| ANNUAL RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE UPDATE: October 19, 2010
Legislative Town Hall Meeting| Last Week to Reserve Discounted Hotel Room | Conference Homepage | Register Now!
CSRHA will be hosting our Annual Legislative Town Hall Meeting November 10, 2010 from 10:45am- 12noon at this year's Annual Rural Health Conference. At the time of the Annual Rural Health Conference, California will have just elected the next Governor of the state. Voters will also have also elected a new state Legislature, which will include at least 30 new members to the 80 member Assembly, 10 new members to the 40 member state Senate, and passed or defeated ballot initiatives ranging from the vote requirement for passing a state budget, increasing vehicle license fees to pay for state parks, delaying air quality protections and more.
The Legislative Town Hall Meeting provides a time for conference attendees to hear directly from experienced state Legislators and key Legislative health analyst staff who are knowledgeable about healthcare, rural California, public health and the state budget.
The state Legislature plays a major role in health information technology, federal health care reform implementation, health workforce planning and reforms, and public health programs like MediCal. This session allows conferees not only a chance to hear the prognostications of respected state Legislators and staff regarding where they believe the state and Legislature is going on these issue, what can be expected in the next year’s Legislative session, and how best to communicate rural health information to legislators and health policy staff, but also to engage in dialogue with these policymakers.
Legislators confirmed to date are:
- Assembly Member Manuel Perez (San Diego), Chair Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy Committee, member of committees on Health, Aging and Long-term Care, Government Organization, Career Technical Education and Workforce Development, Domestic Violence, Healthcare Workforce Access, and others.
- Assembly Member Wesley Chesbro (North Coast), member of committees on Budget, Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Government Organization and Higher Education, and other Committees.
- Assembly Member (soon to be State Senate) Edward P. Hernandez (Los Angeles), Chair Healthcare Workforce Access, and other committees on Health, Governmental Organization, and others (Invited)
- And Key Legislative Health Policy Staff Analysts (TBA)
Moderator: Steve Barrow, CSHRA Policy Director
Click here to view the full Conference Agenda,
To register or apply for a scholarship, please click here.
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CSRHA has reserved a limited number of rooms at the Hilton Arden West at a special discounted rate. For a single rate, reserve your room now for only $84, and for a double rate only $94! This rate has been reserved for the nights of Tuesday, November 9, 2010; Wednesday, November 10, 2010; and Thursday, November 11, 2010. To reserve your room please call 1-800-344-4321 by Thursday, October 21, 2010 and identify yourself as a CA State Rural Health Association Conference attendee.
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We would like to thank our 2010 Conference Sponsors!
Please contact Shannon Means if you have any questions.
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