[act-ma] Health Care Reform in 2009: Massachusetts Reform as a National Model?

[Benjamin Day]

The Obama administration has pledged to bring forward national health
care reform this year. But what does that mean to residents of
Massachusetts ? How can we build a movement for real health care reform?

We invite you to attend the MA Teach-In on Health Care Reform to hear
the answer to these and other important questions on health. Come join
with doctors, patients, community organizations, labor groups, students,
and policy makers in a discussion and analysis of the Massachusetts
health care plan and the prospects for national health care reform.
Participants will provide a variety of perspectives on the potential for
quality, affordable health care for everyone. The event is free, and
open to the public.

Date:  Saturday May 30th, 2009
Time:  9:00-3:00
Location:  TMEC Walter Amphitheater
                      260 Longwood Ave
                      Longwood Medical Area, Boston

1.  Registration & Coffee
      (9:00-10:00)

2.  Welcome
      (10:00-10:05)

3.  Opening Plenary:  Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law and Lessons
for National Health Care Reform
      (10:05-11:20)

The opening plenary will discuss the effects of the Massachusetts reform
on the quality and accessibility of health care for state residents, and
the role individual mandates may play in a national reform plan.

Moderators

     * Dr. Nancy Norman, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Boston Public
Health Commission

Panelists
     * Peter Knowlton, President, President, UE District 2
     * Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, PNHP
     * Jarrett Barrios, Executive Director, Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Foundation

4.  Workshops/ Break-Out Groups
       (11:30-12:45)

The workshops provide an opportunity to listen and discuss specific
health care needs within our communities, locally and internationally.

Labor
     * Alex Brown, Communications Workers
     * Russ Davis , Massachusetts Jobs With Justice
     * Sandy Eaton, Mass Nurses Association

Students
     * Aaron Marden, Tufts University
     * Lorie Miller, Simmons College School of Nursing
     * Iyah Romm, American Medical Student Association

Health Care Disparities

     * Dr. Nancy Norman, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Boston Public
Health Commission
     * Judy Norsigian, Our Bodies Our Selves
     * Elmer Freeman, CCHER (Invited)

Safety Net
     * Joan Hill, Mass Senior Action
     * Paulo Pinto , Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (Invited)

  Health Care for America Now!
     * Joy Depina, Health Care for America Now!
     * Cynthia Ward, Executive Director, Northeast Action

  5.  Lunch
       (12:45-1:30)

  Lunch provided, donations welcome.

6.  Closing Plenary: Prospects for National Health Reform
       (1:35-2:50)

  The closing plenary will discuss the challenges facing national health
care reform, the potential for a public option, and the lessons of
Massachusetts .

  Moderators

     * Bill Walczak, Executive Director, Codman Square Health Center
(Invited)

Panelists

     * Dr. Marcia Angell
     * Margarida Jorge, National Field Director, Health Care for America
NOW!
     * Carol Pryor, Access Project
     * Rob Restuccia, Executive Director, Community Catalyst
     * John McDonough (Invited)

This event is sponsored by MA Jobs with Justice, Mass-Care and Health
Care for America NOW!

To register for the event, click here to visit MA Jobs With Justice:
http://www.massjwj.net/node/2745

For more information, contact Jake Williams at (617) 524-8778, or
jake at massjwj.net

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Boston, MA 02111
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