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The Pros and Cons of a Public Health Care Plan | Minnesota Public Radio

June 30, 2009
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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Fiscal Policy Program

Health insurance companies worry a public option that the Obama administration wants will spell trouble in the marketplace. What is a public plan and how much will such a plan cost?

Guests:

  • G. William Hoagland: Vice president of public policy for CIGNA, a health insurance company based in Philadelphia.
  • Jacob Hacker: Professor of political science and Faculty Co-Director of the Center on Health Economic & Family Security at UC Berkeley School of Law.
  • Maya MacGuineas: President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Director, Fiscal Policy Program at the New America Foundation

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