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Midwest States Health Reform Summit

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Midwest States Health Reform Summit featuring Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and Secretary Timothy Murphy of Massachusetts.

 

 

Agenda

11/14/06 Summit Agenda

 

 

Audio Files

Rep. Larry Meuli (R-WY)
Chair

National Conference of State Legislatures Health Committee

 

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David Riemer
Director
Wisconsin Health Project

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Richard Curtis
President

Institute for Health Policy Solutions (IHPS)

 

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Alan Weil
Executive Director and President

National Academy of State Health Policy

 

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Kevin Concannon
Director
Iowa Department of Human Services

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Sheila Kiscaden
Minnesota State Senate
DFL-Rochester

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Ray Scheppach, Ph.D.
Executive Director
National Governors Association

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PowerPoint Presentations

 

Richard Curtis
President, Institute for Health Policy Solutions (IHPS)

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Rep. Larry Meuli (R-WY)
Chair, National Conference of State Legislatures Health Committee

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Timothy Murphy
Secretary, Executive Office of Health & Human Services of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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David Riemer
Director, Wisconsin Health Project
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In the News

 

"Inequality and Health Care"

 Two fixes for the middle-class insecurity 

- Washington Post

 

"Pawlenty Issues Challenge on Health Care"

 Governor calls for universal coverage, questions current system's  effectiveness  

- By Jeremy Olson of the Pioneer Press

 

"Pawlenty: Give health coverage to all kids"

The GOP governor embraces an issue that was central for DFLers in the recent campaign.

- By Conrad Defiebre of the Star Tribune

 

From the Office of the Governor

Governor Pawlenty delivers remarks at the Midwest States Health Reform Summit -- November 14, 2006

Podcast of Governor Pawlenty's Speech

 

"Gov. Pawlenty's a conservative? Since when?"

- By Katherine Kersten, Star Tribune

 

"Minnesota's universal health care push picks up a new ally"
-By Lorna Benson, Minnesota Public Radio
November 15, 2006

"Pawlenty does about-face on health care"
-By Tom Scheck, Minnesota Public Radio
November 14, 2006