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5087.0: Wednesday, November 07, 2007: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | ||||
Oral | ||||
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| This session will explore the current debate concerning the quest for universal access to health care coverage by examining the issues of costs, quality and access; as well as the framework for catalyzing the political will to get it done. Models for both single payer as well as market based approaches will be explored and contrasted. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Discuss emerging issues of cost and quality that impact the health insurance coverage debate Articulate the reasons for the lack of political will to date to achieve universal health insurance coverage. Understand the political issues involved in achieving universal coverage in the near term. Discuss two competing models of achieving universal coverage: market based versus single payer. | ||||
| Panelist(s): | Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH Karen Davis, PhD Len M. Nichols, PhD | |||
| Moderator(s): | Joyce R. Gaufin, BS | |||
| 10:30 AM |  | Achieving Universal Health Care: Is It Possible? Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, Karen Davis, PhD, Len M. Nichols, PhD | ||
| 10:50 AM | | Health Refor 21st Century Style: Is Bi-Partisan Compromise Possible? Len M. Nichols, PhD | ||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | APHA-Special Sessions | |||
| Endorsed by: | Latino Caucus | |||
The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA