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Health Policy Milestones in Modern America

Health Policy Milestones in Modern America. ACR-RFS Membership Subcommittee 2011-2012. Introduction to the Project. The purpose of this project is to: Provide introductory insight into how modern health care has been shaped in our country

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Health Policy Milestones in Modern America

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  1. Health Policy Milestones in Modern America ACR-RFS Membership Subcommittee 2011-2012

  2. Introduction to the Project • The purpose of this project is to: • Provide introductory insight into how modern health care has been shaped in our country • Describe the evolution of American health policy, show that our current state was, perhaps, largely unplanned, and exemplify how significantly policy is affected by politics • Provide perspective • Now is not the first time our country has endured significant health care changes

  3. Modern Milestones (topics) Covered • Formation of Blue Cross and Blue Shield • Evolution of Kaiser-Permanente • The AMA’s defeat of Truman’s health care reform • Evolution of employer-based health insurance • LBJ and the creation of Medicare • Radiology’s inclusion in Medicare Part B • The defeat of the Clinton administration’s health care reform proposal • PPACA and its effect on radiology • Present-day, state-level universal coverage initiatives in Massachusetts and Vermont

  4. Introduction to the Project • The presentations are best viewed in the order presented • References are provided for further reading • For those with interest in the history of American health policy, the ACR-RFS membership subcommittee recommends: • “The Social Transformation of American Medicine” by Paul Starr

  5. Introduction to the Project • This project is not: • An exhaustive review of the literature • A comprehensive manual • The presentations offer opinions of the authors, and not of the American College of Radiology

  6. 2011-2012 Membership Subcommittee • Matt Hawkins, MD (Subcommittee Chair) – University of Cincinnati • Wes Angel, MD – Univ of Tennessee Health Science Center, Methodist • Julie Babb, MD – Louisiana State University, Shreveport • AinelBoonprakong, MD – Mayo Clinic Florida • Anil Chauhan, MD – University of Minnesota • John Chenevey, MD – Emory University • Jonathan Flug, MD – Winthrop University • Michael Francavilla, MD – Mt. Sinai Medical Center • Julian Hardman, MD - John H. Stroger, Jr Hospital, Chicago • Kevin Liaw, MD – University of Tennessee, Knoxville • SeemaMeraj, MD – North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY • Kurt Schoppe, MD – Wake Forest University • Morlie Wang, MD – John H. Stroger, Jr Hospital, Chicago

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