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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:LIVE Webcast:  Today=92s Topics In He=
alth Disparities=0D=0AThe Effect of the Economic Downturn on the Health of =
Communities of Color =0D=0A=0D=0AOn Wednesday, March 25, from 1 p.m. to 2 p=
.m. ET, the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a live, interactive webcast =
to examine the economic downturn=92s impact on health care in communities o=
f color as part of its Today's Topics In Health Disparities series.  Rising=
 unemployment has left many families uninsured and increasingly strained fa=
mily finances are prompting some Americans to cut back on medications and f=
orgo preventive care. The panel will discuss these and other potential impl=
ications of the economic crisis, focusing on how the recession is affecting=
 communities of color in the areas of health care coverage, access to care =
and health outcomes as well as housing and employment.  They will also disc=
uss how some states are adjusting to the rising demand for programs such as=
 Medicaid, and whether the economic recovery legislation will help. =0D=0A=
=0D=0AThe panelists will take questions from viewers, which may be submitte=
d before or during the live program to ask@kff.org.=0D=0A=0D=0AWHO: The dis=
cussion will be moderated by Cara James, Ph.D., senior policy analyst on ra=
ce, ethnicity and health care for the Kaiser Family Foundation. The panelis=
ts are:=0D=0A=0D=0A*	JudyAnn Bigby, MD, secretary of health and human servi=
ces, Massachusetts=0D=0A*	Adrienne Hahn, senior attorney and program manage=
r, Consumers Union =0D=0A*	William Spriggs, PhD, professor and chair, Depar=
tment of Economics, Howard University=0D=0A=0D=0AWHEN: March 25, 2009, from=
 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET =0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE: Join the live webcast at http://www=
.kff.org/minorityhealth/rehc032509webcast.shtml.=0D=0A=0D=0AHOW: The panel =
of experts will take your questions via email. Submit questions before or d=
uring the show to ask@kff.org.=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:LIVE Webcast:  Today=92s Topics In Health=
 Disparities
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