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Health Care Reform in 2009: Massachusetts Reform as a National Model?

Submitted by Tony Dunn on May 28, 2009 - 8:05am.

 


We invite you to attend the MA Teach-In on Health Care Reform to hear the answer to these and other important questions on health. Come join with doctors, patients, community organizations, labor groups, students, and policy makers in a discussion and analysis of the Massachusetts health care plan and the prospects for national health care reform. Participants will provide a variety of perspectives on the potential for quality, affordable health care for everyone. The event is free, and open to the public.

Date:  Saturday May 30th, 2009

Time:  9:00-3:00

Location:  TMEC Walter Amphitheater

                     260 Longwood Ave

                     Longwood Medical Area, Boston

1.  Registration & Coffee

     (9:00-10:00)

2.  Welcome

     (10:00-10:05)

3.  Opening Plenary:  Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law and Lessons for National Health Care Reform

     (10:05-11:20)

The opening plenary will discuss the effects of the Massachusetts reform on the quality and accessibility of health care for state residents, and the role individual mandates may play in a national reform plan.

Moderators

  • Dr. Nancy Norman, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Boston Public Health Commission

Panelists

 

  • Peter Knowlton, President, President, UE District 2   
  • Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, PNHP
  • Jarrett Barrios, Executive Director, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Foundation 
  • Cheri Andes, Greater Boston Interfaith Organization 

4.  Workshops/ Break-Out Groups

      (11:30-12:45)

The workshops provide an opportunity to listen and discuss specific health care needs within our communities, locally and internationally.

Labor

  • Alex Brown, Communications Workers
  • Russ Davis, Massachusetts Jobs With Justice
  • Sandy Eaton, Mass Nurses Association

 

Students

  • Aaron Marden, Tufts University
  • Lorie Miller, Suffolk University
  • Iyah Romm, American Medical Student Association

 

Health Care Disparities

 

  • Dr. Nancy Norman, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Boston Public Health Commission
  • Judy Norsigian, Our Bodies Our Selves 
  • Elmer Freeman, CCHER (Invited)

 

Safety Net

  • Joan Hill, Mass Senior Action
  • Paulo Pinto, Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (Invited)

 

Health Care for America Now!

  • Joy Depina, Health Care for America Now!
  • Cynthia Ward, Executive Director, Northeast Action

5.  Lunch

      (12:45-1:30)

Lunch provided, donations welcome.

6.  Closing Plenary: Prospects for National Health Reform

      (1:35-2:50)

The closing plenary will discuss the challenges facing national health care reform, the potential for a public option, and the lessons of Massachusetts.

Moderators

  • Barbara Roop, Health Care for Massachusetts

Panelists 

  • Dr. Marcia Angell, Harvard Medical School
  • Margarida Jorge, National Field Director, Health Care for America NOW! 
  • Carol Pryor, Access Project
  • Rob Restuccia, Executive Director, Community Catalyst
  • John McDonough (Invited)

This event is sponsored by MA Jobs with Justice, Mass-Care and Health Care for America NOW!

To register for the event, click here [1] to visit MA Jobs With Justice.

For more information, contact Jake Williams at (617) 524-8778, or jake@massjwj.net [2]

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