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.
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.
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