Prescription for Virginia: Community Voices for Health Care

9:00-9:40       Registration & Opening Remarks

9:45-10:25      Health Reform in the States:

                     Judy Solomon, Senior Fellow, Health Policy Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

10:30-11:55    Prescription for Virginia: Community Voices for Health Care

                     Rev. Doug Smith, Exec. Dir., Virginia Interfaith Center

                     Michael Cassidy, Exec. Dir., The Commonwealth Institute

                     Sara Okos, Policy Analyst, The Commonwealth Institute

12:00-12:25     Lunch

12:30-1:30      Health Care in Virginia: Examining the Parts

                     Rural Health- Beth O'Connor, Exec. Dir., Virginia Rural Health Association

                     Mental Health- Mira Signer, Exec. Dir., National Alliance on Mental Illness, VA

                     Aging- Bill Peterson, Virginia Department on Aging

                     Medicaid & Gov's Health Care Commission- Deborah Oswalt, Exec. Dir., VA Health Care

                     Foundation

1:45-2:00        Health Care: A Moral Imperative 

                     Rev. Jon Heaslet, St. John's UCC

2:05-2:15        Call to Action 

                     Ann Rasmussen, Policy Dir., Virginia Interfaith Center

*Cost(to cover meals):Center Members $15, General $20, Students FREE*