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Public Health Insurance: A Good Idea
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Air date: April 19, 2009
Host: Barbara Lewis
Interview: Aaron Carroll, MD
Indiana University Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research
Congress heads back to Washington this week after its spring break.
One of the first big issues that will need to be resolved in any health-care reform package is whether to leave the job of providing non-Medicare health insurance entirely in the private sector, or to offer a publicly financed and managed alternative.
The private insurance industry is pushing back at that idea, saying it would be unfair competition.
According to Dr. Aaron Carroll of Indiana University’s Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research, the point is to provide health insurance for more people.
Additional Resources:
- Another look at the private insurance industry: "The End of Private Health Insurance," WSJ, April 12, 2009.
- Is it sensible to compare public and private health insurance? See "Is Goverment Health Insurance Cheap?" WSJ, April 14, 2009.
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