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- Ninety-minute Report Airing September 24 Features Unprecedented Collaboration of NOW ON PBS, TAVIS SMILEY and NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT -

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With President Obama scheduled to give a major address on healthcare to a joint session of Congress this Wednesday, the hallmark PBS programs NOW ON PBS, TAVIS SMILEY and NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT are collaborating to provide a timely and much-needed in-depth look at health care reform in America and the latest government proposals to address the issue. The 90-minute special, called PBS SPECIAL REPORT ON HEALTH CARE REFORM, will air Thursday, September 24, 2009, 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET on PBS.

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Information and a special video preview of the show can be found at www.pbs.org/now/healthcarespecial.

The program will include late-breaking news and analysis on the health care debate and also feature cultural, political and economic insight from each program:

NOW ON PBS will examine how reform may change the way we live, especially for boomers who have their own coverage, but are also responsible for aging parents and grown children.

"While the health care debate has been keeping pundits busy, little attention has been devoted to in-depth analysis of the health care reforms and their specific impact on Americans and the American lifestyle," said Jon Siceloff, executive producer of NOW ON PBS. "Such a contentious and vital issue deserves the combined attention of several hallmark PBS programs, working together to provide unparalleled information and insight."'/>"/>