but I'm afraid might lack perspective when you look behind the rhetorical alchemy and approach the proposition with horse sense . Starting with adding millions of uninsured to the debit side of the ledger ought to negate

more than a few pilot program hopes for bringing down the aggragate costs. Then you have the fact that hospitals, in spite of all their altruism are and have to be businesses that when you reduce their procedure load it can't possibly result in increased revenue for them. The mention was made briefly that, in the short term, costs would increase. There you have it, costs will increase. And any fee-based approach to treatment abhors a vacuum so that once costs increase I'm just cynical enough to believe that they'll never stop increasing. The sandwich shop doesn't make MORE money by selling fewer sandwiches and giving them away no matter how much ice they put in your drink.