Contain the Cost

November 13, 2009

As the debate over health care reform continues in Congress, we examine the costs of reforming the American health care system, and the price of doing nothing.

Resources

• The New America Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute that addresses the next generation of challenges facing the United States.

• Health Affairs, which has been called the nation’s health policy “Bible,” is the leading journal of health policy thought and research.

• "Government Watch: HealthCare" AARP's efforts to guarantee all Americans the choice of quality health care plans they can afford.

The Host

Through most of her distinguished reporting career, Sheilah Kast has focused on the economy and workplace and how they affect people's lives. Well known to viewers of public television, ABC News, and CNN, she has covered the White House and Congress.

Kast also reported on the Washington aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Her stories included an investigation of anthrax in the mails and the struggles of bereaved Pentagon families to secure benefits.

At The Washington Star, in her first reporting job, Kast covered financial regulation, taxes, and energy. Her expertise in these important issues eventually led her to start a national public-television show, "This Week in Business," which she hosted in association with Business Week magazine.

Ms. Kast is a skilled interviewer. She has often hosted NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and has her own current-affairs interview show on public radio in Maryland.

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