Health care events 2013

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6. Richard Conlin hosting brown bag health care forum 3/14

HEALTH CARE FORUM ON MARCH 14, 12:001:30
On March 14 I will host a panel in the Council Chambers on Health Care Disparities in our region with Dr. David Fleming, Director and Health Officer of Seattle & King County Public Health, Thomas Trumpeter, MPA, Chief Executive Officer for HealthPoint, a Community Health Center, Teresita Batayola, MUSA, Chief Executive Officer of International Community Health Services (ICHS) and Benjamin Danielson, MD, Medical Director of Odessa Brown Children's Clinic.

The Affordable Care Act will take effect January 2014 and it will significantly improve peoples' ability to access health insurance. As of today 85% of King County's uninsured adults - 183,800 folks would become eligible for public or subsidized health insurance. The ACA's intent is to provide and improve health care coverage for low and moderate income people; to rein in the cost of health care; and to improve the health of folks by better integrating services and coordinating care. Reform is slated to occur in four areas: insurance reform, delivery system redesign, payment procedure, and coverage expansion. However, health care disparities exist for many in our region. There are gaps in coverage for racial and ethnic minorities, the poor and other atrisk populations. These disparities will be discussed at the brown bag.