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Midmorning ceased broadcast on February 20, 2012 and was replaced by The Daily Circuit.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
The politics of health care reform
From access issues to pharmaceutical policy, health care will be a key issue on the minds of voters. Midmorning's experts look at current problems, and future models for a system that many say is broken.9:06 a.m.GuestsStephen Soumerai: Professor of Ambulatory Care and Prevention at Harvard Medical School.Fred Ralston: Chair of the Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians. He's also a practicing physician.More from MPRThose not-so-flexible spending accounts (12/19/2007)Minnesotans spending more on health care (12/19/2007)Employees not seeing many HSA bargains (11/25/2007)Resources
Is a third party candidate viable in '08?
Independents gather at the University of Oklahoma, perhaps to dub New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a political moderate, as their choice for president. Third parties may have a particular challenge in 2008 carving out a centrist position.9:45 a.m.GuestsRoss Douthat: Senior editor at Atlantic Monthly and blogger on Atlantic Online.Ron Rapoport: Political science professor at the College of William and Mary and co-author with Walt Stone of "Three's a Crowd:The Dynamic of Third Parties, Ross Perot and Republican Resurgence."Resources
Organ donation policies under review
Medical experts are reforming the first-come first-serve policies of the national organ donation registry. Midmorning examines the challenge and controversy of deciding who gets an organ.10:06 a.m.GuestsMichael Shapiro: Vice chair of the ethics committee at United Network for Organ Sharing, and a transplant surgeon in New Jersey.Robert Montgomery: Associate professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Transplantation at the Johns Hopkins University and Hospital.More from MPRShould organ donors be paid? (11/21/2007)U of M program taps new kidney donors (11/07/2007)Resources
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