The symposium--entitled "Medicare: Advancing Towards the 21st Century"--will examine the history of the Medicare program, look at how the program has shaped the U.S. health care system, and analyze how health care has changed over the years.
Held at the LBJ Library, the event honors President Johnson's role in the passage and implementation of the Medicare program 30 years ago this year.
The symposium is sponsored by the LBJ School, the Health Care Financing Administration, the Commonwealth Fund, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Called "Ethics in Government--Earning the Public Trust," the January conference included information on ethics in state government; an update on recent legislation, attorney general's opinions, and regulatory efforts; tools for applying ethics concepts and models in government agencies; and a discussion of the public's perception of ethics in government.
The event was cosponsored by the Texas Ethics Commission, Office of the State Comptroller, Texas Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Southwest Texas State University's Public Service Academy, and the Project for Professional Ethics at the University of Houston, Clear Lake.
The seminar featured Jane E. Becker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, and Rafael Estrada Samano, Deputy Attorney General of Mexico.
The speakers discussed cooperative efforts currently being employed by Mexico and the United States to curtail drug trafficking and looked at ways to strengthen the relationship and expand cooperation.
A briefing paper describing the seminar can be obtained from the U.S.-Mexican Policy Studies Program and is available for downloading on the program's World Wide Web site.
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