16th Annual Public Health Policy Forum

Health Care Reform: Are Quality and Affordability Compatible

Former Governor Michael Dukakis will moderate the panel, which features Christie Hager, MPH, JD, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; William Hsiao, PhD, K.T. Li Professor of Economics at the Harvard School of Public Health; and John McDonough, DrPH, MPA, Professor of Public Health and Director of the Center for Public Health Leadership at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Sponsored by the Friends of Brookline Public Health and the Brookline Adult and Community Education Program, the forum presents an opportunity for Brookline residents to learn how health care reform parallels with the quality and affordability of health care services.

With  healthcare reform already on the move, many are questioning the possibilities for quality care at an affordable price.  In addition, will a push for a more integrated delivery system reduce costs while maintaining high levels of quality?  How will the experiment for a single payment system in Vermont unfold?  This year’s forum will address these issues and examine the correlation between quality and affordability.

The Public Health Forum is co-sponsored by the Brookline Department of Public Health, Brookline Council on Aging, The Brookline Human Relations-Youth Resources Commission, League of Women Voters in Brookline, Brookline Community Mental Health Center, Brookline Commission for Women,and the Brookline Department of Veterans Services.

This forum is free and open to the public.  Registration is not required.

Please call the Brookline Department of Public Health at 617-730-2300 orvisit the website, www.brooklineadulted.org, if you have any questions.