http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=3039**This LIVE webcast will begin at 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 8, 2008.
Join kaisernetwork.org's Ask the Experts for live webcasts with advisers to presidential candidates John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) discussing the candidates' health reform proposals, which differ significantly in their aim and approach. During these live webcasts, details of each candidate’s proposals and the rationale behind them will be discussed and questions from viewers (email ask@kaisernetwork.org) will be answered by the candidates' advisers.
Sen. Obama has proposed a plan that builds on the existing employer-based system, while expanding public programs, putting in place new insurance regulations and providing new coverage options.
Speakers for this session:
Larry Levitt
Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation
Editor-in-Chief, kaisernetwork.org
Moderator
David Cutler
Adviser, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)
Professor of Applied Economics, Harvard University