I've submitted a proposal to Netroots Nation for a panel on the future of healthcare reform, together with ACA Signups maven Charles Gaba, progressive activist and physician Paul Song,of the Courage Campaign, and Inside Heath Policy reporter Amy Lotven, a veteran of the ACA legislative wars.
The Netroots Nation conference is in St. Louis, July 14-17. Sessions are chosen by member vote, at least in the first round; you can view sessions and vote (after a short signup if you're not a member) here. Our session is Getting to Zero Percent Uninsured: Small Steps and Large Goals. Here's the pitch:
Panel Description
Obamacare has cut the uninsurance rate almost in half, but it's still left a bit more than 10% of the adult population uninsured, and a larger chunk underinsured. Where do we go from here? How can we make quality healthcare affordable to all without busting federal and state budgets?
That question suggests two others: what healthcare system would be ideal, and how can we move toward it given current US political realities? Combining long- and short-term thinking, we will consider healthcare reform 2.0 under the following circumstances:
1) What can a Democratic president do administratively? (more than you'd think)
2) What can be done with a GOP Congress?
3) What could be done with a Democratic Congress??
4) What could be done with a large Democratic majority?
The Netroots Nation conference is in St. Louis, July 14-17. Sessions are chosen by member vote, at least in the first round; you can view sessions and vote (after a short signup if you're not a member) here. Our session is Getting to Zero Percent Uninsured: Small Steps and Large Goals. Here's the pitch:
Panel Description
Obamacare has cut the uninsurance rate almost in half, but it's still left a bit more than 10% of the adult population uninsured, and a larger chunk underinsured. Where do we go from here? How can we make quality healthcare affordable to all without busting federal and state budgets?
That question suggests two others: what healthcare system would be ideal, and how can we move toward it given current US political realities? Combining long- and short-term thinking, we will consider healthcare reform 2.0 under the following circumstances:
1) What can a Democratic president do administratively? (more than you'd think)
2) What can be done with a GOP Congress?
3) What could be done with a Democratic Congress??
4) What could be done with a large Democratic majority?
