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California health Insurance Reliability Act (SB 840) Debate
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Start :
Saturday, September 30, 2006 10:00 AM
End :
Saturday, September 30, 2006 12:00 PM
| Santa Clara County Medical Association | |  Contact: Jean@sccma.org 408/289-1064 to Fax reservations Fax form  |
Special Invitation You and your colleagues/guests are cordially invited to attend the first of a very important series of seminars focused on Solutions for Patient Centered Healthcare. The first seminar will address the government-run single payer option, the “California Health Insurance Reliability Act” (SB 840), legislation proposed by State Senator Sheila Kuehl.
| What: | An important discussion on Single Payer Healthcare Delivery Systems. | | Purpose: | To provide balanced discussions, exploring avenues of societal change in the provision of healthcare that build upon the acknowledged strengths of our very advanced healthcare system and that place the individual patient, not government or insurers, central to the process of choice, decisions, and care. | | Speakers: | Ms. Sally Pipes, CEO, Pacific Research Foundation Mr. John Graham, Research Director, Pacific Research Foundation Ms. Sarah Rogers, Senator Kuehl’s Chief Consultant Halsted Holman, MD, Emeritus Professor of Medicine | | When: | Saturday, September 30, 2006, 10 AM – 12 Noon | | Where: | Call SCCMA office to get location | | Sponsored by: | Santa Clara County Medical Association and Alliance; El Camino Hospital; Good Samaritan Hospital; O’Connor Hospital; Regional Medical Center of San Jose; and the Stanford Medical Student Section (MSS) | | Invitees: | Invitations to attend will be all-encompassing and include labor, business, academia, students, politicians, community leaders, healthcare workers, the legal community, media, retired persons, patients, and more. |
RSVP: Email RSVP by September 29, 2006. Jean@sccma.org. Fax-back, 408/289-1064. Don’t hesitate, reply early to reserve your seating, and bring a friend!
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