Who pays for health care reform?

As the Senate works on its version of health care overhaul, the question remains how the more than $800 billion cost will be covered in the budget. Some economists are concerned the taxes proposed will not work to reign in costs, nor be sustainable over the long term.

Guests

• Chuck Marr: Director of Federal Tax Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He has served as economic policy advisor to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.
• Susan Tanaka: Director of Citizen Education and Engagement for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
• Alice Rivlin: Founding director of the Congressional Budget Office. She's currently a senior fellow in economic studies for the Brookings Institution.

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Resources

• About Chuck Marr
• Peter G. Peterson Foundation on Health Care
• About Alice Rivlin