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Email this Webcast Related Links Health Affairs Kaiser Family Foundation Health Affairs/kaisernetwork.org Partnership  6/21/2005 Kaiser Family Foundation Broadcast Studio, Washington, D.C. This page will feature occassional interviews with web exclusive authors, access to articles and webcasts of briefings discussing newly-released research in Health Affairs. Featured Webcast: Tracking Health Care Costs: Declining Growth Trend Pauses In 2004 6/21/2005 Larry Levitt, editor-in-chief of kaisernetwork.org and a vice president of Kaiser Family Foundation, talks to Bradley Strunk and Paul Ginsburg, Ph.D. from the Center for Studying Health System Change and co-authors of "Tracking Health Care Costs: Slowdown Stalls in 2004," a Health Affairs web-exclusive report about health care spending. Webcasts: The Outlook for National Health Care Spending 2/23/2005 The new health care spending projections from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services are released at this Health Affairs/Kaiser Family Foundation forum. These projections, which are published as a web exclusive in Health Affairs, includes estimates of the effects of the new Medicare drug benefit as well as an update on other factors that will influence future health care spending. Means-Testing in Medicare 12/7/2004 Larry Levitt, editor-in-chief, kaisernetwork.org and vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation, talks to Marilyn Moon, Ph.D., vice president and director of the health program, American Institutes for Research, and Mark Pauly, Ph.D., professor, health care systems, University of Pennsylvania, about means testing and its influence on the future of Medicare. Interview with Cathy Schoen and John Hutton 10/28/2004 Larry Levitt, vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation and editor-in-chief of kaisernetwork.org, speaks with Cathy Schoen of the Commonwealth Fund and The Honorable John Hutton MP, minister of State for Health in England about the results of a new study looking at consumer experiences with health systems in five countries. "Tracking Health Care Costs: Trends Turn Downward in 2003" 6/9/2004 During this interview, Paul Ginsburg and Bradley Strunk from the Center for Studying Health System Change discuss their latest analysis of health care costs, which shows a downward trend for 2003, with Larry Levitt, editor-in-chief, kaisernetwork.org, vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation. "Interview with Joe Newhouse on Universal Coverage" 3/31/2004 During this interview Joe Newhouse, professor and director of the Division of Health Policy Research and Education, Harvard University, discusses universal health care coverage with Larry Levitt, editor-in-chief, kaisernetwork.org, vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation. "Outlook for Health Spending" 2/11/2004 Leading health analysts Rob Cunningham, deputy editor, Health Affairs; Stephen Heffler, deputy director, National Health Statistics Group of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); Rick Foster, chief actuary, CMS; Dan Crippen, former director of the Congressional Budget Office; and Henry Aaron, senior fellow, Brookings Institution; examine key issues, including implications of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, for the future of health care spending. "Constraining Medicare Costs" 12/10/2003 During this interview Steve Lieberman of the Congressional Budget Office and Bob Berenson of the Urban Institute discuss approaches for reducing growth in Medicare costs and the implications for recently-enacted Medicare reform legislation.    Sign up for email alerts and stay informed about upcoming HealthCasts, and the latest health policy issues, news, and events. Not sure if your computer is set up to view a HealthCast? For technical support on this or other issues: Consult our Frequently Asked Questions or How to View. Contact us by email with any comments, problems, suggestions. Call the kaisernetwork.org Help Desk at 202-347-5270. Change Your Video Preferences ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Help