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Consumer Driven Health Care Forum

By Jon Greenberg on Wednesday, July 19, 2006.

The full version of NHPR's town hall discussion on consumer-driven health care, hosted by Jon Greenberg. Jon's panel includes Michael Parkinson, Executive Vice President of Lumenos, Philip Boulter, former Medical Director, Tufts Health Plan, and Nancy Kane, Professor of Health Management, Harvard University's School of Public Health.

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NHPR Healthcare Forum

NHPR's 'A Town Hall Discussion' held at the PSNH Energy Park in Manchester. Clockwise from top left - NHPR Executive Editor and forum moderator Jon Greenberg, left, listens as panelist Michael Parkinson, Executive Vice President Lumenos, answers an audience member's question. Audience member Rick Sherman of Bedford directs her question on healthcare to members of the panel. Panelists Nancy Kane, Professor of Health Management Harvard School of Public Health and Philip Boulter, former Medical Director of Tufts Health Plan, exchange ideas during the forum. The forum ends with a round of applause. (Cheryl Senter, NHPR)

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The Outsiders

By Shay Zeller on Wednesday, July 19, 2006.

S. E. Hinton wrote the "Outsiders" when she was just 16 years old. Her gritty tale of class division, violence and the true lives of teenagers marked a turning point in Young Adult literature. Tonight we deconstruct the book and look back at forty years of Ponyboy's legacy.

Tonight's Guests:

Best selling author Jodi Picoult will give us her impressions of the classic novel. Jodi wrote the forward to the new printing of The Outsiders.

We'll also hear from Michael Cart, professor of Young Adult Literature at UCLA and past president of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

And Kyle VanLeer will give us his impression of The Outsiders. Kyle is a student at Hanover High and -- not coincidentally -- Jodi Picoult's son. He read the book recently to help Jodi write the forward to the new edition.

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Healthcare Shopping and the Quest for Information

By Kerry Grens on Wednesday, July 19, 2006.

This week NHPR is taking an in-depth look at consumer driven health care.

A key idea behind consumer driven care is that patients will become smart shoppers and get the best value for their healthcare dollars.

But in order to shop for something, a person needs some information: what’s it going to cost, and how good is the quality?

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Kerry Grens looks at the tools patients can turn to in New Hampshire.

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Bill Littlefield of "Only A Game"

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, July 19, 2006.

From badminton to bowling, BMX racing to bodybuilding, Bill Littlefield has covered it all on his longtime NPR sports show, "Only A Game." Bill is speaking Sunday, July 23rd, at the Monadnock Summer Lyceum in Peterborough, and he joins us to talk about all things athletic - the afterglow of World Cup fever, the state of pro baseball, and if anyone is paying attention to the Tour de France post-Lance.

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