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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

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New perspective on the Affordable Care Act: The legislative background


Monday, November 4, 2013 : 8:50 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.

John E. McDonough, DPH, MPA, Center for Public Health Leadership, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (2008-2010). As Executive Director of Health Care for All (2003-2008), Dr. McDonough played a key role in the passage and implementation of health reform in Massachusetts.

Learning Areas:

Ethics, professional and legal requirements
Provision of health care to the public
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Discuss the legislative basis for the Affordable Care Act of 2010. List at least 2 ways in which the implementation of health reform in Massachusetts is relevant to ACA implementation.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I worked in the U.S. Senate between 2008 and 2010 on the crafting and passage of the Affordable Care Act; in 2011, I published a book on the ACA called “Inside National Health Reform;” I teach health policy at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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