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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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McGovern Medical School (UT-Houston)—PANEL DISCUSSION: Direct Primary Care and Concierge Medicine

McGovern Medical School, Lecture Hall MSB 2.006 6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX, United States

BRI Dr. Josh UmbehrThe BRI chapter will also  be talking about DPC and concierge medicine. The student from our school who went to the FMMA Conference will report about what he learned at the amazing opportunity.

Thanks to wonderful modern technology, Dr. Josh Umbehr from AtlasMD—with two Kansas locations—will join us via Skype for a lecture and Q&A on Direct Primary Care (DPC) and concierge medicine.

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Sackler School of Medicine @ Tel Aviv University—LECTURE: How We Got to Our Healthcare Today

Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Rm. 201 Klatskin St 35, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Jordan Halevy Sackler School of Medicine Tel Aviv UniversityJordan Halevy, MS1 and BRI-Sackler chapter Founder and President will deliver an overview of the history of healthcare in the US, from the founding of the AMA and mutual societies all the way up to the ACA and beyond. The presentation will highlight the numerous government interventions into the healthcare market and how those distortions still affect us to this day.

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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine|GA Campus—LECTURE: Netflix vs Blockbuster: DPC – A Case Study in Practice Innovation

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine|GA Campus 625 Old Peachtree Rd NW, Suwanee, GA, United States

All are invited to attend a lecture by Robert Nelson, MD, cofounder and spokesman for the Free Market Medical Association-Georgia Chapter. Dr. Nelson is also a DPC physician in the Atlanta area. Lunch will be provided.

This lunchtime presentation is part of a study being conducted by Will Craghead on DPC's ability to influence medical students to enter the primary care specialty.Will Craghead is a PA student and BRI chapter member.

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College of Medicine, University of Ibadan—PAPERS PRESENTATION: Overview and Evaluation of Nigerian Health Policy

Alexander Brown Hall, Famewo Common Room Queen Elizabeth I I Road, Ibadan, Nigeria

All are invited to attend a papers presentation by two BRI student leaders. Please RSVP within 48 hours to ensure enough food for all. Our presenters are Temiloluwa Apantaku and 'Laolu Oyewo. The first paper is an Introduction to the National Health Policy and the second topic is on monitoring and evaluating this policy. POST-EVENT SUMMARY: Student […]

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