Chances for Health Care Overhaul Up for Discussion
KCRW"s "Which Way L.A.?" on Monday included a discussion on proposals for expanding health care coverage in California.
Guests on the program included:
- Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Los Angeles), author of a bill (SB 840) that would abolish private insurance in California and create a single-payer, state-run health care system;
- Chris Ohman, president of the California Association of Health Plans; and
- Marian Mulkey, a senior program officer at the California HealthCare Foundation.
Audio of the segment is available online.
Also on the topic of expanding health insurance in the state, KPCC's "Air Talk" on Tuesday is scheduled to include a discussion on health care reform ("Air Talk," KPCC, 4/24).
Additional information about the segment is available online.
KPBS' "KPBS News" on Monday also reported on recent action on health care reform proposals.
The segment includes comments from Donna Gerber, director of government relations for the California Nurses Association (Goldberg, "KPBS News," KPBS, 4/23).
A transcript and audio of the segment are available online.
The California HealthCare Foundation is the publisher of California Healthline.