2009 Health Care Reform Resources
Here are several resources from IHA for those interested in health care reform.
August Congressional Townhall Forum Locations, Times and Talking Points
- Town Hall Meeting Locations, Times and Talking Points [PDF] (updated August 2009)
Recent Blog Posts on Health Care Reform
Health Reform and Economic Impact, part 1 [VIDEO]
by Chris English on Friday, July 30, 2010
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On June 16-17, the Iowa Hospital Association hosted its summer leadership forum: Reform and the Road Ahead. The following video is the first in a two-part series of interviews conducted with a couple of the forum’s esteemed speakers. IHA had the chance to speak with Herb Kuhn, President and CEO of the Missouri Hospital Association (Jefferson, MO), on how health care reform will impact states like Iowa and Missouri.
Read full articleObama Begins Town Hall Meetings on Health Care Reform
by Dan Royer on Tuesday, June 8, 2010
President Obama will hold the first in a series of “tele-town hall” meetings today with seniors across the country. The president, joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, focus on the upcoming $250 rebates for seniors on Medicare who fall into the so-called prescription drug “donut hole.”
Read full articleDartmouth Hammers ‘Superficial’ New York Times Story
by Scott McIntyre on Thursday, June 3, 2010
Elliott Fisher and Jonathan Skinner said they are “disappointed” in the article’s attack on the veracity of Dartmouth Atlas data, which has been widely cited and highly influential with regard to health care reform.
Read full articleTop Health Care Coverage Reform Concepts
- Single Payer: A single-payer health care system is one that would be the sole payer for health care as well as the sole provider for health insurance nationwide.
- Medicare-Like Coverage System: An expanded Medicare public health insurance option administered by the Federal Government.
- State-Run System: Give states the power to decide on methods aimed toward enacting universal health care coverage plans.
- Third-Party Administrators: A public health insurance option where multiple government-run regional third-party administrators would provide coverage.
