233757 Lessons in implementing health reform: The Massachusetts Experience

: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

John Auerbach, MBA , Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA
  
The presentation will highlight lessons from the four years of the Massachusetts Health Reform Initiative and their implications for the roll-out of national health reform on existing community-based health care delivery programs as well as population based interventions to prevent injury and disease and promote wellness.

Learning Areas:
Program planning

Learning Objectives:
Discuss how Massachusetts developed innovative programs to support the successful implementation of the state's health care reform initiative

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As a state health commissioner, I insure that health equity is a major priority in 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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