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Professor Uwe Reinhardt Discusses the Clinton Health Care Plan.

Professor Uwe Reinhardt. He is a professor of Political Economy at Princeton University. He is also President of the American Association of Health Services Research. Reinhardt has written widely about reforming the U-S healthcare system in such publications as the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. He has argued for a universal plan for years now, saying it will control spiraling costs.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 23, 1993: Interview with Arthur Caplan; Interview with Uwe Reinhardt.
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Biomedical Ethicist Arthur Caplan Discusses the Clinton Health Care Plan.

Biomedical ethicist Arthur Caplan. Caplan was on the Presidential task force that helped form the new health care proposal. He is the Director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Minnesota. He is also a professor of surgery and philosophy there. In addition to numerous books and articles, Caplan writes a syndicated column; his work appears weekly in 40 newspapers in the U.S. and Canada.

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The Poor and Healthcare.

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Professor Marc Roberts Breaks Down the Clinton Health Care Plan.

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