Health Insurance
Position Statement: Health Insurance for All Children and Youth in the United States.
On October 6, 2008, the Policy Statement was unveiled at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., “Put Children First,” on National Child Health Day. FOPO joined the AAP joined forces with business leaders and philanthropic organizations. I represented FOPO and spoke about the Position Statement in a panel together with Robert Dugger (Managing Director, Tudor Investment Corporation & Advisory Board Chair, Partnership for America's Economic Success), Renée Jenkins, M.D. (President, American Academy of Pediatrics), Joseph Minarek, PhD (Senior Vice President, Committee for Economic Development), and Sara Watson, PhD (Senior Officer, Pew Center on the States & Director, Partnership for America's Economic Success). You may watch the press conference and read additional materials and presentations at http://www.aap.org/advocacy/putchildrenfirst/.
| Members of the Working Group |
 Peter Szilagyi, MD MPH, Chair |
| Jay Berkelhamer, MD |
| Tina Cheng, MD MPH |
| Lisa Simpson MBBCh MPH |
