Health Dialogues: Health Care Reform

Conversation about health care reform is heating up in Washington. Here in California, we hear from health care providers, patient advocates, employers, insurers and others across the state about how they would tackle this issue.

• More: Kaiser Health Reform Gateway - A collection of health reform resources from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
• More: HealthReform.gov - Information and resources on the Obama administration's goals for health care reform.
• More: Health and Health Care 2010: The Forecast, The Challenge - A forecast of the future of health and health care in America, from the Institute for the Future.
• More: NPR Health Care - Complete health care coverage from National Public Radio

Segment 1: Field Poll

What do Californians think about reforming the nation's health care system? Scott Shafer speaks with Field Poll Director Mark DiCamillo about a poll released on June 18th, 2009.Guest: Mark DiCamillo, director, Field Poll..

Segment 2: The Politics of Health Care Reform

Scott Shafer speaks with Julie Rovner, health policy correspondent for NPR about efforts to overhaul the nation?s health care system.Guest: Julie Rovner, health policy correspondent, National Public Radio..

Segment 3: Truth Squadding

Health Dialogues helps listeners unpack some of the rhetoric surrounding health care reform advertising and advocacy.Guest: Brooks Jackson, director, FactCheck.org..

Segment 4: Canadian Health Care

Health reporter Sarah Varney goes to Vancouver, Canada, to see how universal coverage works there.

Segment 5: Healthy Ideas Round Table

Host Scott Shafer explores the nuances of health care reform with authors from the Health Dialogues online project, "Healthy Ideas: Californians Weigh In on Health Care Reform." Guest: Dr. Antronette Yancey, MD, MPH, professor and co-director of the Center to Eliminate Health Disparities at the UCLA School of Public Health..Guest: Dr. Tony Iton, MD, JD, MPH, Alameda County Public Health Department director and health officer..Guest: John R. Graham, director of health care studies at the Pacific Research Institute in San Francisco. .

• More: Healthy Ideas - What are your thoughts on California's health care needs? Join our statewide conversation about health care reform, and let Washington know what Californians need.