FORUM: National Lessons from State Health Reform
February 25, 2009 from 2pm to 4pm at 2226 Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC
RSVP appreciated to: Jessica Yarbrough; jyarbrough@calnurses.org; 202.974.8300
The forum will look into the most recent state health care overhaul. Is Massachusetts a model to follow?
Massachusetts’ reform includes many policy features considered in national healthcare reform including:
- individual mandates
- subsidized private insurance for low-income individuals
- employer “play or pay” provisions
- creation of insurance exchange to promote competition
Panelists include:
- David Himmelstein, MD, Cambridge Hospital Physician, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
- Sandy Eaton, RN, Massachusetts Nurses Association
- Jamie Eldridge, Massachusetts State Senator
- Peter Knowlton, President of the United Electrical Workers Northeast Region
- Mary Ford, former Mayor of Northampton and Human Services Manager
- Robert Gaw, President, National Association of Socially Responsible Organizations, Health Benefits Administrator
- Arthur MacEwan, PhD, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Boston
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