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]