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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. Ask the Experts: Individual Mandates 1/31/2008 Kaiser Family Foundation Broadcast Studio, Washington, D.C.     Email this Webcast Share Del.icio.us Digg Facebook Google Bookmarks Myspace Reddit   Additional Resources Cato: Hazards of the Individual Health Care Mandate Cato: The Massachusetts Health Plan: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Cato: The Anti-Universal Coverage Club Manifesto health08.org Health Affairs: Consider It Done? The Likely Efficacy Of Mandates For Health Insurance Healthy Americans Act Kaiser Daily Health Policy Reports on Individual Mandates New America Foundation: A Sustainable Health System for All Americans New America Foundation: The Role of Individual Requirements New America Foundation: Where’s Obama’s Mandate? The New Republic: Mandate Overboard Massachusetts Health Care Reform Plan - Two Years Later Urban Institute: Do Individual Mandates Matter? Previous Ask the Experts Webcasts Requiring individuals to obtain health care coverage -- often referred to as an "individual mandate" -- is a key part of a major health reform plan being implemented in Massachusetts and is being considered in other states. It is also featured in national proposals in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail. Join kaisernetwork.org's Ask the Experts webcast panel for an in depth look at individual mandates -- What are the policy arguments for and against a mandate? Is it a necessary part of a strategy to achieve universal coverage and greater accessibility in the non-group insurance market? What would be required to make a mandate work? How have mandates functioned in other areas? Full version: Video Podcast Transcript Speakers for this session:   Larry Levitt Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation Editor-in-Chief, kaisernetwork.org Moderator Bio     Michael Cannon, M.A., J.M. Director, Health Policy Studies Cato Institute Bio     Sherry Glied, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Health Policy and Management Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Bio     Len Nichols, Ph.D. Director, Health Policy Program New America Foundation Bio 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