Sep 04 Watch Seattle Health Cooperative May Offer National Model The success of the Seattle-based medical provider, Group Health, has put new attention on whether a cooperative health plan can work on a national level. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch The Case Against the Public Insurance Option In the latest in a series of conversations with key players in the health care debate, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Robert Laszewski, president of the consulting firm Health Policy and Strategy Associates and opponent of a public insurance option. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Examining the Public Option in Health Care Reform In the latest in a series of conversations with key players in the health care debate, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Jacob Hacker of Yale University, one of the key proponents of a public insurance option. Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Health Care Coverage Tests Perceptions of the Media The more heated the fight over health care reform becomes, the more many Americans grow skeptical of how the media is covering the fiercely partisan debate. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Mass. Governor Sets Election Date for Kennedy Seat Gov. Deval Patrick has set the date for a special election to finish out Edward M. Kennedy's term in the Senate. Two Massachusetts lawmakers debate the decision. Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch Shields, Brooks Consider Kennedy Legacy, Health Reform Prospects Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top news, including Sen. Edward Kennedy's legacy, the health reform debate and detainee interrogation. Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch Mourners Prepare to Bid Kennedy a Final Farewell Kwame Holman reports on the scene in Boston, where mourners braved long lines to bid a final farewell to Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. Continue watching
Aug 26 Edward Kennedy, Senate’s ‘Liberal Lion,’ Dies Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, known as the "liberal lion of the Senate," and the last surviving brother of a fabled political dynasty, died late Tuesday at his home in Cape Cod after a year-long struggle with a malignant brain tumor. Continue reading
Aug 26 Why Isn’t Single Payer on the Table in the Health Care Debate? Question: I am the slightly nervous person who you interviewed recently on Broadway and 30th Street. We spoke briefly about jobs, the economy, and when and if the green shoots will sprout. I wanted to tell you that the… Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch Across the U.S., All Eyes on Health Reform, Economy At the end of an especially eventful August recess, Jeffrey Brown speaks with reporters and analysts from around the nation about how the economy and health care debates are shaping up. Continue watching