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• Single payer health plan off the table?
  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.9:06 a.m.
  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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  About Thomas Miller
  Physicians for a National Health Program
  News Cut: Live blogging the program
• Depression hits more teens, but there's hope for treatment
  About one of every 12 teenagers is affected by depression. And one-fifth of those teens go on to develop chronic depression in adulthood. There's renewed interest in using talk therapy to keep teen depression in check.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Greg Clarke: Senior investigator with Kaiser Permanente, who directed the study on teens and the effectiveness of a particular kind of talk therapy.
  Joanne Davila: Associate professor of psychology at SUNY Stony Brook.
  More from MPR
  Artists ease the pains of recovery (04/05/2009)
  Minnesota school counselors struggle with huge caseloads (11/28/2008)
  Resources
  About Greg Clarke
  About Joanne Davila
  Depression in teens, Mayo Clinic

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