Judy Wessler will describe a project reviewing the impact of market forces on access to health care services for low-income and immigrant populations in the New York City public health and hospital system. Key stakeholders will be intimately involved in this project through participation of Commission members, interviews with people who formerly worked in the system, and through a series of Town Hall meetings to discuss draft recommendations. This paper will be dedicated to the memory of the Commission's Chairperson, Marshall England.
Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will understand the multiple roles (as defenders, critics, lobbyists, allies, etc.) that stakeholder groups can play in regard to their public hospitals 2. Participants will recognize the similarities and differences in the experience of stakeholder groups and their public hospitals in three cities: New York, Washington, and Boston
Keywords: Public Hospitals, Advocacy
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.