State Proposals for Single Payer Health Insurance Systems: Policy Visions and Challenges
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall

The United States is the only high-income country without some form of universal health insurance. In addition to national proposals for universal coverage, over 20 state legislatures have introduced proposals for health insurance reform including single-payer plans. In this Omenn-Darling Health Policy Talk, experts will discuss the design and potential benefits of state-based single payer health insurance systems along with their economic and political challenges. Moderated by John Ayanian, director of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, panelists include Michigan state representative Carrie Rheingans, Ohio state representative Michele Grim, Robin Lunge from Vermont’s Green Mountain Care Board, and Ford School professor and health policy expert Paula Lantz.

 Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy

State Proposals for Single Payer Health Insurance Systems: Policy Visions and Challenges

Carrie Rheingans, Michele Grim, Robin Lunge, John Ayanian, Paula Lantz

icon to add this event to your google calendarSeptember 16, 2024
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall
This event is both online and in person
Sponsored by: Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy
Contact Information: Daniel Rivkin, rivkind@umich.edu
This program or event is open to the alumni community

The United States is the only high-income country without some form of universal health insurance. In addition to national proposals for universal coverage, over 20 state legislatures have introduced proposals for health insurance reform including single-payer plans. In this Omenn-Darling Health Policy Talk, experts will discuss the design and potential benefits of state-based single payer health insurance systems along with their economic and political challenges. Moderated by John Ayanian, director of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, panelists include Michigan state representative Carrie Rheingans, Ohio state representative Michele Grim, Robin Lunge from Vermont’s Green Mountain Care Board, and Ford School professor and health policy expert Paula Lantz.