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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:http://www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/=
alliance/02mar09
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:On Monday, March 2 at 12:15 p.m. ET, =
the Kaiser Family Foundation=92s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured a=
nd the Alliance for Health Reform will co-host a briefing with a panel of e=
xperts discussing different approaches being considered for expanding cover=
age for the uninsured and underinsured in the context of health reform. Und=
erstanding the basics of these options, whether they build on the current s=
ystem or propose to radically change the system, is important for moving th=
e debate forward. =0D=0A=0D=0APanelists will address questions such as: =0D=
=0A* Who are the uninsured and why aren=92t they covered? =0D=0A* How will =
each coverage option reduce the rolls of the uninsured? Will they make cove=
rage more affordable? =0D=0A* What are the advantages and disadvantages of =
public versus private plans? What difficulties might one encounter with par=
ticular options? =0D=0A* What would the cost of various options be to gover=
nment? To employers? To families?=0D=0A=0D=0AWHO: The panelists are:=0D=0A=
=0D=0A> Diane Rowland, ScD, executive vice president, Kaiser Family Foundat=
ion and executive director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured=
=0D=0A> Jack Ebeler, MPA, independent consultant, Ebeler Consulting=0D=0A> =
Bradley Herring, PhD, assistant professor, The Johns Hopkins University=0D=
=0A=0D=0AThe briefing will be co-moderated by Ed Howard, JD, executive vice=
 president of the Alliance for Health Reform and Kaiser=92s Diane Rowland. =
 =0D=0A=0D=0AWHEN: Monday, March 2 at 12:15 p.m. ET.=0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE: Watc=
h the live webcast on kaisernetwork.org:  http://www.kaisernetwork.org/heal=
thcast/alliance/02mar09=0D=0A=0D=0APlease note: If you have never viewed a =
webcast before, please test your media player in advance of the live webcas=
t at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/howtoview.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=
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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:LIVE Webcast =96 Covering the Uninsured: =
Options for Reform
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