"Health Commentary” offers weekly views by health care advocate and leader Mike Magee, MD – but it also brings together diverse voices in health care for their opinions and ideas. Commentary from all citizens is important if we are to achieve true health system reform in the United States.

Dr. Magee served as host of “Health Politics,” a popular Internet-based health care program, from 2003 to 2007. Dr. Magee no longer produces new shows for Health Politics, but content at the site continues to be available as a weekly program. The homepage is being updated each week with one of the 182 programs in the Health Politics archives. You can still subscribe to the program to receive an email alert when the homepage is updated, or we encourage you to access and use the Health Politics archives directly. Each program in the archives includes a video, a transcript, related links, a downloadable mp3 audio file, and discussion guide questions, among other educational and informative tools.

From either the Health Commentary or Health Politics homepage, click on the “Subscribe” button. You will begin receiving an e-mail from Mike Magee each Wednesday with links to his weekly programs.

Yes, Both Health Commentary and Health Politics provide excellent resources for teachers at both the high school and college level. All of our materials can be used in class or assigned to students. Health Commentary offers a video, transcript and related web links on a new health care topic each week. Programs in the Health Politics archives include a video accompanied by discussion questions, downloadable slides, a transcript and a list of other links to more information.

All past Health Politics programs are listed under “View all Topics” on the homepage at HealthPolitics.org.

We encourage viewers to download Health Commentary materials for non-commercial use, without the need for permission. We do ask that material posted at Web sites or in publications be credited to Health Commentary with the following credit line:

"Reprinted courtesy of HealthCommentary.org. For more information, visit http://healthcommentary.org."

Materials from Health Politics are also available for use, with the following credit line:

"Reprinted courtesy of Health Politics. For more information, visit http://healthpolitics.org."

Health Commentary and Health Politics materials cannot be used for commercial purposes without express written consent. If you have a question regarding commercial use, please contact Health Commentary at info@.healthcommentary.org.

As a part of our e-mail policy, Dr. Magee does not dispense specific advice to patients or caregivers about medical and health conditions. Viewers are encouraged to seek advice from their personal physician.

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