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We have detected that your browser blocked our video player. Please enable popups and try again. Thank you. Search for webcasts from November 2000 – May 2009. Access webcasts from June 2009 forward, on kff.org. Ask the Experts: A Public Plan Option Under Health Reform 5/1/2008 Kaiser Family Foundation Broadcast Studio - Washington, D.C.     Email this Webcast Share Del.icio.us Digg Facebook Google Bookmarks Myspace Reddit   Additional Resources health08.org: 2008 Presidential Candidate Health Care Proposals: Side-by-Side Summary Kaiser Family Foundation: The Basics of Medicare and Medicaid Kaiser Family Foundation: How Private Health Coverage Works: A Primer Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicare: A Primer American Prospect: The Path to Universal Health Care Cato Institute: The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World Health Care for America Plan Details and Lewin Group Cost Analysis Helen Halpin: Getting to a Single-Payer System Using Market Forces: The CHOICE Program Urban Institute: Covering America — Real Remedies For the Uninsured Webcast: Ask the Experts: Individual Mandates Heritage Foundation: Rethinking Social Insurance Pulling It Together: Critical Path to Health Reform Webcast: Ask the Experts: Tax Subsidies and Health Insurance Webcast: Forum to Preview "Sick Around the World" Kaiser Daily Health Policy Reports on Health Care Reform Previous Ask the Experts Webcasts A number of proposals to expand health insurance coverage -- including those put forward by leading Democratic candidates for President -- would allow people to enroll in a publicly-sponsored health plan, potentially competing side-by-side with private insurance plans. This Ask the Experts webcast examines this idea, looking at such questions as: Is Medicare a model for such a plan? What gaps in the current insurance system would it address? Is it an appropriate role for government? How would it affect health care costs and spending? Could it, in effect, lead to a single payer system? Full version: Video Podcast Transcript Speakers for this session:   Larry Levitt Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation Editor-in-Chief, kaisernetwork.org Moderator Bio     Linda Blumberg, Ph.D. Principal Research Associate Urban Institute Bio     Stuart Butler, Ph.D. Vice President, Domestic and Economic Policy The Heritage Foundation Bio     Jacob Hacker, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science and Resident Fellow, Institution for Social and Policy Studies Yale University Bio EMAIL ALERTS Sign up for email alerts and stay informed about upcoming HealthCasts, and the latest health policy issues, news and events.   FAQs How to disable a pop-up blocker How to view a webcast How to listen to a podcast More...   CONTACT US Contact us by email with any comments, problems, suggestions. Call the kaisernetwork.org Help Desk at 202-347-5270. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Help