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ArchivesConsumer Driven Health Care: Add your voiceWhat does consumer driven health care mean to you? What would you like to know more about? Do you think it's a good alternative - or a big mistake? Add your voice to the conversation by posting a comment here on NHPR.org. Life is a CircusBy Shay Zeller on Monday, July 17, 2006.The world's first circuses were theaters in the round, with no tents -- just performers and their acts. We'll explore the culture of the modern circus and how it's evolved over the centuries. We'll talk with Paul Binder, the founder of the Big Apple Circus. The troupe is coming to the Upper Valley this week, and we'll check-in with Vermont's Circus Smirkus tour director Troy Wunderle. Circus Smirkus prepares children from all over the world for careers in the ring. We'll also hear Mark Erelli's song Hartfordtown 1944, in which he tells the tale of a dramatic circus fire in western Massachusetts in the mid 40's. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Gone Fishing!By Laura Knoy on Monday, July 17, 2006.It isn't easy being a fisherman these days... the work is dangerous, demanding and tougher to make a good living. Due to worries over fish stocks out at sea, stricter regulations have been set on when they can fish, where they can fish and how they can fish. Now a new study out of the University of New Hampshire shows that the new regulations haven't been working that well. It states that only 5% of the stock has been rebuilt and that "overfishing" is still happening. The report can only be more bad news for those who make their living off the fish of the sea. We'll look at this report, the concerns over overfishing and restocking, as well as the challenges of the fisherman. Laura's guests are John Williamson, Fish Conservation Manager at the Ocean Conservancy. Vito Giacalone, Chairman for Governmental Affairs at the Northeast Seafood Coalition and Richard Langan, Director of the UNH Open Ocean Aquaculture Program. We'll also hear an earlier interview that NHPR News Director Mark Bevis had with Andrew Rosenberg, a Professor of Natural Resources at the University of New Hampshire and lead author of a new study on the condition of America's fish stocks. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
What Are Health Savings Accounts?By Jon Greenberg on Monday, July 17, 2006.Since the Second World War, the American health system has been built on the assumption that most employers will provide their workers with insurance. That solution is under extreme pressure as health costs and premiums have gone up at twice the rate of inflation. Today, more and more companies are testing the waters of an approach that exposes their employees to more of the costs of health care. The theory is, if the money comes out of their pockets, they will use only what they need and shop for the best value. The theory goes under the label of consumer driven health care and it is controversial. Today, we begin a week of coverage on consumer driven care. We look at the different forms these health plans can take, how they work for the people who have them, and whether they are likely to keep health care costs in check. New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
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