The Division of Ethics and Health Policy, in conjunction with the UT Southwestern Medical Center Library, The University of Texas School of Public Health-Dallas Regional Campus, UT Southwestern Medical Center Department of Clinical Sciences/Division of Ethics and Health Policy, UT Southwestern Medical Center Department of Family & Community Medicine/Division of Community Medicine, Cary M. McGuire Center for Ethics & Public Responsibility at SMU, American Medical Student Association, and American Medical Women's Association, sponsored a forum on July 29, 2009 entitled "National Health in America: Then, Now--When?" The forum included two presentations:

• "Health Care Policy in American History"
  Stephen J. Inrig, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences (History of Medicine), Division of Ethics and Health Policy, Department of Clinical Sciences
  
  
• "National Health Insurance: Current Prospects and Pressure Points"
  Professor-Thomas Wm. Mayo, J.D., Director of Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University (SMU)

Suggested links for further reading:

Commonwealth Fund - Health Reform Resources

Congressional Budget Office

Healthreform.gov

House Ways & Means

House Energy & Commerce

House Education & Labor

Kaiser Family Foundation - Health Reform

New York Times Health Reform

Office of Management and Budget

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Senate Finance

Wall Street Journal Health Reform

Washington Post Health Care Reform 

White House Health Care