Communities along the border face a unique set of challenges in providing healthcare to their citizens. . . ”
Laredo, TX – On August 23rd in Laredo, TX, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) will host the 8th Annual Border Health Conference in collaboration with the Border Health Caucus/Texas Medical Association. Previously hosted in Washington, DC, this is the first time the conference will be held in Texas and on the border.
“Communities along the border face a unique set of challenges in providing healthcare to their citizens,” said Congressman Cuellar. “The 32 counties that lie along our border with Mexico have among the highest levels of poverty, lack of insurance, diabetes, and obesity in the United States. At the same time, these communities are among the most underserved in the nation with one of the lowest rates of physicians per capita. If we can successfully find a way to address this disparity between needs and resources for our cities along the border, it will be a model for all underserved communities across our nation.”
The Conference will feature speakers from U.S. Department of Health & Human Service’s Office of Health Reform and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the Mexican Department of Health, US-Mexico Border Health Commission, City of Laredo Health Department, US Customs and Border Protection, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Enroll America, Texas Medical Association, and others on panels that include:
- 10:45am – Keynote Welcome (Rep. Cuellar)
- 11am – Public Health Collaboration between the US and Mexico
- 12:30pm – Graduate Medical Education: The Importance of Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Physicians Along the Border
- 1:45pm – SGR (Adequate Provider Reimbursement) and Fraud, Myths, and Reality
- 3pm – Immigration, Border Security and the Impact on Health Care
- 4:15pm – Affordable Care Act – Implementation & Impact on Healthcare
WHAT: 8th Annual Border Health Conference
WHEN: Friday, August 23rd, 2013
WHERE: La Posada Hotel
1000 Zaragoza St
Laredo, TX 78040
View Congressman Cuellar’s full invitation here.
