Healthcare Reform 2009: Truth, Justice and the American Way
Good Ethics Start with Good Facts
The Center kicked off its series of public forums on health care reform with an October 6, 2009 session entitled, “Good Ethics Starts with Good Facts.”
The session featured presentations by John Carney, the Center’s vice president for aging and end of life, Teresa Brooks, JD, Polsinelli Shughart in Washington, DC, and Max Skidmore PhD of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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Health Coverage for All
October 13, 2009
The second of four public forums on healthcare reform sponsored by the Center for Practical Bioethics took place October 13, 2009 in Kansas City.
The focus – health coverage for all. Steve Roling of the Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City provided the keynote address. A responder panel included the following:
- Rex Archer, MD, MPH, Director, Kansas City, Missouri Health Department
- George Flanagan, DMin, MA, program associate, Center for Practical Bioethics
- William Pankey, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Swope Health Services
- Keith Wisdom, CFO, United Healthcare Midwest
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Bending the Cost Curve
October 20, 2009
Bending the cost curve was the focus of the third of four public forums on healthcare reform sponsored by the Center for Practical Bioethics. The October 20th forum featured a keynote address from Marcia Nielsen, PhD, Vice Chancellor of Public Policy & Planning at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
A responder panel included the following:
- Tom Handley, FSA, MAAA, L& E Actuaries and Consultants
- Rene Bollier, MD, Kansas City Family Medical Care
John Lantos, MD, John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics and director of Children's Mercy Bioethics Center, served as a panelist and moderator.
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- Keynote, Marcia Nielsen, PhD, 25 minutes 44 seconds
- PowerPoint
- Responder Panel, 24 minutes 47 seconds
- Q & A, 22 minutes 48 seconds
- Podcast: Bending the Cost Curve, Marcia Nielsen, PhD and Rene Bollier, MD, The Bioethics Channel, 16 minutes 27 seconds
Systems Reform and Innovation
The fourth and final in a series of forums on healthcare reform sponsored by the Center for Practical Bioethics took place on October 27 at the Community Christian Church in Kansas City. The session focused on systems reform and innovation. Robert F. St. Peter, MD, president and CEO of the Kansas Health Institute, was the keynote speaker.
A responder panel featured the following:
- Tom Cranshaw, MBA, Tri County Mental Health Services
- Karen L. Miller, RN, PhD, FA, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs and dean, University of Kansas School of Nursing
- Gary Pettett, MD, Children's Mercy Hospital, Office of Research Integrity, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Terry Rosell, PhD, DMin of the Center for Practical Bioethics served as facilitator.
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“We urge our national leaders to look beyond special interest claims and partisan differences to unite our nation in a new commitment to meet the healthcare needs of our people, especially the poor and vulnerable.
This is a major political task, a significant policy challenge and a moral imperative.”
-- Cardinal Joseph Bernardin in 1994
