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Edward C. Mazique Symposium 2008
"U.S. Health Care Reform - Are We Asking the Right Questions?"

  • 12:30 - 1:00 PM Registration

  • 1:00 - 1:05 PM Welcome and Introduction of Moderator

    • Nelson L. Adams, III, M.D.
    • Program Chair
    • President
    • National Medical Association
    • Miami, Florida

  • 1:10 - 1:15 PM Moderator's Opening Remarks

    • Georges C. Benjamin, M.D.
    • Executive Director
    • American Public Health Association
    • Washington, District of Columbia

  • 1:15 - 1:45 PM State Coverage Initiatives - Do Mandates Really Work?

  • Debate

  • Pro - Mandates Do Work


  • Con - Mandates Do Not Work


  • 1:45 - 2:00 PM Q & A

  • 2:00 - 2:15 PM Health Reform in the Private Sector - Does Corporate America Get It?


  • 2:15 - 2:20 P.M. Introduction of Keynote Speaker

    • Carolyn Barley Britton, M.D., M.S.
    • Columbia University
    • President- Elect
    • National Medical Association
    • New York, New York

  • 2:20 - 2:40 PM Keynote Address
    • A Call to Action - Whose Responsibility Is It to Fix American Healthcare?
    • Kenneth E. Thorpe, Ph.D. Click here for powerpoint presentation
    • Professor and Chair
    • Department of Health Policy & Management
    • Rollins School of Public Health
    • Emory University
    • Atlanta, Georgia

  • 2:40 - 2:55 PM Q & A

  • 2:55 - 3:00 PM Program Conclusion
    • Nelson L. Adams, III, M.D.
    • Program Chair
    • President
    • National Medical Association
    • Miami, Florida