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Events2009-2010 Events:September 14 The State of Play in Health Reform Experts speak on the politics of what has helped and hindered national health reform efforts. Speakers: Gerard Anderson, PhD, Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, JHSPH and Director, Center for Hospital Finance and Management; Diane Rowland, ScD, Executive Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation and Executive Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured; Marc Steiner, Host, The Marc Steiner Show, WEAA 88.9 FM and Executive Producer & CEO, Center for Emerging Media November 4 Stakeholder Perspectives on U.S. Healthcare Reform Panel of healthcare industry stakeholders speak on provider, insurance company, and pharmaceutical company perspectives on proposed Senate and House healthcare reform bills. Speakers: Cynthia Brown, Vice President Government Relations, American Medical Association (AMA); Gregory Gierer, Director Policy, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA); Mara Baer, MPH, Director Federal Relations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Moderator: Bradley Herring, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, JHSPH December 2 Health Reforms Abroad: Toward System Convergence Speaker: Sophia Schlette, MPH, Senior International Policy Advisor, Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy Advocacy Training December 3 Health Reform Letter Writing Students identify their Congressional Representatives and are provided suggested language and guidance on effective letters. * Cosponsored with Anna Baetjer Society, Health and Human Rights Group, and Student Assembly 2008-2009 Events:The Speaker Series 2008-2009 September 8 The U.S. Healthcare System in Crisis: Achieving Universal Coverage Highlighting the urgency of the health care crisis: patients, physicians, and policymakers discuss advocacy and legislative opportunities for change in this election year and beyond. Speakers: Joel Siegel, JD, Chief Health Aide to Congress Member John Conyers (D-MI), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, U.S. House of Representatives; Mary M. Newman, MD FACP, Governor Maryland Chapter American College of Physicians, Vice Chair Medical Services Committee ACP; Barbra Lancelot, Spokesperson on behalf of the uninsured October 17 Your Vote and the Future of US Healthcare: A Forum on the Presidential Candidates’ Healthcare Policies* Speakers: Lisa Dubay, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, JHSPH, and Bradley Herring, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, JHSPH *Co-sponsored with the Anna Baetjer Society Student Group October 30 Universal Healthcare Around the Globe: Lessons for the United States Experts present international approaches to caring for those with the greatest health care needs and what lessons the US can learn from these systems. Speakers: Uwe Reinhardt, PhD, James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Economics, Princeton University; Tsung-Mei Cheng, LLB, Host and Executive Editor, International Forum Princeton University; Laura Morlock, PhD, Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, JHSPH November 17 Moving Toward Universal Healthcare: Alternative approaches to reform in the U.S. Speakers: David Himmelstein, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard University; March 5 Senator Kennedy's Vision on Reforming the US Healthcare System Senator Kennedy’s top advisor on health-related issues outlines the lay of the land on important bills to watch in Congress and key healthcare issues being debated on Capital Hill. Speaker: John E. McDonough, DrPH, MPA, Senior Health Policy Advisor, Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) Advocacy Training: April 2009 March 30: Effective Advocacy One Day Symposium Students and faculty learn and practice advocacy techniques. Focus on working with legislators toward universal health care. April 2: A Day on the Hill Advocacy Field Trip |
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