BRI is offering medical students to apply HERE for one of five scholarships by September 27, 2018. The Libertarian Scholars Conference was originally conceived as a forum for scholars from different disciplines to meet and exchange ideas on the study of liberty. The ultimate goal was to integrate their diverse insights and approaches into a broad interdisciplinary […]
At the Health Policy Orientation, you will learn from well-known experts about the ins and outs of health policy-making, understand how the many pieces of the health care puzzle work together, and gain take-home skills to cut through the bureaucratic red tape and achieve your health policy goals. Registration is limited to the first 50. […]
The Students for a National Health Program NEOMED Chapter is hosting a debate on health care policy featuring Dr. John Ross and Dr. Sameer Lakha. Dr. John Ross, former president of Physicians for a National Health Program, advocates for a National Health Care System. Dr. Sameer Lakha, founder of the Benjamin Rush Institute chapter at […]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued a new report on the impacts of global warming. This report, Global Warming of 1.5oC, contains dire predictions of drought, disease, famine and death resulting from greenhouse gas emissions. Is this really how a changing climate will affect us? Will it increase or lessen disease? Our food […]
This conference trains physicians to start or expand a direct primary care practice (DPC) that is based on the private patient to doctor relationship. Through recurring payments (monthly, quarterly, or annually), patients "contract" directly with their doctor for care for a low fixed fee. By unshackling physicians from paperwork, bureaucracy, and reimbursements, DPC cuts out […]
Is Healthcare A Right? Guest speaker for this event is Dr. Beth Haynes, previously in private practice with board certification in both Family Practice and Emergency Medicine, Dr. Beth Haynes has been working full time in healthcare policy for the past six years. She obtained her MD from the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine […]
HEALTH AFFAIRS FORUM Health Reform: From the Midterms to 2020 What role did health care play in the 2018 midterm elections and what does that mean for the 2020 presidential election? Two Health Affairs papers released ahead of print on November 16 will outline potential health reform policies that may be a part of Democratic […]
The staff at the Benjamin Rush Institute wish you a happy holiday. Our offices will have limited access until Monday, November 26, 2018.
This important conference helps realize the full potential of evidence to optimize health and health care by bridging the gap between research, practice, and policy. By outlining the priorities in the field, the Science of D&I Conference aims to ensure that evidence is used to inform decisions that will improve the health of individuals and […]
Health Reform U. at the 2019 State Health Policy Summit Each year, the Cato Institute’s assembles state focused, free-market think tanks to learn from national experts and share ideas about how to make health care better, more affordable, and more secure—particularly for society’s most vulnerable. Past speakers include economist Kate Baicker; Arizona Supreme Court Justice […]
Health Systems Science Lecture Series in Partnership with BRI and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine is proud to present, "Big Business and the Practice of Medicine: Understanding the Basics of Healthcare Mergers in Central PA from a Free-Market Perspective." One featured speaker will be Dr. Danae […]
Southern IL School of Medicine, our newest BRI Chapter, will host it's first meeting featuring Dr. Deborah Chisholm, with Chisholm Center for Health, a direct patient care family medicine clinic in east-central IL. This event is free and begins at 6:00 pm. Location: SIU Center for Family Medicine 520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702 […]
