NEW! Live Webcast: Today's Topics in Health Disparities — Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Are Health Disparities Back on the National Agenda?
Examining the Impact of a New Administration and Congress
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern)

With a new administration and substantially changed Congress coming to Washington in January, there is a significant opportunity for new policy initiatives to tackle issues of racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care. On Tuesday, December 9, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern), the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a live, interactive webcast to examine the implications of the changes as part of its Today's Topics in Health Disparities series.

During the webcast, Are Health Disparities Back on the National Agenda? Examining the Impact of a New Administration and Congress, expert panelists will take a closer look at what types of policies and initiatives could emerge over the next few years. They will also examine how the new administration might prioritize efforts to eliminate health disparities in the future. Questions for the panel can be submitted before or during the webcast to ask@kaisernetwork.org.

The panelists are:

  • Rep. Hilda Solis (D — Calif.), Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Health Task Force
  • Peter Bach, MD, MAPP, Associate Attending Physician, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Former Senior Adviser to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service
  • Brian Smedley, Vice President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and Director of its Health Policy Institute

The discussion will be moderated by Cara James, PhD, senior policy analyst on race, ethnicity and health care for the Kaiser Family Foundation.

WHEN: December 9, 2008, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern); event details found by accessing the link below

WHERE: View the live webcast online (see link below)

HOW: The panel of experts will take your questions via email. Submit questions before or during the show to ask@kaisernetwork.org.

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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. Previous shows have addressed topics including the influence of immigration policies on health care decisions, federal legislative efforts to address health disparities, and what it would take to eliminate the disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS among African Americans.

Please email healthcast@kaisernetwork.org with questions or comments.

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