Dr. Barbara McAneny, American Medical Association (2019)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2019-07-17
Duration: 00:31:56
Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Health Care | American Medical Association
Contributors:
- McAneny, Barbara Speaker
Description
A speech by Dr. Barbara McAneny before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on July 17, 2019. Dr. McAneny is an oncologist in New Mexico, a member of the board of trustees for the American Medical Association (AMA), and an immediate past president of the AMA. She discusses: the high cost of health care; possible ways to lower costs; the initiatives of the AMA aimed at improving patient care; and her Come Home program model cutting down the hospitalization rate for her cancer patients. She also answers questions from the audience.