National Association of Counties (NACo) President-elect Don Stapley and his fellow Maricopa County supervisors hosted the Large Urban County Caucus' annual meeting this week in the Valley. The event focused on healthcare policies and highlighted current and future ways to improve wellness and quality healthcare access in communities.
The forum provided insight into the health reform proposals of the 2008 Presidential candidates and summarized the possible ways the nation's healthcare system could change under a new administration. Federal versus local funding, universal healthcare, care for the mentally ill and for the homeless were among the topics of various sessions.
Supervisor Stapley, District 2, said, "As Maricopa County Supervisors, we were able to showcase how we break down barriers in delivery of healthcare to those in need. In fact, so many attendees were impressed by the tour of our Human Services Campus for the homeless that they organized an additional visit to find out how to create that solution in their own communities."
Naco's Large Urban County Caucus is a bipartisan coalition of elected officials who collectively represent approximately 130 million people across the nation. The caucus' objective is to provide important policy information and develop solutions to the challenges facing the nation's 100 largest counties.