Patt Morrison for Tues 3/30/2010

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

1:00 – 1:30

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1:30 – 2:00

3-yr diplomas, online courses…is this the future of the University of California?

At first glance the first set of recommendations that emerged from the UC Commission on the Future would seem to minimize the value of a vaunted diploma from a UC campus:  encouraging some students to complete bachelor’s degrees in three years through extra summer session and fewer requirements; doubling the number of out-of-state students; charging more for popular campuses; and expanding online course offerings.  But for a cash-strapped university system that has no prospects of increased revenues coming from the state of California any time soon, the UC system is faced with tough decisions to maintain a high caliber of education and research.  Can UC remain one of the best public education institutions in the world while making these sacrifices; and will California’s students get squeezed out with more out-of-state admissions?

 

Guests:

Russell Gould, Chairman of the University of California Board of Regents

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Guests:

Jesse Cheng, Student Regent-designate on the University of California Board of Regents

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• Jesse is a fourth-year undergrad student at UC Irvine, majoring in Asian American studies.
• As a Student Regent-designate he participates in every Board of Regents meeting—he becomes the Student Regent on July 1^st and will serve a one-year term.

 

Christopher Edley, dean of the UC Berkeley Boalt Hall law school; panel member of the UC Commission on the Future

HE CALLS US

• Edley is also acting as a special advisor to the UC president on race relations in the UC system. In his role as special advisor, Edley will assess and monitor the situation at UC San Diego and advise both the president and the chancellor as they evaluate current conditions and seek to address underlying causes.
• Edley served as assistant director of domestic policy in the Carter Administration and was special counsel to the president in the Clinton Administration.
• For 23 years he was a professor at the Harvard School of Law.

 

2:00– 2:30

The hidden cost of health care reform: states to pay for expansion of Medicaid/Medi-Cal

Expanding the Medicaid system (Medi-Cal in California) so more Californians can have access to affordable health care sounds like a good plan but it could end up costing the state as much as $3 billion a year.  And in case you haven’t noticed, California is in the midst of an economic tsunami.  Will the Feds kick-in more money to help cover the costs of their health care reform plan or should the states be left holding the bag?

 

Guests:

Bruce C. Vladeck Ph.D., Senior Advisor, Nexera Inc.

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• Nexera Inc is a wholly-owned consulting subsidiary of the Greater New York Hospital Association.
• He was Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration, the federal agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid, the Clinton Administration.
• He was also the Chairman of the Board of the Medicare Rights Center. 

 

Marian Mulkey, senior program officer, California Health Care Foundation

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• The California HealthCare Foundation is an independent philanthropy committed to improving the way health care is delivered and financed in California. By promoting innovations in care and broader access to information, our goal is to ensure that all Californians can get the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford.

 

 

UNCONFIRMED – DO NOT PROMOTE THESE GUESTS

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer or Dianne Feinstein

Kim Belshe, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency

 

 

2:30 – 3:00

On a Dollar a Day: One Couple’s Unlikely Adventures in Eating in America

How do millions of people worldwide feel having to eat meals with only a dollar a day? Two high-school teachers decided to do it for a month and see if they could survive. They ate on the $4.13-per-day allotment for food stamp recipients, exploring whether or not you can have a healthy diet following the USDA’s “Thrifty Food Plan.” Their experiments started as a mere way to save money but led them to discover a lot about the American food industry, the issue of hunger, and why 36 million Americans have limited food options, even during a national obesity epidemic. Patt talks to Kerri Leonard and Christopher Greenslate about their book and what they learned about food and money.

 

Guests:

Kerri Leonard and Christopher Greenslate, authors On a Dollar a Day

 

UNCONFIRMED

Dr. Antronette K. Yancey, professor in the Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, and Co-Director of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity.