after that, remarks from the president and ceo of blue cross blue shield, scott serota on the future of the health care industry. >> this week on the communicator, the discussion about the future of voice of america with voa's new director, david ensor. >> host: david ensor, how would you describe the mission of the voa and how it's evolved over the last 50-60 years? >> guest: you know, the mission has been the same since 1942 when we went on the air in feb 1st, 1942, and that is to provide an accurate newscast to the countries we broadcast to and explain to them what's going on in the united states and what this country's all about. that mission remained the same, but the way we do it changed dramatically, and right now it's changing because of the ways human communicate with each other are changing rapidly at the moment. where in history people think of voa as a broadcaster on short wave with the huddled masses in eastern europe listening on the radio and thinking the secret police might come, that's an out of date image now. we're on facebook, twitter, satellite tv, and we're on f

please join me in welcoming scott serota to the stage. [applause] >> thanks, bruce, and thank you, all, for coming today, and a special thanks to the chamber and to the national chamber foundation for the opportunity to speak with you. i also want to take a second and recognize the chamber for its long history of supporting employer-based health care and continuing collaboration with us at the blue cross-blue shield association on a number of key issues -- [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [chanting] >> to create more conflict for health insurers at the expense of human suffering and preventable deaths. health insurer are not health providers. they deny us necessary medical treatment and charge increasing premium to make more profits because of health insurers and health care dollars goes to marketing, administration profits instead of health care, $400 billion -- [inaudible] if we had improved medical costs, that money, and the united states money, single payer health system, for all the uninsured, and the underinsured.

please join me in welcoming scott serota to the stage. [applause] >> thanks prison thank you all for coming today. a special thanks to the chamber, the nation will chamber foundation for the opportunity to speak with you. i also want to take a second to recognize the chamber for its long history of supporting employer-based health care and continuing collaboration with us at the blue cross blue shield association on a number of key issues. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> it is a an example of 1% and health care who testified to congress and influence the house bill to create more promise for health insurers at the expense of human suffering and -- preventable death. health insurers are not health providers. they restrict necessary medical treatment and charge increasing premiums to make more profits because private health insurers insurers -- health care dollars goes to marketing, administration and profits instead of health care. $400 billion will be saved if we have improved medicare -- single-payer health systems -- [inaudible] >> for all t

my pleasure today to introduce our distinguished speaker, scott serota. scott is the president and chief executive officer of blue cross blue shield association. the blue cross blue shield association you should know is a national federation of 39 independent community based and locally operated blue cross blue shield companies. the. system insures nearly 1 hundred million americans or roughly one of every three of across the country. scott has been president and ceo since the year 2000 after serving three years as chief operating officer before that. prior to all of that he was executive vice president for system development, responsible for new business, strategy and the. technology evaluation center which is the nation's leading source for evaluating safety and efficacy of the emerging medical treatment in our society. before joining the. system he was president and ceo of chicago-based rush prudential health plans where he led the integration of rush presbyterian, st. luke's medical center health plans and the prudential. earlier in his career scott cr

please join me in welcoming scott serota to the stage. [applause] >> thanks, bruce, and that you all for coming today. special thanks to the chamber and the national chamber foundation for the opportunity to speak with you. i want to recognize the chamber for its long history of supporting employer-based health-care, and continuing collaboration with us in the blue cross-blue shield association on a number of key issues -- >> we are the 99%. >> we are here. >> scott serota -- >> scott serota -- >> ceo of blue cross -- >> makes more -- >> is an example -- >> is an example -- >> of the 1% -- >> of the 1% -- >> influence in congress -- >> influencing congress -- >> to create more profit -- >> to create more profit -- >> at the expense of suffering -- >> at the expense of suffering -- >> they charge increasing premiums -- >> increasing premiums -- >> to make more profits -- >> to make more profits -- >> instead of health care -- >> instead of health care -- >> $400 billion -- >> $400 billion -- >> would be saved -- >> would be saved -- >> if