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Debate: George Washington U. – “Be It Resolved: The ACA Can’t Be Mended, and Needs to be Replaced.”

Marvin Center 3rd Floor Auditorium 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC, United States

6:00 Reception

6:30 - 8:00 Debate

"Be It Resolved: The ACA Can't Be Mended, and Needs to be Replaced."

Affirmative:

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, MD,  Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

James Capretta,  Senior Fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center

Opposition:

Sara Rosenbaum, J.D.  GWU School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy

Seth Trueger, MD, Emergency Physician & Health Policy Fellow, GWU

Moderator

TBD

 

U. VA: A Brief History of US Medicine: The Role of Government and the Nature of Insurance

MEB-3000 Auditorium 200 Jeanette Lancaster Way, Charlottesville, VA, United States

“A Brief History of US Medicine: The Role of Government and the Nature of Insurance”

What have been the unintended consequences (side effects) of government laws and regulations in the practice and delivery of medicine? Do the benefits outweigh the negative effects?

What is the history of health insurance in the United States - and how have regulations contributed to the rising costs of both insurance and health care? How does insurance work - and why is it NOT working in health care the same way that it works in other types of insurance (fire, life, auto, etc)?

Special Guest Speaker: Beth Haynes MD, Executive Director of The Benjamin Rush Institute.

Free

Ohio State University|Debate: Allowing a market for organs would benefit both patients and donors.

Meiling Hall Room 112 370 W 9th Ave, Columbus, OH, United States

This debate will be live-streamed and can be accessed at the link below.  Debate starts at 6:00 PM Eastern.

mms://streaming1.osu.edu/wmtencoder/meilinghd.wmv

Be it Resolved: Allowing a market for organs would benefit both patients and donors.

Affirmative:

Dr. Mark Cherry, St. Edwards University, TX;  author of "Kidney for sale by owner: Human Organs, Transplantation, and the Market"

Opposed:

Dr. Amy L. Pope-Harmon a Transplant Pulmonologist, OSU

Moderator:

Dr. Ryan R. Nash, Director of Medical Ethics for The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center

Free

AMAC Health Care Symposium

Washington Court Hotel 525 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

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Join hundreds of concerned Americans in the discussion about how to resolve our country's healthcare concerns. Is ACA the right answer? Economists, healthcare policy experts, doctors, nurses and even a member of Congress will be giving talks and leading the conversation on how to establish a healthcare policy that works for doctors, patients, the uninsured, the underinsured, and those who want to keep the healthcare they are happy with. Hear how doctors are already establishing alternative medical models. Free | Registration Required

Free

Medical College of WI: Milk and Cookies Meet and Greet

MCW - H1210 Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 West Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa, WI, United States

Come learn about the Benjamin Rush Institute, who we are, what we do and how you can participate. And while you're there, have some milk and cookies!

Free

UNC -Greenville: “Why What’s Called Health Insurance, Isn’t”

Health Sciences Education Building, Lecture Hall 160 670 Grove Rd, Greenville, SC, United States

The US is seemingly trapped in an endless upward spiral of healthcare costs.

The ACA was passed with claims that it would solve the problem of the uninsured and bend the cost curve downward. How's it doing?

Halfway through the first official year of full implementation of the ACA, some people have gained coverage while significant number of others have lost coverage. The latest Gallup Poll estimates 13.4% are still without coverage. That's an improvement from a peak of 18% uninsured in mid-2013, but the vast majority of newly covered have been enrolled into Medicaid - a highly flawed program where coverage all too frequently does not translate into actual medical care.

This mediocre success in resolving the problem of the uninsured is coupled with absolute failure in bringing down the cost of insurance and medical care. Much of the failure to bend the cost curve downward is due to a failure to understand what is and isn't insurance. What's being called healthcare insurance , isn't insurance.  Until we get this right, any attempt to lower healthcare costs will be negated by the laws of economics.

Free

AAPS 71st Annual Meeting

DoubleTree by Hilton 181 Church St, Charleston, SC, United States
$525

Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) | Discussion — BRI/AMA Lunch and Learn Journal Club: Health Policy

MCW: Kerrigan Auditorium, Room H1210 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Wauwatosa, WI, United States

Spencer Greaves and Kyle Delbar (both M2 students) will moderate this month's meeting, where journal articles and non-scientific health policy topics will be discussed.

MCW's BRI Chapter holds a monthly, student-led Journal Club meeting covering topics ranging from medical innovation and economics, to health policy and politics. Lunch (sandwiches or pizza) is provided, so please RSVP to the organizer to ensure a proper headcount. If you are new to BRI, or a long-standing participant, we look forward to having you join us. Parking is available at the Visitor Lot on 87th Street.

Free

Georgetown | Discussion — Dr. Graboyes’ “Repeal & Replace” article in US News & World Report

Georgetown University School of Medicine: Med-Dent Podium picnic tables 3900 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC, United States

The Georgetown BRI Chapter will hold a Journal Club discussion of Dr. Graboyes's article on the "Repeal & Replace" strategy currently working on Capitol Hill. This is in preparation for his lecture on Tuesday, September 16th. Please bring your lunch and join the discussion. Whether you are new to BRI or a long-standing participant, your ideas and participation are welcome. Street parking is available north of campus.

Free

Georgetown | Lecture — Dr. Robert F. Graboyes, Obamacare Alternatives: “Islands of Innovation” vs. “Repeal & Replace”

Georgetown University School of Medicine: Med-Dent Building LA-2 3900 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC, United States

Dr. Robert F. Graboyes

Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Island Hopping Islands of Innovation

The ACA (Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare) is a destructive law whose weaknesses are well-known. But pre-ACA health care was loaded with damaging laws, regulations, and customs—many of them supported by the same people who fiercely oppose the ACA. For nearly five years, ACA opponents have issued futile promises to repeal and replace the ACA—but their proposals have been hollow and remain politically undeliverable.

Both ACA and pre-ACA institutions are similarly fearful of risks and deferential to insiders, and the repeal-and-replace proposals would do little to alleviate these problems. Fortunately, medicine is about to be slammed by a slew of new technologies that will radically change health care. These changes offer the opportunity to pursue a strategy akin to America’s Pacific Theater strategy in World War II—reform health care island by island by island, taking down hundreds of ACA and pre-ACA obstacles to better health. This talk will cover how this island-hopping strategy can get us past the tedious debate between Obamacare and Repeal-and-Replace.

Free

BRI/AMA Journal Club

Kerrigan Auditorium, Medical College of Wisconsin 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Monthly student-led presentation on healthcare policy. Please RSVP to ensure enough food for all.