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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Kaiser Family Foundation=92s next=
 live, interactive webcast in its Today=92s Topics in Health Disparities se=
ries on Wednesday, November 4, at 1 p.m. ET will examine how ready the heal=
th care system is for the influx of newly covered individuals that health r=
eform aims to deliver.  In the health care proposals being considered by Co=
ngress, changes to Medicaid alone could mean as many as 15 million people w=
ould become newly eligible for the program and many live in medically under=
served areas.  The program will address how health reform could improve or =
exacerbate the existing issues that people living in underserved areas, inc=
luding many people of color, face in getting access to needed health care. =
The panelists will also discuss provisions in the bills that address the ne=
ed for increasing the health care workforce and maintaining the safety net =
as well as potential gaps in the legislation, and the possible impact on ra=
cial and ethnic health disparities.  =0D=0A=0D=0AThe panelists will take qu=
estions from viewers, which may be submitted before or during the live prog=
ram to ask@kff.org.=0D=0A=0D=0AWHO: Cara James, Ph.D., senior policy analys=
t on race, ethnicity and health care for the Kaiser Family Foundation will =
moderate the discussion with:=0D=0A=0D=0ALouis Sullivan, MD, president emer=
itus, Morehouse School of Medicine and former secretary of U.S. Department =
of Health and Human Services=0D=0AAlan Weil, JD, MPP, executive director, N=
ational Academy for State Health Policy  and president, Center for Health P=
olicy Development=0D=0ACandice Chen, MD MPH, assistant professor of Pediatr=
ics, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University=0D=0A=0D=0AW=
HEN: November 4, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET =0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE: Join the=
 live webcast at: http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/rehc110409webcast.cfm =
=0D=0A=0D=0AHOW: The panel of experts will take your questions via email. S=
ubmit questions before or during the show to ask@kff.org.=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:LIVE Webcast:  Today=92s Topics In Health=
 Disparities - Is the Health Care System Ready for Health Reform?
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