The last decade has seen a retrenchment in health care and other social services, and the privatization of public goods around the globe. In the U.S. despite a boom in traditional economic indicators, both the number of uninsured and the costs of health care continue to rise. What are the implications for working people, union members, and women? In the face of international movements for economic accountability and equity, and in the wake of national elections in the U.S., what are the prospects for achieving a health care system that is equitable and universal? What are the roles the government and market forces can and should play? Elaine Bernard will address these questions from her perspective as Director of the Harvard University Trade Union Program.
Learning Objectives: Participants will become familiar with: The tradition of the P. Ellen Parsons session combining rigorous research and activism. Macroeconomic trends affecting health care systems. Implications of these trends for the women's health, working people, and public health systems
Keywords: Health Care Reform, Economic Analysis
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.