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