Conference Call Series: 2007
From January through December 2007, Families USA is holding a series of conference calls on a range of health care topics for state and local advocates. Interested, but can't make it? Don't worry. You can catch up on what you missed by listening to the audio playback. To listen to these conference calls, you will need RealPlayer or Windows Media Player. Not sure how to get Internet audio on your computer? Click here for instructions.
Here is a list of calls that have already taken place, with links to the audio playback as well as to materials mentioned on the call. Call playbacks will be available a few days after the call.
October 29, 2007
California Health Reform
October 26, 2007
Health Disparities Conference Call for Journalists
Families USA hosted a conference call with author and journalist Madeline Drexler. Tailored for journalists, this call focused on Ms. Drexler's experience covering health disparities, tips and tools for journalists who cover this beat, and her past and current projects, including her Boston Globe article, How Racism Hurts-Literally. A replay of the call is now available online.
October 23, 2007
Pay-for-Performance in Communities of Color
Friday, August 3, 2007
SCHIP Reauthorization Update
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Medicare Advantage or Disadvantage
Presentations by Ron Pollack (Families USA), Marc Steinberg (Families USA), and Vicki Gottlich (Center for Medicare Advocacy).
Thursday, May 24, 2007
State Initiatives to Increase Small Business Health Care Coverage
Presentations by Lisa Crowley (Insure Montana), Joe Ditre (Maine Consumers for Affordable Health Care), and Tony Rodgers (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System).
Insure Montana: Small Business Health Insurance Program (Powerpoint presentation by Lisa Crowley)
Thursday, February 1, 2007
What Is the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and What Are its Prospects for Reauthorization?
Presentations by Myisha Patterson (National Health Coordinator of NAACP), Jenny Sullivan (Families USA), and Lena O'Rourke (Familes USA).
Friday, January 19, 2007
The Health Coverage Coalition for the Uninsured Agreement
Presentation by Ron Pollack (Families USA)
Click here to listen to the 2006 conference calls.
Click here to see an archive of all of our conference calls.
How do I get Internet audio on my computer?
If you have a multimedia computer (one that comes with speakers and sound), you can play the audio with either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player.
RealPlayer: If you don't have a current RealPlayer on your computer, click on the "RealPlayer Free" button below. Doing so will take you to the Web site of www.real.com. When you are there, click the orange "Download RealPlayer" button.On the next screen you will see two choices. On the left-hand side of the screen, you will be offered the paid version of the RealPlayer. Toward the bottom of the right-hand column, you will see a smaller "Download the Free RealPlayer" link. The choice is yours, but the Webcast can beheard with the free RealPlayer.
The rest is simple. Let's assume you want to download the free RealPlayer. Click on the link below and follow the download instructions.
Windows Media Player: If you don't have a current Windows Media Player on your computer, click the link below to download a free player. Simply choose the player appropriate to your computer's operating system (e.g., Windows XP) and press the download button. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/
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