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What's The Fix For An Ailing Health Care System?

From surprise bills to sky-high deductibles, the American health care system is not working perfectly for many. But what’s the fix?

This hour: Democratic presidential candidates have a wide variety of ideas to reform how Americans are insured, from a “public option” to “Medicare for All”. But what do these terms mean? We break it down.

We’ll also ask the president of ConnectiCare--what would all these proposals mean for ǻ’s insurance industry? And what's the long-term future of employer-based health insurance--the way the largest group of Americans still get coverage?

Join the conversation on  and .

GUESTS:

  • Emmarie Huetteman - Reporter for ()
  • Eric Galvin - President of
  • Ganesh Sitaraman - Professor of law at ; he’s the co-author of ()
  • Ted Doolittle - for ǻ, former senior official at the federal

Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

Lucy leads ǻ's strategies to deeply connect and build collaborations with community-focused organizations across the state.
Carmen Baskauf was a producer for ǻ Radio's news-talk show Where We Live, hosted by Lucy Nalpathanchil from 2017-2021. She has also contributed to The Colin McEnroe Show.

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SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de ǻ, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

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