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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:http://www.kaisernetwork.org/ask/healthr=
eform/04dec08
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:As a new presidential administration =
and Congress prepare for a potential debate about the future of the nation'=
s health care system, join kaisernetwork.org's Ask the Experts for a discus=
sion of the role of states in a national health reform effort.  During the =
live webcast, panelists will address such questions as:  Should reform proc=
eed state-by-state or nationally? What types of approaches could be tested =
at the state level to inform the national debate?  What degree of flexibili=
ty should states have in structuring reform and specifying the scope of cov=
erage and subsidies? How much financial and operational responsibility shou=
ld rest with state governments?=0D=0A=0D=0AWHO:  Larry Levitt, vice preside=
nt of the Kaiser Family Foundation and editor-in-chief of kaisernetwork.org=
, will moderate the discussion with:=0D=0A* Henry Aaron, Ph.D., senior fell=
ow, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution=0D=0A* Stuart Butler, Ph.D., vi=
ce president, Domestic and Economic Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation=0D=
=0A* Judy Feder, Ph.D., professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute =0D=
=0A* Alan Weil, J.D., M.P.P., executive director and president, National Ac=
ademy for State Health Policy=0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE:  Watch the live webcast on =
kaisernetwork.org.=0D=0Ahttp://www.kaisernetwork.org/ask/healthreform/04dec=
08=0D=0A=0D=0AHOW:  The panel of experts will take your questions via email=
. Send emails in advance of or during the live program to ask@kaisernetwork=
.org. =0D=0A=0D=0APlease note:  If you have never viewed a webcast before, =
please test your media player in advance of the live webcast at http://www.=
kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/howtoview.=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Live Webcast: Ask the Experts: The Role o=
f States in a National Health Reform Effort
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