“Covering the Uninsured: How Much Would It Cost?” 6/4/2003
Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Affairs, Washington, D.C.
The briefing, co-sponsored by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and Health Affairs, will release the web-exclusive article, “Covering The Uninsured: How Much Would It Cost?” The article is based on work from the ongoing Commission project, The Cost of Not Covering the Uninsured.
Briefing
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Introduction: Diane Rowland, Sc.D., executive director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, and executive vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation; and Rob Cunningham, deputy editor, Health Affairs.
Presentation of Findings: Covering The Uninsured: How Much Would It Cost?
Jack Hadley, Ph.D., principal research associate, The Urban Institute; and John Holahan, Ph.D., director of Health Policy, The Urban Institute.
Perspectives: Judy Feder, Ph.D., dean of Public Policy, Georgetown University; and Chip Kahn, MPH, President, Federation of American Hospitals.
Questions and Answers
kaisernetwork.org Interview with Report Authors Jack Hadley and John Holahan
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In the interview, Jack Hadley mentions one of the main findings from the report: "Relative to what we are currently spending on health care and relative to the income of the nation those are relatively small numbers. That $35 - $70 billion range represents roughly a 3 to 6 percent increase in current spending on health care." John Holahan adds "I think the results of the study say that contrary to what some people may believe that its more efficient to do it through the private system, we're saying that is not necessarily true."
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