Research!america Podcasts

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.The Newseum, Washington, DCModerator: David Leonhardt, New York TimesFor John McCain 2008: Ike Brannon, PhDFor Barack Obama 2008: Tim Westmoreland, JDFrom left to right: Ike Brannon, David Leonhardt, Tim Westmoreland, and Mary WoolleyShow notes:Part 1:Introductory remarks by the Honorable John E. PorterIntroductory remarks by Research!America President Mary WoolleyPart 2:What are your thoughts on removing the exclusion for employer-based health insurance (i.e. making them no longer deductible for employers), and the tax credit proposed by McCain?Teasing out the numbers- what is wrong with the following argument: “the McCain plan will provide $5,000 per family, but the typical family plan costs $12,000, so this will be a tax increase”?Part 3:For Brannon: Health Affairs critiqued the McCain plan by saying that if the growth in premiums continues to increase at the same rate as the last decade, 5 million more people would be uninsured over the next 5 years. How would you address this?Par