© 2025 Hawaiʻi Public Radio
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Give to HPR and keep local support firmly rooted. The greater our local support, the greater our strength and resilience to serve you and future generations. Tap to get started.

Bush, Kerry Debate Medicare Price Hike

An increase in Medicare premiums announced this month is raising the issue's profile on the 2004 campaign trail. NPR's Julie Rovner assesses both major party presidential candidates' claims about Medicare.

Copyright 2004 NPR

Jeffrey A. Dvorkin
As Ombudsman, Dvorkin's duties include receiving, investigating, and responding to queries from the public regarding editorial standards in programming. He also writes an Internet column www.npr.org, and presents his views on journalistic issues on-air on NPR programs. While some newspapers in the U.S. have had Ombudsmen since the 1960s, it is rare for U.S. broadcast media to appoint an Ombudsman.
More from Hawai‘i Public Radio