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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:http://www.kaisernetwork.org/ask/highris=
k/15jul08
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:On Tuesday, July 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET, =
join kaisernetwork.org's Ask the Experts for a live webcast looking at stat=
e high-risk insurance pools. These pools -- which provide access to coverag=
e for people excluded from non-group insurance because of pre-existing heal=
th conditions -- are a key feature of some health care proposals, including=
 the plan from presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain=
 (Ariz.).  The experts will discuss how current high-risk pools work in pro=
viding access to coverage, including their funding, the benefits they provi=
de and the premiums that are charged to enrollees; how they relate to appro=
aches for regulating the non-group insurance market; and what role they mig=
ht play under a reformed health system.=0D=0A=0D=0AWHO:  Larry Levitt, vice=
 president of the Kaiser Family Foundation and editor-in-chief of kaisernet=
work.org, will moderate the discussion with:=0D=0A*   Lesley Cummings, exec=
utive director, California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board=0D=0A*   Ch=
ristina Nyquist, managing director, Office of Policy and Representation, Bl=
ue Cross Blue Shield Association=0D=0A*   Karen Pollitz, research professor=
, Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University=0D=0A*   Doug Stratton, =
executive director, Indiana Comprehensive Health Insurance Association and =
chair, National Association of State Comprehensive Health Plans=0D=0A=0D=0A=
WHEN:  Tuesday, July 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET=0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE:  Watch the live w=
ebcast on kaisernetwork.org.=0D=0Ahttp://www.kaisernetwork.org/ask/highrisk=
/15jul08=0D=0A=0D=0AHOW:  The panel of experts will take your emails. Send =
questions in advance to ask@kaisernetwork.org.=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Ask the Experts Live Webcast: High-Risk I=
nsurance Pools
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