Retirement Living TV, The Johns Hopkins University and
the National Coalition on
Health Care announced last week that they are producing a
multipart series, Healthcare '08: Search for
Solutions.
The series begins airing at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 14, on
RLTV. AARP, Johns Hopkins,
NCHC and RLTV will also make the series available on their
Web sites. Healthcare '08:
Search for Solutions will give presidential candidates
and other public leaders an informal
forum to discuss their views on the possible solutions to
the health care crisis facing
baby boomers and seniors in America.
"According to AARP's online presidential debate
tracker, one out of four Americans
rate health care as their top domestic concern. At RLTV, we
feel it is our responsibility
to give the candidates a forum in which to discuss their
health care strategies. This issue
demands our attention and focus," said Elliot Jacobson,
vice president of programming
and production at RLTV.
Johns Hopkins President William
R. Brody said, "Management of chronic illness,
quality of care and the complexity and inefficiencies of
our current medical system are
not receiving the attention they need in this presidential
election cycle. Fixing our health
care system starts with understanding what problems are
most urgent."
Added Henry Simmons, president of National Coalition
on Health Care, "Our health
care system requires comprehensive reform to meet the
nation's needs."
Each episode in the series consists of an exclusive
half-hour discussion with Brody
and a presidential candidate or other public leader. A
rotating ensemble of respected
journalists such as Diane Rehm, Judy Woodruff, RLTV's Lea
Thompson and Felicia Taylor
will moderate.
The series launches with Republican presidential
candidate Mitt Romney. Other
guests the first week include the chief executive officer
of AARP, Bill Novelli; the
chairman of the nation's leading health and wellness system
for seniors, John Erickson;
and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The complete schedule is as follows:
Monday, Jan. 14: Mitt
Romney, Republican presidential candidate
Tuesday, Jan. 15: John
Erickson, CEO, Erickson Retirement Communities
Wednesday, Jan. 16: Michael
Bloomberg, mayor of New York City
Thursday, Jan. 17: Bill
Novelli, CEO, AARP
Friday, Jan. 18: Mike
Gravel, Democrat presidential candidate
RLTV is seen in 29 million homes across North America
on DirecTV, Comcast and
other video providers or online at
www.rl.tv.
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