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The Kaiser Family Foundation continues to provide webcasts, podcasts and transcripts of Kaiser's events along with health policy briefings on the Hill conducted by the Alliance for Health Reform. You may access these webcasts, along with Kaiser's original videos and documentaries, on kff.org. All archived webcasts, podcasts and transcripts made available on kaisernetwork.org prior to June 1, 2009, continue to be available on-demand. You may search for webcasts here.


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Briefing Unveils New Report on Health Care System's Financial Squeeze on Cancer Patients 2/5/2009
Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Washington, D.C.

 
 
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Kaiser Family Foundation: The Cost of Cancer

 

 

The Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Cancer Society present a new report highlighting the serious financial consequences families can experience when a family member is diagnosed with cancer - even when the patient has health insurance.

 

In addition to the report release, the briefing features a Kaiser Family Foundation video documentary, The Cost of Cancer, that profiles three people in their struggles with cancer and the subsequent economic consequences.


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Speakers for this session:

 
Drew Altman, Ph.D.

President and CEO

Kaiser Family Foundation

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John Seffrin, Ph.D.

CEO
American Cancer Society

 
 
Dr. John Rowe

Professor, Department of Health Policy Management

The Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

 
 
Karen Pollitz

Project Director

Georgetown University Health Policy Institute

 
 
Karyn Schwartz, M.P.H.

Senior Policy Analyst

Kaiser Family Foundation

 
 
Kristi Martin, M.A.

Associate Policy Analyst

American Cancer Society




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