Health Care Reform Debate

Single payer health plan off the table?

St. Paul, Minn. — A single government plan for health care appears to be too radioactive for Congress or President Obama. Two experts on either side of the single-payer plan issue debate what's the best health care system.

Guests

• David Himmelstein, MD: Primary care doctor and co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. He's also associate professor of medicine at Harvard University.
• Thomas Miller: Resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He was former senior health economist for Congress' Joint Economic Committee.

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Resources

• About Thomas Miller
• Physicians for a National Health Program
• News Cut: Live blogging the program