KOMU 8 News took a look back Doug Bouldin's moment of fame, as the nation is once again debating changes to the U.S. health care system.

Bouldin, a nurse from a Troy clinic, got the chance of a lifetime in June 2000 when Clinton asked him to speak at Jesse Hall on the MU campus.

"You introduce the president. I said, 'Wow,' that's a step up," Bouldin recalled. "It was the most incredible thing in my life to get to talk about what I love to do and talk about it passionately."

Bouldin got the invitation the night before Clinton was to speak at MU. He had virtually no time to write or rehearse. But reports from that day say Clinton turned to then- Mo. Gov. Mel Carnahan during Bouldin's speech and said, "Boy, he's doing a good job!"

Nine years later, health care is still on Bouldin's mind. The U.S. government is considering sweeping changes to the system.

"We have some of the best health care in the world but we have trouble delivering it," Bouldin said. "That's the issue."

As Congress continues to argue over issues such as the public option and the cost of the competing proposals, some states have already passed legislation that allows them to opt out of a national plan.

Some states may choose to create their own health care plans," Bouldin said.

"If a state wants to do that, let them, and if their system is better, let that be a role model for the rest of us," he said.

What if President Obama wanted Bouldin to go on stage and talk about the health care overhaul?

"Do you really think that might happen? You never know," Bouldin said.