4094.0 Local Innovations to Expand Health Care Coverage

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 10:30 AM
Oral
The presenters will discuss various successful and proposed local initiatives to expand health coverage for vulnerable populations as well as how the special needs of such populations are addressed.
Session Objectives: Illustrate the importance of understanding operational, technological and programmatic issues when developing local and regional health policies. Secure knowledge regarding leading models for expanding in health care in local and regional settings.
Moderator:
Ramon Castellblanch

10:30 AM
Denver health: A successful model to city based coverage
Elbra Wedgeworth
10:50 AM
First stage implementation of the Healthy San Francisco
Tangerine M. Brigham
     
11:10 AM
Enabling regional based models for expanded coverage: SB 1622
Ramon Castellblanch
     
11:30 AM
Healthy kids program: The California model
Perfecto Munoz, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Health Equity and Public Hospitals Caucus
Endorsed by: Latino Caucus, Socialist Caucus

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