By: Heather Pitre, WHF Events and Communications Specialist
WHF is pleased to co-present the CityClub forum on March 15 as part of Cover the Uninsured Week. Come join us for Health Care Challenges and Local Innovations at Town Hall in Seattle! Our president and CEO, Greg Vigdor, will be one of the panelists. Click here to register.
National Cover the Uninsured Week is "a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and demand solutions from our nation's leaders." The website provides reports and statistics for each state; click here to view Washington's. A few highlights include the following percentages: 87.2% of the population has health insurance; 53.8% of employers in Washington state offer health insurance to employees, and 87.5% of population that could get medical care when needed.
This year's program focus is on Health Care Challenges and Local Innovations. You won't want to miss this conversation. What are local organizations doing in the face of health coverage challenges? Four leaders in the Washington health care field will tell us what's happening in our area. For a little more information on our panelists and the organizations they represent, visit this post at CityBlog.
Featuring:
Roger Gantz; Director of Legislative and Policy Analysis, Health and Recovery Services Administration; Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Patty Hayes, RN, MN; Executive Director; WithinReach
Rebecca Kavoussi, Assistant Vice President of Government Affairs, Community Health Network of Washington
Greg Vigdor, President and CEO, Washington Health Foundation
Moderator: Keith Seinfeld, Health & Science Reporter, KPLU 88.5
What impact will the State and local budget cuts have on health care in our region? How will mental health coverage be impacted? How do the national and regional economic realities translate in terms of costs to real people? How are local organizations working to fill in the gaps? What can each one of us do to help?
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