The eighth annual Tamkin Symposium -- "Health Care for All: Is the Dream Possible?" -- will explore the possibilities for universal health care in the United States. Keynote speaker is Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
WHEN:
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31
WHERE:
Dr. S. Jerome & Judith D. Tamkin Student Lecture Building, UC Irvine School of Medicine. Campus map: www.uci.edu/campusmap
INFORMATION:
$50 fee, which includes parking, breakfast and lunch. For more information, call 949-824-8909. Registration requested by Wednesday, Oct. 25.
BACKGROUND:
Today's cost of health care is extremely high (unaffordable for many), and most Americans believe the nation is experiencing a health care crisis. This year's conference will examine the possibilities for universal health care in the U.S. Participants will have an opportunity to meet and discuss the controversial issues surrounding universal health care with distinguished guest speakers, including Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, chair of the Sullivan Commission and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, who will deliver the keynote address.
- Other speakers include:
- Paul Feldstein, professor, UCI Paul Merage School of Business
- America Bracho, president and CEO, Latino Health Access
- Dr. John Geyman, professor emeritus of family medicine, University of Washington
- Christopher DeRosa, president, CIGNA of California
- Dr. Don McCanne, senior health policy fellow, Physicians for National Health Program
- Dr. John (Jack) C. Lewin, executive vice president and CEO, California Medical Association
- Topics include:
- Societal Impact of the Lack of Health Insurance
- Private Plans or Public Insurance?
- Incremental vs. Real Health Care Reform: A Case for Single Payer National Insurance