On Tuesday May 4, NC Policy Watch and the NC Justice Center's Health Access Coalition invite you to a very special Crucial Conversation luncheon featuring the nationally recognized health care policy expert, UNC School of Medicine Dean,and former director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and federal Medicare and Medicaid programs,
Dr. William L. Roper, CEO of the UNC Health Care System
"Opportunities for Better Health Care"
The new health reform law means not just broad access to affordable care, but also a unique window to improve our health system to deliver more efficient, effective and coordinated care. Therefore, the NC Justice Center's Health Access Coalition has launched a NC Campaign for Better Care.
With his wide-ranging experience in all levels of health care, Dr. William L. Roper is uniquely qualified to comment on the new direction of our health system as well the as challenges and opportunities ahead.
Dr. Roper is dean of the School of Medicine, vice chancellor for Medical Affairs and CEO of the UNC Health Care System at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). He also is professor of health policy and administration in the School of Public Health, and is professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine at UNC. From 1997 until March 2004, he was dean of the School of Public Health at UNC.
Before joining UNC in 1997, Dr. Roper was senior vice president of Prudential HealthCare. He joined Prudential in 1993 as president of the Prudential Center for Health Care Research. Before coming to Prudential, Dr. Roper was director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), served on the senior White House staff, and was administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration (responsible for Medicare and Medicaid). Earlier, he was a White House Fellow.
Dr. Roper also shares his thoughts about health care at his blog, http://www.roperhealth.com/
When: Tuesday, May 4
(Registration opens 11:30 and discussion begins 12 noon)
Where: Marbles Kids Museum – 201 E. Hargett Street in downtown Raleigh.
Cost: $10 – includes a box lunch
Space is limited – pre-registration required.
