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My primary interests are trends in employer-sponsored coverage, especially among small businesses, and changes in the tax treatment of health benefits to encourage more small employers to offer coverage.

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If you have any questions, please email Ed Howard (EdHoward@allhealth.org) or Bill Erwin (BillErwin@allhealth.org) at the Alliance for Health Reform, or telephone either at 202/789-2300.

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

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ABOUT YOU

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Are you able to conduct interviews in a language other than English? If so, please select from below:
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Have you written articles on your subjects of expertise that reporters could access online without a fee? If so, please list the titles of two or three articles below, the publication in which each appears, the dates published and the Web address of each article. (You will be able to update this list as often as you like.)
 
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Which of the following have you done in the past two years?
 
Was interviewed by national print media

Was interviewed by national television or radio

Was interviewed by regional or local print, TV, radio, cable, online or other media

Testified before a U.S. congressional hearing

Testified before a state legislative hearing

 

Reporters often need "real people" to add a human dimension to their stories. Do you or your organization have contact information about "real people" who illustrate some of the problems with the health care system in the U.S. that need solutions? If so, please list the person reporters should contact for this information.
 

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Do you or your organization have video available that could help television or internet reporters in their coverage of health policy issues? If so, please provide a description along with the name, phone number and e-mail address of the person who is the keeper of this video.
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TOPICS OF EXPERTISE

Please select at least one area of expertise from the topics listed in the left column below. To select, click on the topic name and then check off each appropriate subtopic that will appear in the right column. You may choose as many topics and subtopics as you like. If you would like to enter a new subtopic, just type the subtopic in the "Other" box. It will be saved automatically.

* At least one area of expertise must be selected
* TOPICS

 ACCESS TO CARE

 BALANCED BUDGET ACTS

 BIOTERRORISM AND PUBLIC HEALTH

 BUSINESS OF HEALTH CARE

 CHILDREN’S HEALTH

 CHRONIC CONDITIONS

 CONGRESS

 COSTS & COST CONTAINMENT

 DISABILITIES

 EMPLOYERS

 END OF LIFE ISSUES

 HEALTH COVERAGE

 HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY

 HEALTH LAW

 HISTORY OF HEALTH REFORM EFFORTS

 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CARE

 LONG-TERM CARE

 MANAGED CARE (including HMOs)

 MEDICAID

 MEDICAL EDUCATION

 MEDICARE

 MEDICAL DEVICES

 MEN’S HEALTH

 MENTAL HEALTH

 MINORITY HEALTH

 NURSING

 PATIENTS

 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

 PUBLIC OPINION & HEALTH CARE

 PRIVACY OF PATIENT RECORDS

 QUALITY ISSUES

 RURAL HEALTH

 STATE HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES

 UNINSURED

 URBAN HEALTH CARE

 WOMEN’S HEALTH
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