Two Congressional plans, one from each side of the political spectrum, are competing to blow up the current healthcare system. Here experts examine one of them—the left’s bid to replace private insurers with a government-run single-payer plan labeled “Medicare for All.” Alternatives may include bolstering the Affordable Care Act, or getting rid of it completely.
Guests:
- Dr. Paul Ginsburg, Director, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
- Deborah Burger, RN, President, National Nurses United
- Dr. Ken Thorpe, Professor of Health Policy, Emory University
- Lauren Crawford Shaver, Executive Director, Partnership for America’s Health Care Future
Links for more information:
- Paul B. Ginsburg, Ph.D. – USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
- Ken Thorpe, Ph.D. – Department of Health Policy and Management at Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
- Deborah Burger – USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
- “Congress Should Focus on Strengthening Americans’ Health Care” – Morning Consult – An opinion piece by Lauren Crawford Shaver
Stay in the loop! Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook! Subscribe and review on iTunes!
