Health Insurance Expansions 2004: Examining the Options

Health Insurance Expansions 2004: Examining the Options

November 3, 2003

Note: A transcript and streaming video of the conference sessions are available through the HealthCast network of Kaisernetwork.org.
The conference session webcast and transcript can be accessed by clicking here.

Conference Materials:

Papers:

An Overview and Analysis of the Democratic Presidential Candidates' Health Care Reform Proposals, Kenneth E. Thorpe, Ph.D., Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair, Emory University

Health Reform in the 2004 Election: An Overview of the Plans, Jeanne M. Lambrew, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Service

How Federalism Could Spur Bipartisan Action on the Uninsured, Henry J. Aaron, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution and Stuart Butler, Ph.D., Vice President of Domestic Policy, The Heritage Foundation

Health Insurance Coverage Returns to the National Agenda: The Health Insurance Expansion Proposals of the 2004 Presidential Candidates, Sara R. Collins, Senior Program Officer, The Commonwealth Fund; Karen Davis, Ph.D., President, The Commonwealth Fund; Jeanne M. Lambrew, Ph.D., Associate Professor, George Washington University

Issue Brief prepared by Michael Doonan, David Shactman

Presentations:

Health Reform in the 2004 Election: An Overview of the Plans, Jeanne M. Lambrew, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Policy, George Washington University

Health Care Coverage Expansion Options Revisited, Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D., Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy, Brandeis University

Financial and Coverage Impacts of the Democratic Presidential Candidates' Health Care Reform Proposals, Kenneth E. Thorpe, Ph.D., Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair, Emory University

Comments on the Proposal by Henry Aaron and Stuart Butler, Joseph P. Newhouse, Ph.D., John D. MacArthur Professor, Harvard University

We Must Expand Coverage AND (not "OR") Strengthen the Safety Net, Larry Gage, President, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
Coverage Expansion and Large Employers, Raymond Werntz, Health Policy Consultant