Beyond Obamacare: the Future of Healthcare in Maine
Friday, April 17: Dr. Wendy Wolf, President and CEO, Maine Health Access Foundation,”Beyond Obamacare: the Future of Healthcare in Maine.”
The passage of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is driving some of the most profound transformations of our health care industry in the last 50 years. These changes are fundamentally altering how we seek and receive care to remain healthy.
Dr. Wolf will take us beyond sound bites and political rhetoric to lay out what Mainers can expect from our state’s rapidly changing health care landscape, forecast the effects it may have on our economy, and offer some tips on how to be a smarter, more savvy patient armed with a few secrets for a happier, healthier life.
Wendy J. Wolf is the founding President and CEO of the Maine Health Access Foundation (MeHAF), the state’s largest health philanthropy dedicated to promoting access to quality health care, especially for the uninsured and underserved. Under her leadership, MeHAF has advanced public policy and programs such as leading Maine’s enrollment campaign for the Health Insurance Marketplace, spearheading the development of the most comprehensive statewide electronic health information exchanges in the country, improving the integration of primary care with behavioral health services, and ensuring the voices of vulnerable people guide health policy decisions.
Admission is free to all Forum events and no reservations are required. This program is a bring-your-own brown-bag lunch event. Coffee, tea and bottled water will be available on site at the library.
The Great Falls Forum is co-sponsored by the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce, Bates College, Lewiston Public Library and the Sun Journal. The Lewiston Public Library is located downtown at 200 Lisbon Street at the corner of Pine Street.
More information on Friday’s lecture or other upcoming events in the Great Falls Forum series is available by contacting the Lewiston Public Library at 513-3135 or www.LPLonline.org.
