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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: High-Risk Pools 7/15/2008 Kaiser Family Foundation Broadcast Studio - 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 Family Foundation: How Private Health Coverage Works: A Primer StateHealthFacts.org: State High Risk Pool Programs and Enrollment, 2007 Ask the Experts Webcasts on Health Reform Kaiser Daily Health Policy Reports on High Risk Pools AHIP: Individual Health Insurance 2006-2007: A Comprehensive Survey of Premiums, Availability, and Benefits Commonwealth Fund: Federal Aid to State High-Risk Pools: Promoting Health Insurance Coverage or Providing Fiscal Relief? Communicating for America: Risk pools for the Medically-Uninsurable Health Affairs: Expanding Individual Health Insurance Coverage: Healthinsuranceinfo.net National Association of State Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans View kaisernetwork.org's Ask the Experts for a webcast looking at state high-risk insurance pools. These pools -- which provide access to coverage for people excluded from non-group insurance because of pre-existing health conditions -- are a key feature of some health care proposals, including the plan from presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).   The experts discuss how current high-risk pools work in providing access to coverage, including their funding, the benefits they provide and the premiums that are charged to enrollees; how they relate to approaches for regulating the non-group insurance market; and what role they might play under a reformed health system. Full version: Video Podcast Transcript Speakers for this session:   Larry Levitt Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation Editor-in-Chief, kaisernetwork.org Moderator Bio     Lesley Cummings Executive Director California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board Bio     Karen Pollitz Research Professor and Project Director Georgetown Health Policy Institute Bio     Christina Nyquist Managing Director, Office of Policy and Representation Blue Cross Blue Shield Association     Doug Stratton Executive Director, Indiana Comprehensive Health Insurance Association Chair, National Association of State Comprehensive Health Plans 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