What kind of role did providers, insurers, politicians, the public – and the President – play in influencing the shape of the new health-care legislation in the US? Learn from one in the know what to make of it — sea change or snail’s pace? Amid all the political debate, backroom drama and negotiated details, what has been achieved and what opportunities have yet to be realized? What will the measures of success be? What does it mean for access, quality, equity, cost? What’s the next step? And are there lessons for Canada?
On Friday, May 28th please join The Canadian Club of Toronto and
The Change Foundation with the launch of a new speakers’ series, Hot Talks on Health. Leading and lively American health policy mind, Susan Dentzer, the Editor-In-Chief of the nation’s top journal Health Affairs, and an award-winning on-air analyst on health issues with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS), will deconstruct the health-care changes underway in the United States – and share the takeaways for Canada.
In the fall, Hot Talks on Health will present a speaker from the UK who will cast light on what the results of the May 2010 election mean for future of health reform in the UK.
The Change Foundation is an independent policy think tank intent on changing the health-care debate, health-care practice and the health-care experience in Ontario. A charitable foundation established in 1996 and funded through an endowment, The Change Foundation leads and leverages research, policy analysis, quality improvement and strategic engagement to enable a more integrated health-care system designed with individuals and caregivers top of mind.
