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The Kaiser Family Foundation’s next live, interactive webcast in its Today’s Topics in Health Disparities series on Wednesday, November 4, at 1 p.m. ET will examine how ready the health care system is for the influx of newly covered individuals that health reform aims to deliver. In the health care proposals being considered by Congress, changes to Medicaid alone could mean as many as 15 million people would become newly eligible for the program and many live in medically underserved areas. The program will address how health reform could improve or exacerbate the existing issues that people living in underserved areas, including many people of color, face in getting access to needed health care. The panelists will also discuss provisions in the bills that address the need for increasing the health care workforce and maintaining the safety net as well as potential gaps in the legislation, and the possible impact on racial and ethnic health disparities. The panelists will take questions from viewers, which may be submitted before or during the live program to ask@kff.org. WHO: Cara James, Ph.D., senior policy analyst on race, ethnicity and health care for the Kaiser Family Foundation will moderate the discussion with:
WHEN: November 4, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET HOW: The panel of experts will take your questions via email. Submit questions before or during the show. If you have never viewed a webcast before, please test your media player in advance of the live webcast. Today's Topics In Health Disparities is a series of live, interactive webcasts devoted to addressing a range of issues relating to health and health care disparities in the United States. Each discussion features a panel of experts tackling current issues in health disparities and answering questions from webcast viewers. |
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