232245 Four years of health care reform in Massachusetts

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 5:10 PM - 5:30 PM

Sarah Kemble, MD, MPH , CHC of Franklin County/Desmond Callan CHC, Northfield, MA
Four years later: some cases and discussion illustrating under-reported costs and benefits of Massachusetts health care reform from a rural primary care safety net provider perspective; considerations, cautions and predictions for national health care reform based on the Massachusetts model.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe some under-reported costs of Massachusetts health care reform. List some under-reported benefits of Massachusetts' health care reform. Identify potential issues for health justice advocates in national implementation of this model.

Keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Reform

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the founder/chief quality officer and primary care internist with 13 years experience at a rural FQHC in western Massachusetts
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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