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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Health Dialogues: Health Care Reform
Conversation about health care reform is heating up in Washington. Here in California, we hear from health care providers, patient advocates, employers, insurers and others across the state about how they would tackle this issue.
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Host: Scott Shafer
More info:
- Kaiser Health Reform Gateway : A collection of health reform resources from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- HealthReform.gov : Information and resources on the Obama administration's goals for health care reform.
- Health and Health Care 2010: The Forecast, The Challenge : A forecast of the future of health and health care in America, from the Institute for the Future.
- NPR Health Care : Complete health care coverage from National Public Radio
Segment 1: Field Poll
What do Californians think about reforming the nation's health care system? Scott Shafer speaks with Field Poll Director Mark DiCamillo about a poll released on June 18th, 2009.
Guests:
- Mark DiCamillo, director, Field Poll.
Web Extra: More Voices
Hear from more people Health Dialogues found who are concerned about the health care system. They are, in order: Jaime Pahonick of Piedmont, Mary Linduska of Campbell and Keyana Roy from San Francisco.
Segment 2: The Politics of Health Care Reform
Scott Shafer speaks with Julie Rovner, health policy correspondent for NPR about efforts to overhaul the nation?s health care system.
Guests:
- Julie Rovner, health policy correspondent, National Public Radio.
Segment 3: Truth Squadding
Health Dialogues helps listeners unpack some of the rhetoric surrounding health care reform advertising and advocacy.
Guests:
- Brooks Jackson, director, FactCheck.org.
Segment 4: Canadian Health Care
Health reporter Sarah Varney goes to Vancouver, Canada, to see how universal coverage works there.
Web Extra: Roundtable Discussion
Health reporter Sarah Varney sat down with four of Canada's leading health economists at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, to better understand what the data reveal about the Canadian health care system. Here are some excerpts from their hour-long discussion. Panelists include the Centre's director Morris Barer, associate directors Steve Morgan and Kim McGrail, and professor Bob Evans.
Segment 5: Healthy Ideas Round Table
Host Scott Shafer explores the nuances of health care reform with authors from the Health Dialogues online project, "Healthy Ideas: Californians Weigh In on Health Care Reform."
Guests:
- Dr. Antronette Yancey, MD, MPH, professor and co-director of the Center to Eliminate Health Disparities at the UCLA School of Public Health.
- Dr. Tony Iton, MD, JD, MPH, Alameda County Public Health Department director and health officer.
- John R. Graham, director of health care studies at the Pacific Research Institute in San Francisco.
More info:
- Healthy Ideas : What are your thoughts on California's health care needs? Join our statewide conversation about health care reform, and let Washington know what Californians need.
Web Extra: Extended Interview
Hear an extended version of Scott Shafer's interview with Dr. Robert Pearl, MD, executive director and CEO of the Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Health Dialogues: Aging Well
Get ready for the coming wave of aging Californians, and join Health Dialogues as we explore how to age well. From the revolution in how we think about aging, to technology that helps seniors remain independent, Health Dialogues explores how the state will meet the needs of its growing elderly population.
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Host: Scott Shafer
Segment 1: Aging - An Overview
What kinds of things do people generally deal with as they grow older and live longer? How is the concept of what it means to be "old" changing? And what are the coming challenges specific to California, with the changing demographics in our state?
Guests:
- Dr. Marc Rothman, MD, geriatrician at Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco.
- Steve Wallace, associate director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and vice chair of the School of Public Health's Department of Community Health Sciences.
More info:
- HICAP contact information : Statewide county listings for the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP).
- Medi-Cal Information : Find out what Medi-Cal covers, how to qualify and more, from California Health Advocates.
- Medicare podcasts : Spanish and English podcasts explaining Medicare and how to enroll.
- Medicare: issues and solutions : Columbia Journalism Review interview with Marilyn Moon, vice president of the American Institutes for Research, and former trustee of the Medicare system.
- Medicare resources : Fact sheets, spending reports and more from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- Medi-Cal provider information : Medi-Cal resources for health care providers, from the California Department of Health Care Services.
Segment 2: Nursing Home Alternatives
PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly) provides an alternative to nursing homes. Scott Shafer visits one such PACE program in San Francisco: an adult day health care center at On-Lok's Gee Center.
Guests:
- Dr. Cheryl Phillips, MD, chief medical officer for On-Lok, Inc.
Segment 3: Hi-Tech for Seniors
Scott discusses new technologies that help seniors manage chronic disease from home.
Guests:
- Eric Dishman, Intel fellow at the Digital Health Group, and director of Product Research and Innovation for Intel Corporation.
Segment 4: California's Geriatrician Shortage
Health Dialogues visits the Golden Valley Health Center in Merced to see how it provides care for seniors today, and to find out how the Center is planning for the future.
Reporters:
- Sarah Varney
Segment 5: Encore Careers
The program explores "encore careers," careers that people develop in the second half of their lives, often times giving them a renewed sense of purpose.
Reporters:
- Rachael Myrow
Segment 6: Let's Dance!
The program spends an afternoon with a group of seniors at their weekly "tea dances" in Oakland. They socialize, stay healthy and sometimes fall in love.
Reporters:
- Mina Kim
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