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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Requiring individuals to obtain healt=
h care coverage -- often referred to as an "individual mandate -- is a key =
part of a major health reform plan being implemented in Massachusetts and i=
s being considered in other states, most notably California. It is also fea=
tured in national proposals in Congress and on the presidential campaign tr=
ail. On Thursday, January 31 at 1:30 p.m. ET, join kaisernetwork.org's Ask =
the Experts live webcast panel for an in depth look at individual mandates =
-- What are the policy arguments for and against a mandate? Is it a necessa=
ry part of a strategy to achieve universal coverage and greater accessibili=
ty in the non-group insurance market? What would be required to make a mand=
ate work? How have mandates functioned in other areas? Larry Levitt, vice p=
resident of the Kaiser Family Foundation and editor-in-chief of kaisernetwo=
rk.org, will moderate the discussion with Michael Cannon, director of Healt=
h Policy Studies at the Cato Institute; Sherry Glied, professor and chair o=
f the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University's M=
ailman School of Public Health; and Len Nichols, director of the New Americ=
a Foundation' s Health Policy Program. Send your questions for the panelist=
s before or during the show to ask@kaisernetwork.org or call 1-888-524-7378=
 during the live webcast.=0D=0A=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Live Webcast - Ask the Experts: Requiring=
 Individuals to Purchase Health Insurance
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