5041.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Oral Session

State Efforts to Expand Health Access in 2001

Richard Gottfried, Chair of the New York State Assembly Health Committee, and policy-makers from four other states will discuss their work in 2001 to expand access to health care. One policy area on which they will focus will be improving access to prescription drugs, an issue on which they all have worked in 2001.
Learning Objectives: Learn how state legislatures are approaching the problem of expanding access to health care during the first year of the Bush Administration.
Panelist(s):Richard A. Westman
Mark Gibson
Peggy Rosenzweig
S. Peter Mills
Organizer(s):Richard Gottfried, Chair
Sponsor:Health Equity and Public Hospitals Caucus
Cosponsors:Latino Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA