212799 New developments in health care reform

Monday, November 9, 2009: 9:15 AM

Steffie Woolhandler, MD , Physicians for a National Health Program, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
  
Recent developments in health care reform will be presented, and their evidence base discussed. Analysis will start from the point of view that the public's health is the top priority in health reform, and that all reforms must be measured against that metric. The advantages of non-profit national health insurance (single payer) will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:
Describe new developments and the current status of health care reform in Massachusetts and the nation as a whole. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of various approaches to health care reform.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Faculty member, Harvard Medical School; has spoken and written extensively on issues related to health care form.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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