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Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine—MOVIE SCREENING: Star Trek Bioethics and Discussion

Evans Center, Lecture Hall 1 Wheeler-Stokely Mansion, 3200 Cold Spring Rd, Indianapolis, IN, United States

All are welcome to join BRI-Marian for a screening of a Star Trek episode, focusing on healthcare policies. Afterward,Dr. Jason Eberl, Semler Endowed Professor of Medical Ethics at MUCOM will join us for a discussion about what we saw. Please RSVP to ensure enough food for all.

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Patients Rising University—CONFERENCE: Spotlight on Multiple Sclerosis

Mission Bay Conference Center William J. Rutter Center, 1675 Owens St #251, San Francisco, CA, United States

Patients Rising University Conference: Focus on Multiple Sclerosis at Mission Bay Conference Center.

Patients Rising University: Spotlight Multiple Sclerosis is a patient/consumer education event. We will bring together patients, advocates, medical experts and policy leaders to offer a comprehensive look at innovation, access and the health care reforms needed for patients living with multiple sclerosis.

The Ohio State University College of Medicine—LECTURE: How to Keep Lawyers From Circling Your Practice: A Brief Intro into the Medical-Legal World

OSU, Meiling Hall 370 W 9th Ave, Columbus, OH, United States

Medical-Legal World

If you have not yet had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Jeffrey Segal speak, you are in for a real treat. Combining humorous anecdotes with OSUMC medical malpractice Jeffrey Segalreal-world jurisprudence, Dr. Segal will give you lasting information about how to protect yourself and your practice as a future physician.

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OSU—LECTURE: “After Obamacare: The Path Forward on Healthcare Reform,” with Sally Pipes

Graves Hall - Room 1063 333 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH, United States

Sally Pipes on healthcare reform Sally Pipes on healthcare reform

All are welcome to attend a lecture on healthcare reform featuring Sally Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research Center, a San Francisco-based think tank founded in 1979. Ms. Pipes is also Benjamin Rush Institute founder and Chair of the BRI Executive Board.

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Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine—DEBATE: The Federal Government vs. the Free Market: Which Can Provide the More Compassionate and Efficient Health Care Plan for America?

Ohio University Dublin Integrated Education Center Dublin Integrated Education Center, 6805 Bobcat Way, Dublin, OH, United States

All are invited to the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Dublin campus for a debate hosted by the Benjamin Rush Institute's Dublin Chapter with nationally known experts in health care policy.

The debate will focus on this fundamental question:

The Federal Government vs. the Free Market: Which Can Provide the More Compassionate and Efficient Health Care OSUMC the way out of obamacarePlan for America?

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Medical College of Wisconsin—LECTURE: WI State Rep. Dale Kooyenga: How Federalism Can Fix Healthcare in America

Medical College of Wisconsin Kerrigan Auditorium, WI, United States

Kooyenga federalism can fix healthcareSixty-five students enjoyed a lunch presentation by Wisconsin State Representative Dale Kooyenga (Dist. 14). Mr. Kooyenga lectured about how principles of federalism can help to solve problems with health care administration and coverage in America. He gave a very well structured overall plan for how he would go about replacing the ACA in the first half of the presentation, and the second half was reserved for question and answer.

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University of Delaware—SKYPE INTERVIEW: Dr. Keith Smith on Direct Pay Surgery

University of Delaware Newark, DE, United States

Dr. Keith Smith, a pioneer in free market medical practice. Dr. Keith Smith, founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma and pioneer in free market medical practice.

All are welcome to join Young Americans for Liberty and the UDel chapter of Benjamin Rush Institute for a Skype interview with Dr. Keith Smith, founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma. Dr. Smith will explain how his cash-based surgery practice operates.

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Texas Tech Health Sciences Center—LECTURE: Finding your room in the house of medicine, Dr. Jules Madrigal-Dersch

Texas Tech University, TTUHSC HSC 1c125A 3601 4th St, Lubbock, TX, United States

Dr. Madrigal-Dersch will be speaking during TTUHSC SOM P3 week about her cash based practice and challenges of practicing medicine. All are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to ensure enough food for all.

Texas Tech Juliette Madrigal MD

 

Dr. Madrigal-Dersch has a private Med-Peds practice in Texas. She is also a BRI board member. Her story about how she designed her practice and life to support maximum patient care, personal satisfaction and joy is truly inspiring. We hope you'll join us.

Video: Dr. Jules Madrigal-Dersch, why BRI supports a free market approach to medicine, at BRI leadership conference, 2016 American Enterprise Institute.

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The Soho Forum—DEBATE: Michael Cannon vs. Jonathan Cohn on Free Market Healthcare

Subculture Theater 45 Bleecker St, New York, NY, United States

Student scholarships are available for this event! See below. NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, WASHINGTON DC, DELAWARE, PHILLY or CONNECTICUT If you are in any of the above areas this Soho Forum debate could be for you! Resolution: "A market system for medical care would save more people from suffering inadequate care than any other system."   Debate […]

Cancelled due to weather | GWU—LECTURE: Dr. Beth Haynes: What is Insurance?

George Washington SOMHS, Ross Hall Room 201 2300 I St NW, Washington, DC, United States

BRI Raymond Raad and Beth Haynes at Einstein University Dr. Beth Haynes (r), BRI executive director

Dr. Beth Haynes, BRI executive director will giving a lecture to George Washington University students and faculty on health insurance.

What is health insurance?

What is not?

How is understanding distinctions in health insurance critical to controlling healthcare costs?

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Medical College of Wisconsin—LECTURE: Direct Primary Care with Dr. Mark Niedfeldt

Medical College of Wisconsin, HC1210 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Wauwatosa, WI, United States

The Benjamin Rush Institute hosted a lunch talk for 42 students with Dr. Mark Niedfeldt. An alumnus and previous MCW faculty member, Dr. Niedfeldt now owns a solo direct medical care (often called Direct Primary Care) clinic which offers patients unprecedented access to the physician and a higher level of personal attention. We heard him speak about his practice and how he offers high quality doctor-patient relationships in a cost-effective way.

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