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| KAISER HEALTHCAST ............................................... |
Ask the Experts Live Webcast: A Public Plan Option Under Health Reform
Tax Subsidies and Health Insurance
Thursday, May 1 at 1:30 p.m. ET
A number of proposals to expand health insurance coverage – including those put forward by leading Democratic candidates for President – would allow people to enroll in a publicly-sponsored health plan, potentially competing side-by-side with private insurance plans. The next kaisernetwork.org
Ask the Experts live webcast will examine this idea, looking at such questions as: Is Medicare a model for such a plan? What gaps in the current insurance system would it address? Is it an appropriate role for government? How would it affect health care costs and spending? Could it, in effect, lead to a single payer system?
WHO: Larry Levitt, vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation and editor-in-chief of kaisernetwork.org, will moderate the discussion with:
- Linda Blumberg, Ph.D., principal research associate, Health Policy Center, The Urban Institute;
- Stuart Butler, Ph.D., vice president, Domestic and Economic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation; and
- Jacob Hacker, Ph.D., professor of Political Science and resident fellow of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University.
WHEN: Thursday, May 1 at 1:30 p.m. ET
 Add this event to your Outlook Calendar (Please note that all times are ET).
WHERE:
Join the live webcast at www.kaisernetwork.org/ask/publicprogram/01may08 .
HOW:
The panel of experts will take questions via email. Send questions in advance of or during the live broadcast to ask@kaisernetwork.org.
Please note: The program is accessible via webcast on the Internet and not via teleconference. If you have never viewed a webcast before, please test your media player in advance of the live webcast.
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