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Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.
Vice President, Domestic and Economic Policy Studies, Domestic Policy

Edmund F. Haislmaier
Senior Research Fellow in Health Policy Studies, Domestic Policy

Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Health Policy Studies

Nina Owcharenko
Deputy Director, Center for Health Policy Studies

Daniel H. Johnson, Jr., M.D.
Visiting Fellow, Center for Health Policy Studies

Greg D'Angelo
Policy Analyst, Center for Health Policy Studies

Dennis G. Smith
Senior Fellow in Health Care Reform, Center for Health Policy Studies

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A Firm Target for Medicare Sustainability and a Workable Approach to Get There
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Links
Forum on Medicaid
A webcast by the Kaiser Family Foundation featuring Nina Owcharenko
Forum on Health Care Financing
A webcast of the Better Health Care Together forum featuring Stuart Butler, Ph.D.
Ask the Experts: A Public Plan Option Under Health Reform
A webcast by the Kaiser Family Foundation featuring Stuart Butler, Ph.D.
Health Reform Forum: Does Portability Mean Affordability?
A webcast of the National Federation of Independent Business Health Reform Forum featuring Stuart Butler, Ph.D.
Health Reform Forum: Are Individual Mandates the Answer?
A webcast of the National Federation of Independent Business Health Reform Forum featuring Robert Moffit.