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Fighting for Single Payer in the States: Update from California, Vermont, New York and elsewhere

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Donald Bechler , Single Payer Action, San Francisco, CA
Will the states will lead the way to single payer reform?  This report will cover the latest news on single payer advocacy in the states including those with the most advanced efforts including California, New York, Vermont and others.  

Learning Areas:

Provision of health care to the public
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Identify the states that have advanced movements for single payer health reform. Discuss the stages of these movements and what might happen in the next several years that might lead to success or failure.

Keyword(s): Advocacy, Health Care Reform

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: This is my area of work and activism.
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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