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Ask the Experts Live Webcast: High-Risk Insurance Pools
Tuesday, July 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET

On Tuesday, July 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET, join kaisernetwork.org's Ask the Experts for a live webcast looking at state high-risk insurance pools. These pools -- which provide access to coverage for people excluded from non-group insurance because of pre-existing health conditions -- are a key feature of some health care proposals, including the plan from presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). The experts will discuss how current high-risk pools work in providing access to coverage, including their funding, the benefits they provide and the premiums that are charged to enrollees; how they relate to approaches for regulating the non-group insurance market; and what role they might play under a reformed health system.

WHO: Larry Levitt, vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation and editor-in-chief of kaisernetwork.org, will moderate the discussion with:

• Lesley Cummings, executive director, California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board;
• Christina Nyquist, managing director, Office of Policy and Representation, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association;
• Karen Pollitz, research professor, Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University; and
• Doug Stratton, executive director, Indiana Comprehensive Health Insurance Association and chair, National Association of State Comprehensive Health Plans.
  

WHEN: Thursday, July 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET
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WHERE: Join the live webcast at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/ask/highrisk/15jul08 .

HOW: The panel of experts will take questions via email. Send questions in advance of the live broadcast to ask@kaisernetwork.org.

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