A Sick System: Is American Health Care Ailing?
Friday, October 17th, 2008
As you prepare to cast your vote in one of the most pivotal elections in our nation's history, do you really understand how the presidential candidates' proposed strategies to ensure adequate and affordable health care coverage for all Americans would impact the system?
Learn more as WHYY's Health and Science Desk brings together a panel of leaders from various facets of health care — government, medicine, business, academia, and advocacy — to discuss problems in the American health care system and potential solutions.
Hosted by WHYY's Tracey Matisak, this town hall discussion will focus on issues such as cost, insurance coverage, quality, and access. Tune in to WHYY TV12/DTV 12.1 on Friday, October 31 at 10 p.m.
"A Sick System" is part of WHYY's ongoing series of community forums to engage citizens in a dialogue around the issues covered by WHYY's Health and Science Desk.
More special coverage on health, science and the elections.
Kerry Grens speaking to the audience prior to taping
Tracey Matisak hosts the panel discussion
The first panel discussion
The second panel discussion
View from above during the taping
