Archives: California Health Policy Events

California Working Families Policy Summit

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:00am

On January 12, 2011, policymakers, community leaders, and advocates came together for the the 2011 California Working Families Policy Summit.

Taking Vital Signs

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 12:00pm

Be heard on healthcare.
Some of the most sweeping changes caused by federal healthcare reform kick in on September 23rd. Do you know what they are and how they will affect your health insurance? Might the election in November cause some of these changes to be repealed?

Speak directly with influential players.
Take advantage of this unparalleled opportunity to share your health care questions and ideas with the people who are involved in making critical decisions in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.

Right Care, Right Time, Right Place

Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 12:00pm

The success of national health reform depends on patients receiving the highest-value therapies and treatments provided through smart, responsive systems of care. While many of us assume that Californians are receiving the best possible care, even for people with the best health insurance, that is not always the case.

Putting the Care in "Obamacare"

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 8:30am

When Californians walk into doctors' offices, hospitals, and clinics in the years to come, how will their experiences be changed by the passage of federal health reform? How can we work together to put this legislation into effect in ways that improve the quality of the care we receive? That build on our state's successful models of high-value care?

Our Common Cause: Confronting Current Crises & Forging a New Vision

Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 9:00am

Please join us on Thursday, February 25th, 2010, for the seventh California Working Families Policy Summit, hosted by the California Center for Research on Women and Families for a stimulating day of discussion and debate about the needs and aspirations of California's working families.

CA EVENT: What Does Armageddon Look Like?

Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 8:30pm
Late last year, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called California’s looming budget crisis a fiscal armageddon waiting to strike. Now, as the state faces a $24 billion budget shortfall and major cuts are inevitable, doomsday seems to have come to California, and particularly to its poorest. The one-million-plus Californians on CalWorks, the state’s main welfare program, could lose monthly income beginning in July. Support for those who care for disabled Californians is set to be slashed.

CA EVENT: California, the Crisis and the Next Social Contract

Monday, February 9, 2009 - 8:00am

On February 9, 2009, the New America Foundation hosted a daylong conference at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club featuring state and national leaders in the areas of healthcare, economic growth and infrastructure, and higher education. Panelists discussed how the current crisis is challenging states and threatening the economic opportunity and security that is essential to an attainable American Dream.

CA EVENT: California Working Families Policy Summit 2009

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 8:00am

Please join us on January 13, 2009, for the sixth California Working Families Policy Summit, hosted by the California Center for Research on Women and Families for a stimulating day of discussion and debate about the needs and aspirations of California's working families.

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