The Role of Mindfulness in Healthcare Reform: a Policy Paper

s R h p n v s c a t c c a m p t t t h s O p T a s c t b HE URGENCY OF HEALTHCARE EFORM y now it is clear to everyone—econoists, lawmakers, health professionals, nd the public—that healthcare reform is an rgent need, a national emergency that reuires immediate and focused attention. Contributing Authors: Michael Baime, MD — University of Pennsylvania Gina Biegel, MA, LMFT — Kaiser Permanente Jeff Brantley, MD — Duke Intergrative Medicine Jeanne Chadwick, PhD — University of Connecticut Connen O Connell, MA — Won Institute Jeffery Dusek, PhD — Penny George Institute for Health and Healing, Abbott Northwestern Hospital Jakie Gardner-Nix, PhD, MRCP (UK) — St. Michael’s Hospital Pain Clinic, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Pain Management Programme Arnold Kozak, PhD — University of Vermont Ellen Langer, PhD — Harvard University Sasha Loring, MA — Duke Intergrative Medicine Elizabeth R. Mackenzie, PhD — School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania Elise Mahovlich — Living Yoga Studios Timoty McCall, MD — Medical Editor of Yoga Journal Jane McCool, PhD — Northeastern University Lisa Dalle Miller, MFT — private practice David Nixa — eMindful Inc. Beatriz Olson, MD — Yale University Helen Rosen, PhD — Won Institute Kelley McCabe Ruff, MBA — CEO eMindful Inc. Kevin Thompson — eMindful Inc. Glenn Wallis, PhD — Won Institute Ruth Wolever, PhD — Duke Intergrative Medicine Elaine Yuen, PhD — Thomas Jefferson University Lidia Zylowska, MD — UCLA