Author Archives: altapricehome

Health Care Reform Update: People Powered Iowa! by Alta L. Price, M.D. and Howard Dean, M.D. Alta Price is a physician practicing Pathology in Davenport, Iowa. One of the original Deaniacs, she stays involved with Democracy for America, Iowa, and … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Rural Health Care and Primary Care Physician Shortage in Iowa by Alta L. Price, M.D. The Commonwealth Fund, “a private foundation working toward a high performance health system,” publishes a handy Washington Health Policy Week in … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Quad Cities Event Brings Together Health Care Consumers and Providers by Alta L. Price, M.D. [Update:  Take a look at the front page of today's Quad-City Times for some nice local coverage of this event:  Health-Care … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update:  Tell Senator Grassley Iowans Want A Public Health Insurance Plan Option by Alta L. Price, M.D.Last week President Obama hosted a high level health care reform summit at the White House that brought together members of … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update:  A Bi-State Conversation on Health Care Reform by Alta L. Price, M.D.Last week’s health care reform update was all about Cover the Uninsured Week, March 22-28. At the end I promised more details about our local … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Cover The Uninsured Week March 22-28 by Alta L. Price, M.D. Cover the Uninsured Week is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is a great annual opportunity to hold local health care reform … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Mental Health Parity in Iowa by Alta L. Price, M.D.Although I am excited about the potential for health care reform at the federal level this year, we need to do what we can on the state … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Families USA Health Action 2009 Conference Washington, D.C. – January 29-31, 2009 by Alta L. Price, M.D.This is the year for major health care reform at the federal level. But it won’t happen without all of … Continue reading →