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We have detected that your browser blocked our video player. Please enable popups and try again. Thank you. Search for webcasts from November 2000 – May 2009. Access webcasts from June 2009 forward, on kff.org. Getting to Universal Health Insurance Coverage Conference - Day 1 1/31/2008 National Academy of Social Insurance, Washington, D.C.     Email this Webcast Share Del.icio.us Digg Facebook Google Bookmarks Myspace Reddit   Additional Resources health08.org: 2008 Presidential Candidate Health Care Proposals: Side-by-Side Summary Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured Kaiser Family Foundation: Health Care Costs: A Primer The Kaiser/HRET Annual Employer Health Benefits Survey February 1st Sessions   National Academy of Social Insurance's 20th annual policy conference focuses on achieving affordable health coverage for all Americans. The conference brings together the major participants in the health coverage debate to frame the problem, compares specific policy proposals, and identifies ways of overcoming the obstacles to reform. Full version: Video Transcript Speakers for this session:   Welcome and Opening Speaker Margaret Simms, Ph.D. President, National Academy of Social Insurance Senior Fellow, Urban Institute Uwe Reinhardt Professor of Political Economy Princeton University     Session I: What Should Be the Role of Employers in Delivering Health Insurance? Chris O'Flinn President ELM Income Group Session Moderator The Role of Employers: Past, Present and Future? Sherry Glied, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management Columbia University Employer's Perspective Henry Eickelberg, B.S.C. Vice President for Human Capital Processes General Dynamics Labor Perspective Mary Kay Henry International Executive Vice President Service Employees International Union Full version: Video Transcript Speakers for this session:   Luncheon Speaker: The Real Health Reform Debate We Need to Have Drew Altman, Ph.D. President and CEO Kaiser Family Foundation Full version: Video Transcript Speakers for this session:   Session II: How Should the Private Insurance Market Be Structured in a Universal System of Coverage? Jennie Chin Hansen President-Elect AARP Session Moderator Insurance Markets 101 Cori Uccello Senior Health Fellow American Academy of Actuaries Federal and State Roles in Health Reform Lawrence Brown, Ph.D. Professor of Health Policy and Management Columbia University Administrative Issues Elliot Wicks, Ph.D. Senior Economist Health Management Associates Integrating Occupational and Non-Occupational Medical Care Frank Neuhauser Research Faculty University of California Survey Research Center Full version: Video Transcript Speakers for this session:   Session III: How Should We Balance Affordability and Comprehensive Coverage? Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Dr.P.H. Senior Advisor on Race, Ethnicity, and Health Care, Kaiser Family Foundation Associate Research Professor of Health Policy, George Washington University Session Moderator Overview Jonathan Gruber, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, MIT Board Member, Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector No Free Lunch-But Government-Sponsored Reinsurance Could Improve the Balance Katherine Swartz Professor of Health Economics and Policy Harvard School of Public Health Role of Medicaid Christine Ferguson Associate Research Professor of Health Policy George Washington University Ethical Implications of Policy Choices in Health Insurance Ruth Faden Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics EMAIL ALERTS Sign up for email alerts and stay informed about upcoming HealthCasts, and the latest health policy issues, news and events.   FAQs How to disable a pop-up blocker How to view a webcast How to listen to a podcast More...   CONTACT US Contact us by email with any comments, problems, suggestions. Call the kaisernetwork.org Help Desk at 202-347-5270. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Help