Johnson Wilson provides a national perspective on state budget cuts and their impact on health-related programs, primarily Medicaid.
Speaker:
Joy Johnson Wilson, health policy director/federal affairs counsel, National Conference of State Legislatures
Panel description:
Almost all states are cutting Medicaid and other health-related programs, or considering such cuts, just as the recession and rising unemployment are driving up the need. How can reporters translate state budget woes into stories about real people?
