President Obama held a health care summit at the White House to discuss his proposal for setting aside a $634 billion, 10-year reserve fund to help pay for universal coverage and to improve the system. PRI’s John Graham, Director of Health Care Studies, participated in KQED’s “Forum” with Michael Krasny, which previewed Obama’s reform proposals.
Other guests included Alain Enthoven, professor emeritus of public policy and private management at Stanford University; Helen Halpin, professor of health policy at UC-Berkeley’s School of Public Health and director of the Center for Health and Public Policy; and Laura Meckler, a report for the Wall Street Journal .
