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Dec. 14, 2007
National Health Insurance / National Health Care
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One of the largest issues facing politicians in the coming presidential campaign is the topic of health care. In this segment, Ira and guests talk about what steps might be taken to improve access to health care in the U.S. How do other nations approach the issue -- and what can be learned from their experiences? From single-payer plans, to market-based approaches, we'll look at how plans for achieving universal health care coverage differ, and what the pros and cons of each might be. Plus, can changing the way health care is delivered allow more people to be covered? |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
Guests
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Uwe Reinhardt
James Madison Professor of Political
Economy
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey -
J. Fred Ralston, Jr
Chair, Health and Public Policy Committee
American College of Physicians
Fayetteville, Tennessee -
Donald Berwick
President and Chief Executive Officer
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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