"Healthcare Reform 101:" Education and Action! (Health Care Organizing Event)
July 18, Saturday, 10am - 1pm
Healthcare Reform 101 Forum.
Hosted by OFA-MA, SEIU 1199, Health Care for America Now (HCAN) and Doctors for America.
SPEAKER UPDATE! John McDonough, Senior Healthcare Reform Advisor to Sen. Ted Kennedy, will speak at the forum, on the heels of the just-released HELP bill, which he played a key role in drafting.
If you are passionate about achieving meaningful healthcare reform and want to know more about the complex issues involved, this is your chance!
Leave with the tools--including an informed perspective--that you need to begin organizing around this crucial issue.
You'll hear from experts, including people have been closely involved in the legislative process.
Get answers to questions, such as:
- What is The Public Option?
- What are the health care bills being formulated in Congress and what is the legislative timeline?
- What are the options for reform?
- Who are the stakeholders and what are they for/against?
- How will healthcare reform be financed?
Speakers Include:
- DAVID CUTLER, Healthcare Policy Advisor to the Obama Presidential campaign; Otto Eckstein Professor of Economics at Harvard’s Kennedy School
- PHIL JOHNSTON, Healthcare and human services consultant, former N.E. Regional Director of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
- RAHUL RAJKUMAR, M.D., Senior advisor to healthcare reform advocacy group Doctors for America, member of the Obama Healthcare Policy Advisory Team during the campaign and transition
- MICHAEL DOONAN, Asst. Professor, Heller Graduate School At Brandeis University, Executive Director of the Mass. Healthcare Policy Platform, and Director of the Council for Healthcare Economics and Policy.
- CONGRESSMAN JIM McGOVERN will also join us, and others involved in the healthcare debate in Washington will participate as Congressional activity permits.
Watch our website www.massforchange.org for updates!
As President Obama has said "Healthcare reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year." Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools you need to play an active role, and learn what you can do NOW.
Reserve your spot now! If you have questions, send them to OFAMA2009@gmail.com
Close to the JFK/UMASS Red Line T stop. Plenty of free parking on-site. HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE.
| Time |
Saturday, July 18, 2009 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
| Host |
OFA MA |
| Location |
SEIU 1199 (Boston, MA)
150 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester
Boston, MA 02125
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| Directions |
Located next to the Bayside Expo. Unlimited free parking and close to the JFK/UMASS Red Line T stop. |
| Associated Groups |
Massachusetts for Obama |
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