Welcome to the Health Care Reform discussion group. We look forward to working with you.
-David Caicedo and Emilio J. Morante, MPH, MSUP, moderators.

The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) has been invited to participate in the development of health care reform legislation by Senators Baucus and Kennedy, Congressmen Rangel and Waxman and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Their respective staff will be introducing and distributing their bills in June for public comment before the July 4th Congressional recess.

Within the the broad scope of this debate, Congress is requesting specific strategies in four areas:
1) affordable insurance coverage that impacts favorably on Latinos;
2) expansion of primary care services and integration of preventive medicine and incentives that are responsive to Latino patients;
3) how can we improve quality via the creation of culturally competent, CLAS, and Patient-Centered Medical Home primary care services;
4) how do we reform medical education to ensure the appropriate future workforce for achieving health care reform?

We invite you to join a discussion forum below to share your insights and recommendations on this critical issue. Click on a headline below to join the discussion.