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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Health Care Reform
Conversation about health care reform is heating up in Washington. Here in California, we hear from health care providers,
patient advocates, employers, insurers and others across the state about how they would tackle this issue.
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Host: Scott Shafer
More info:
- Kaiser Health Reform Gateway : A collection of health reform resources from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- HealthReform.gov : Information and resources on the Obama administration's goals for health care reform.
- Health and Health Care 2010: The Forecast, The Challenge : A forecast of the future of health and health care in America, from the Institute for the Future.
- NPR Health Care : Complete health care coverage from National Public Radio
Field Poll
What do Californians think about reforming the nation's health care system? Scott Shafer speaks with Field Poll Director Mark
DiCamillo about a poll released on June 18th, 2009.
Guests:
- Mark DiCamillo, director, Field Poll.
Web Extra: More Voices
Hear from more people Health Dialogues found who are concerned about the health care system. They are, in order: Jaime Pahonick of Piedmont, Mary Linduska of Campbell and Keyana Roy from San Francisco.
The Politics of Health Care Reform
Scott Shafer speaks with Julie Rovner, health policy correspondent for NPR about efforts to overhaul the nation?s health care
system.
Guests:
- Julie Rovner, health policy correspondent, National Public Radio.
Truth Squadding
Health Dialogues helps listeners unpack some of the rhetoric surrounding health care reform advertising and advocacy.
Guests:
- Brooks Jackson, director, FactCheck.org.
Canadian Health Care
Health reporter Sarah Varney goes to Vancouver, Canada, to see how universal coverage works there.
Web Extra: Roundtable Discussion
Health reporter Sarah Varney sat down with four of Canada's leading health economists at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, to better understand what the data reveal about the Canadian health care system. Here are some excerpts from their hour-long discussion. Panelists include the Centre's director Morris Barer, associate directors Steve Morgan and Kim McGrail, and professor Bob Evans.
Healthy Ideas Round Table
Host Scott Shafer explores the nuances of health care reform with authors from the Health Dialogues online project, "Healthy
Ideas: Californians Weigh In on Health Care Reform."
Guests:
- Dr. Antronette Yancey, MD, MPH, professor and co-director of the Center to Eliminate Health Disparities at the UCLA School of Public Health.
- Dr. Tony Iton, MD, JD, MPH, Alameda County Public Health Department director and health officer.
- John R. Graham, director of health care studies at the Pacific Research Institute in San Francisco.
More info:
- Healthy Ideas : What are your thoughts on California's health care needs? Join our statewide conversation about health care reform, and let Washington know what Californians need.
Web Extra: Extended Interview
Hear an extended version of Scott Shafer's interview with Dr. Robert Pearl, MD, executive director and CEO of the Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente.
