The Texas Tribune presents our "Future of" event series exploring the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Texas' government, businesses and civic communities as part of our yearlong celebration of the Tribune’s 10th anniversary.
Join us as we travel to Edinburg for a daylong series of conversations on health care issues affecting a state with the most uninsured citizens of any in the country. We'll sit down with lawmakers, thought leaders and medical professionals from all corners of the state for talks on providing better and more affordable health care access for Texas' fast-growing and dynamically diversifying population, the rising costs of health care for both patients and providers, health expenditures in the state budget, the rural health crisis, the role technology and innovation play in the future of health care, and other persistent challenges.
8 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Program Begins
8:40-9:40 a.m. – Getting a Handle on Costs
9:55-10:55 a.m. – More Access, Better Outcomes
11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. – Health Care & the Texas Legislature
12:10 p.m. Lunch
12:45-1:45pm – Medicare for Y’all
2-3 p.m. – Innovation, Transformation & Disruption
3 p.m. End
Additional panelists and moderators will be announced in the coming days.
This event will be held in Conference Halls A & B, located on the first floor of the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance. The event is free, open to the public and will include a light breakfast and lunch. Complimentary visitor parking is available in the parking lot surrounding the facility.
The Texas Tribune is proud to celebrate 10 years of exceptional journalism for an exceptional state.
This event is presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and supported by Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, UTRGV School of Medicine, UT Health RGV, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Raise Your Hand Texas and Legacy Community Health. It is hosted by Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance. Foundation support is provided by Texas Rural Funders Collaborative and T.L.L. Temple Foundation. Media support is provided by The Monitor and KRGV Channel 5.
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