Speaking, Not Shouting: A Community Conversation About Health Care Reform

Listen and be heard. Speaking, Not Shouting: A Community Conversation About Health Care Reform will engage participants in a town hall discussion that captures opinions from a diverse spectrum of citizens around key questions that underlie health care reform.

The objective of this event is to aid in public understanding of the health care issue presently being debated and discussed in Congress and more importantly to demonstrate how an issue such as health care reform can be discussed in a civil and respectful way. The forums are nonpartisan; no particular outcome is intended nor is agreement on solutions necessarily sought.

Discussion questions include:

• Should all Americans have access to a basic/minimal level of health care services?
• How do we balance individual rights with the community's interest in managing public health issues and controlling health care costs?
• What is the proper role of government in regulating/controlling costs related to health care?

Featured Speakers

James G. Hodge Jr., Lincoln Professor of Health Law and Ethics
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University

Kim VanPelt, Associate Director
St. Luke's Health Initiatives