The Raul Yzaguirre Policy Institute National Uninsured Latino Conference - 5/21/2006
 
 

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Sunday, May 21

 
  • 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Conference Opening
Welcome
Roland S. Arriola, Vice President for External Affairs,
The University of Texas-Pan American

Raúl Yzaguirre, Honorary Chair,
The Raúl Yzaguirre Policy Institute

Ron Pollack, Executive Director,
Families USA

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José A. Pagán, Director, Institute for Population Health Policy,
The University of Texas-Pan American

Keynote Speaker
John R. Lumpkin, Senior Vice President and Director,
Health Care Group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  • 4:00-4:15 p.m.

 Break
  • 4:15-5:45 p.m.
Session 1: Proposals to Cover the Uninsured

Moderator:
Mark V. Pauly, Bendheim Professor; Professor of Health Care Systems, Business and Public Policy, Insurance and Risk Management,  The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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Panelists:
Robert E. Moffit, Director, Center for Health Policy Studies,
The Heritage Foundation

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Olveen Carrasquillo, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Policy Management,
Columbia University

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Len M. Nichols, Director,
Health Policy Program, New America Foundation

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  • 5:45-6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception
  • 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Welcome Dinner

Blandina Cárdenas, President
The University of Texas-Pan American

U.S. Representative Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)

Raúl Yzaguirre, Honorary Chair,
The Raúl Yzaguirre Policy Institute

Keynote Speaker:
Kenneth I. Shine, Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs,
The University of Texas System

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Monday, May 22

 
  • 8:00-8:15 a.m.
Conference
Welcome and Introductions

Roland S. Arriola, Vice President for External Affairs,
The University of Texas-Pan American

Blandina Cárdenas, President,
The University of Texas-Pan American

  • 8:15-9:30 a.m.
Session 2: Moving from Policy Initiatives to Action

Moderator: Raúl Yzaguirre, Honorary Chair,
The Raúl Yzaguirre Policy Institute

Panelists:
U.S. Representative Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)

U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)

U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, (D-TX)

John R. Lumpkin, Senior Vice President and Director
Health Care Group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Mark V. Pauly, Bendheim Professor of Health Care
Systems and Economics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Al Zapanta, President and CEO, U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
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Elena V. Rios, President and CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association and also President, National Hispanic Health Foundation
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  • 9:30-9:45 a.m.

Break

  • 9:45-10:30 a.m.

Keynote Speaker

Henry Cisneros
President and CEO, American City Vista
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  • 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Session 3: Partnering with Stakeholders and Corporate America to Cover the Uninsured

Moderator
Fernando Treviño, Professor and Founding Dean, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center
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Elena V. Rios, President and CEO,
National Hispanic Medical Association and also President, National Hispanic Health Foundation
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Jaime Torres, Founder,
Latinos for National Health Insurance
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  • 11:30-12:00 p.m.
Break before luncheon
  • 12:00-12:45 p.m.
Lunch
  • 12:45-1:15 p.m.
Keynote Presentation featuring Senator John Edwards
  • 1:15 p.m.
Luncheon Concludes
  • 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Session 4: Leadership and Health Policy Research Needs

Moderator
David Asch, Executive Director,
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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Panelists:
Roberto Suro , Director,
Pew Hispanic Center
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David C. Colby, Deputy Director of Research and Evaluation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Salvador Balcorta, CEO,
Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc.

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  • 2:30-3:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks

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