Facts vs. Fiction on Health Reform

Link: Health Affairs Briefing

August 20, 2009 Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief of Health Affairs presented a briefing on:
 

The Link above provides access to the audio portion of the presentation or you can download the MP3 Audio files here. You can download the PowerPoint slides from this link. If you would like to hear this presentation I suggest downloading the PPT slides and listening as they speak (you should be able to determine from the presentation when to click to the next slide).

As I listened to the beginning parts of the conference, and the distinguished guest speakers, I noted that the information presented was non-partisan, and objective in presenting both sides of the health reform picture. Understanding the differences between fact and fiction will help each of us develop a more balanced point of view on the issues.

Some of the discussion involved the topic of “What exactly is the federal government’s role in U.S. health care currently, and how might this change under health reform?”

A few of the speakers included:

• C. Everett Koop, MD, Former Surgeon General of the United States and Senior Scholar, C. Everett Koop Institute, Dartmouth (by telephone)

• Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, Former Surgeon General of the United States and Chairman, Canyon Ranch Foundation (by telephone)

• David Colby, PhD, Vice President, Research, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Definitely this is something to take a look at (and listen to). Although the briefing is approximately 3 hours long, you can choose sections from the agenda that appeal to your interests.

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