W E B M D L I V E E V E N T S ~ Health Focus: Health Care 2000: Presidential Election Update Guest: Michael S. Sparer Date: Friday, Oct. 6, noon EDT Topic: Both Vice President Gore and Governor Bush have committed to reforming health care in the United States, but is it possible? Will the elderly be able afford essential medications? Can the more than 44 million uninsured in the United States receive adequate health care coverage? Michael Sparer, JD, PhD, an associate professor of health policy and management at Columbia University, will take us through the candidates' latest proposals and offer insight into their feasibility. <http://my.webmd.com/splash/article/1705.52183> ~~~~TRANSCRIPT~~~~~~~~ ~ T R A N S C R I P T S ~ Parkinson's Disease: a Medication Update <http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1700.50813> A transcript from a program on July 28,2000, very interesting.