The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #71262

Kenneth Frisof, MD, Universal Health Care Action Network, 800 Euclid Avenue, Suite 520, Cleveland, OH 44115-2418 and Steve Schear, Universal HealthCare Action Network, 2381 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA 94609, 510-832-3500, sdschear@earthlink.net.

This talk will present an overview of state efforts to achieve universal healthcare. Atttention will be directed to differences between single-payer or pay-or-play models.

Learning Objectives:

• Review state initiatives to implement universal healthcare.
• Identify differences between single-payer and pay-or-play models for universal healthcare.

Keywords: Access to Health Care, Universal Health Care

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
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.