Health Care Community Discussion:
                    Obama-Biden Transition Project

 

Topic:              Planning and Developing Healthy Communities for All Ages to Reduce Health                                Care Cost

Purpose:         Provide citizen’s input on creating a Smart Health Care System

Place:              GIVE Conference Room, 9050 Pulsar Court, Building 3, Corona, California                                    92883
Date & Time:   Monday, December 29, 2008 at 3:00 – 4:30 pm

Moderator:       Deniene Husted, GIVE Communications Director

Participants:    Al Sahabi, Les Hamasaki, Kristen Arakaki, Denise Senturier, Brian Moore, Andy Tsu, etc.

Conference
Call #               866.398.9973 
Code:              126957

Role of
Participants: 

At your Health Care Community Discussion, you will:

1. Engage in discussions with your friends and neighbors about health care reform          and draft a group submission with your findings and conclusions. This will help the Transition Health Policy Team flesh out key issues around health care and give the Team fresh ideas about the best ways to promote the President-elect and Vice President-elect’s vision of quality, affordable health care for all Americans.

2. Develop your group submission to the Transition Health Policy Team through a     process that respects, empowers, and engages all attendees.

3. Identify particularly poignant stories about health care from participants that                       can be used to help emphasize the need for health care reform in our country.

 

Discussion Questions
Summary of Responses from Discussion Questions:
What does the group perceive as the biggest problem in the health system?

How do attendees choose a doctor or hospital? Where do attendees get information in
making that decision? How should public policy promote quality health care providers?

Have attendees or their family members experienced difficulty paying medical bills? How
can policy makers address this problem?

In addition to employer-based coverage, would the group like the option to purchase a
private plan through an insurance-exchange or a public plan like Medicare?

Did attendees know how much they or their employer pays for health insurance? What
should employer’s role be in a reformed health care system?

Were attendees familiar with the types of preventive services Americans should receive?
Had attendees gotten the recommended prevention? If not, how can public policy help?

How can public policy promote healthier lifestyles?