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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190216T110000
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SUMMARY:AMA Regional Meeting - Single-payer Healthcare Debate
DESCRIPTION:Trenton Schmale\, DO (and BRI Alum) and Adam Habig\, Freedom Healthworks will be part of a single payer healthcare debate at Indiana University School of Medicine on February 16\, 2019 at 11:00 am. This debate is part of a medical student AMA regional meeting with 150-200 students from 6 or 7 states attending. \nFor additional information\, contact Rebecca at Rebecca@benjaminrushinstitute.org.
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/freedom-healthworks-ama-regional-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190206T193000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
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SUMMARY:2nd Opinion Debate - BRI Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:BRI Chapter meeting to address our newest program – 2nd Opinion Debates at the University of Wisconsin Medical College (MCW). BRI Medical Director\, Dr. Beth Haynes and Dr. Joe Eichenseher representing SNaHP will each give a presentation about their respective expertise in Free-Market Healthcare and Medicare for All followed by an open discussion to answer questions and rebuttals. This talk will be a great way to compare and contrast these different healthcare models! \n  \nMedical College of Wisconsin\, HRC Auditorium\, 1321 S. 76th St.\, West Allis\, WI 53214. The event is FREE for MCW student members and food will be provided. \nFor additional questions contact\, Alec McCann\, amccann@mcw.edu or Rebecca Kiessling\, Rebecca@benjaminrushinstitute.org \n 
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/2nd-opinion-debate-bri-chapter-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Medical College of Wisconsin\, HRC Auditorium\, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate,Speaker | Lecture
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SUMMARY:The Soho Forum—DEBATE: Michael Cannon vs. Jonathan Cohn on Free Market Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Student scholarships are available for this event! See below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNEW YORK\, NEW JERSEY\, WASHINGTON DC\, DELAWARE\, PHILLY or CONNECTICUT\n\nIf you are in any of the above areas this Soho Forum debate could be for you!\n\n\nResolution:\n“A market system for medical care would save more people from suffering inadequate care than any other system.”\n \n\n\nDebate between Michael Cannon vs. Jonathan Cohn\n\n\nMonday\, March 13\, 2017\nPresented by The Soho Forum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCohn (L)\, Cannon (R) from Reason blog.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCash bar opens at 5:45pm | Event starts at 6:30pm | Subculture Theater | 45 Bleecker St. | NY 10012\n\n\nSeating must be reserved in advance\, so if you are interested in this opportunity\, complete the scholarship application form asap! \n\nMichael Cannon and Jonathan Cohn have both debated at BRI events. Here’s a chance to witness a well-informed debate pitching free markets vs. government healthcare.\nEvent Website\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you plan to apply\, please do a little travel research & estimate your travel costs on the application. Also\, the title for this event is “Soho Debate.”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/the-soho-forum-debate-michael-cannon-vs-jonathan-cohn-on-free-market-healthcare/
LOCATION:Subculture Theater\, 45 Bleecker St\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
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SUMMARY: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?
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe debate will focus on this fundamental question: \nThe Federal Government vs. the Free Market: Which Can Provide the More Compassionate and Efficient Health Care Plan for America?\nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: Two hundred seven (207) students\, faculty and the community joined us for this evening debate pitching government vs. free market healthcare solutions! The audience members casted a pre-debate vote either for\, against\, or undecided using a polling application. Each panelist then presented an opening statement defending his or her position. The moderator then asked a series of questions to each panelist followed by inter-panel challenges. Finally\, each panelist delivered a two-minute closing argument\, and the audience delivered their second vote for comparison against the first. \nWHAT ATTENDEES SAID ABOUT THE EVENT: \n“Thanks for all the work to arrange and implement the debate. The attendance was great and fulfilled expectations. I wish the comments had been less anecdotal and more evidence based\, but a great start to hopefully future similar dialogues. Congratulations on pulling this off.” \n“Thanks guys for an interesting event. I wish we had a bit time for more discussion. I am curious why there was no discussion regarding to the necessity of healthcare rationing.” \n“I just wanted to congratulate you for organizing a great event. The turnout was awesome\, and everyone I’ve talked to really enjoyed it. Congrats!” \n“Wonderful program. And\, the Dean was an excellent moderator. And my partner was terrific.” \n“You had an amazing in person attendance plus those streamed through from Athens and Cleveland.” \n“Our opponents are dyed in the wool single payer fans! It was clear that a lot of your students were big single payer advocates because they don’t know the alternate view.” \n\nThere will also be a discussion on what is to be expected from the new White House Administration and time for audience questions and comments. \n5:00 – 6:00pm DIEC room 212 To kick off the evening\, we will have a light reception with food and non-alcoholic beverages\n6:10pm            Debate begins in the DIEC auditorium \nThe debate will be held in a modified oxford style. The audience members will cast a pre-debate vote either for\, against\, or undecided using a polling application. Each panelist will then present an opening statement defending their position. After which the moderator will ask a series of questions to each panelist followed by inter-panel challenges. Finally\, each panelist delivers a two-minute closing argument\, and the audience delivers their second vote for comparison against the first. \nPOST-DEBATE gathering: After the debate\, those who are interested can continue the discussion at Matt the Miller’s Tavern at 6725 Avery Muirfield Drive Dublin\, Ohio 43017. \n  \nDEBATERS: \nArguing for government healthcare: \n \nDaniel Skinner\, PhD \nDaniel Skinner\, PhD\, is Assistant Professor of Health Policy in the Department of Social Medicine at Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine\, in Dublin\, Ohio. His scholarly interests include health care politics and policy; the politics of medicine and disease; hospital-community relations; health care for vulnerable and underserved populations; feminist theory and gender politics; and medical rhetoric. At present\, he is working on two books currently under contract with university presses. The first\, The Politics of Medical Necessity\, explores the political dynamics and power relations at work in determining what is (and is not) considered medically necessary in American health care. The second\, entitled Medical Urbanism and co-authored with sociologist colleagues from Ohio University (Berkeley Franz\, PhD) and the University of Massachusetts (Jonathan Wynn\, PhD)\, is a three city study of how hospitals change the urban environments in which they are located. Dr. Skinner is Associate Editor for the Americas for the journal Critical Public Health\, Program Director for Ohio University’s Cuba Comparative Health Systems Program\, and a scholar-activist with interests that include the promotion of health care access and single-payer health care advocacy. Skinner’s research has appeared in journals including Public Administration Review; The Review of Politics; Polity; New Political Science; The Journal of Medical Humanities\, The Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved\, and The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine\, \n \nJohnathon Ross\, MD \nDr. Ross is a past president of Physicians for a National Health Program\, a national health reform group with over 17\,000 members (PNHP). He is a graduate of Cornell University and received his medical degree in 1975 from the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo. In addition to his medical degree\, he has a master’s degree in health policy and administration from the School of Public Health of the University of Michigan. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Toledo and currently practices and teaches general internal medicine at St Vincent Mercy Medical Center\, a 500 bed center city teaching hospital in Toledo\, Ohio. He has served as a family physician in a small rural community in upstate New York as a member of the National Health Service Corps. He has served as medical director for several organizations including: a local industrial medicine concern\, the local visiting nurse service\, a charitable HMO established by his Catholic hospital system and currently a center city adult medical clinic. He has served as chairman of the department of Internal Medicine at St. Vincent. He has been a member of the executive committee of medical staff of St Vincent\, a board member of its PHO\, and as chairman of several committees of the hospital\, the HMO and the PHO focused on quality improvement. He has served as a member of the Ohio State Medical Board and helped to establish the educational requirements and scope of practice for licensed physician assistants in Ohio. His experience inside the health insurance industry convinced him of the logic and need for a national health insurance program. \nArguing for free market: \nSally C. Pipes \nSally C. Pipes is president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Research Institute\, a San Francisco-based think tank founded in 1979. Sally addresses national and international audiences on health care issues. She has been interviewed on ABC’s 20/20 with John Stossel; CNN’s Lou Dobbs Show; Fox News’s Glenn Beck Show\, NBC’s Nightly News with Brian Williams\, Fox Business Network\, The O’Reilly Factor\, Fox News’s Your World With Neil Cavuto\, The Today Show\, Kudlow & Company on CNBC\, MSNBC\, Dateline\, Politically Incorrect\, The Dennis Miller Show\, and other prominent programs. Her column\, Piping Up\, appears regularly in Forbes.com\, and she has written for the Examiner newspapers\, Investor’s Business Daily\, The Wall Street Journal\, Washington Post\, USA Today\, Financial Times of London\, The Hill\, RealClearPolitics\, New York Times\, Los Angeles Times\, San Francisco Chronicle\, Sacramento Bee\, U.S. News and World Report\, and the Boston Globe. Sally has been invited to testify before the U.S. Congress\, most recently in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health\, Education\, Labor and Pensions (HELP)\, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging. Ms. Pipes is the author of The Way Out of Obamacare\, The Cure for Obamacare\, The Pipes Plan\, The Truth About Obamacare\, The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care: A Citizen’s Guide\, and Miracle Cure: How to Solve America’s Health Care Crisis and Why Canada Isn’t the Answer. \nMs. Pipes\, a former Canadian\, became an American citizen in 2006. She also serves as BRI’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. \nTimothy Von Fange\, MD \nDr. Von Fange is a sports medicine physician currently serving as the Fellowship Director for St. Vincent Health Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship\, Clinical Faculty at St. Vincent Health Family Medicine Residency\, and is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine. Additionally\, he is the team physician for the Marian University Knights and Indianapolis Pike High School. As an active member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)\, he serves on educational committees dedicated to enhancing sports medicine learning for both residents and fellows. His professional interests include concussion evaluation and management\, acute and chronic soft tissue injury\, musculoskeletal ultrasound\, and health care policy. Dr. Von Fange is a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine and completed his family medicine residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship at Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro\, North Carolina. \nModerator: William Burke\, DO\, FACOFP\, Dean of OUHCOM-Dublin \nA 1988 graduate of the Heritage College\, Dr. Burke is the former vice president for medical education at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital in Columbus. Dr. Burke has served in many elected and appointed leadership roles for national and state organizations. He currently serves on the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Board of Trustees and is past president of the Ohio chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. Over the years\, he has been a strong advocate for both the Heritage College and Ohio University. He was twice a trustee of the Ohio University Foundation and a director on the Ohio University Alumni Board of Directors\, including two years as chair. He served as president of the College’s Society of Alumni and Friends and chaired the Heritage College Advisory Board for five years. Dr. Burke has received numerous awards over the course of his career\, including HCOM’s Distinguished Service Award in 2006 and Ohio University’s Distinguished Service Award in 2009\, the American Osteopathic Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award in 2008\, and the Ohio State Society of the American College of Osteopathic Physicians’ Family Physician of the Year Award in 2010. In May\, he was awarded the Ohio Osteopathic Association’s Trustees’ Award at the Ohio Osteopathic Symposium. Dr. Burke is board-certified in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine. He is a clinical professor of family medicine. Dr. Burke serves as a key member of an AOA team that has been working with health professionals in China to assist the country’s transformation from a specialty-driven medical system to one more focused on primary care. Dr. Burke has traveled there in this capacity on twelve occasions in the past seven years. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/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/
LOCATION:Ohio University Dublin Integrated Education Center\, Dublin Integrated Education Center\, 6805 Bobcat Way\, Dublin\, OH\, 43016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Michael Hollar":MAILTO:mh255401@ohio.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161113T151500
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SUMMARY:Sackler School of Medicine\,Tel Aviv—DEBATE: The Future of Healthcare: Is Single-Payer the Right Direction?
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to attend the BRI-Sackler chapter for a discussion on free market versus single payer healthcare\, and which is the right direction to pursue. \nSackler students supporting free market healthcare:\nJordan Halevy (BRI President)\nGabriel Banschick (BRI VP)\nJonathan Kovacs (BRI Secretary and event moderator) \nSackler students arguing for single-payer healthcare:\nRachel Frenklak\nAlexey Gurevich \nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: Fifteen students came out on a Sunday afternoon for this discussion. \n“The topic of the panel discussion hosted by our BRI chapter was whether or not we should move toward a single-payer system. The side arguing for free markets was represented by myself and our VP\, Gabriel Banschick. The opposing side was represented by a Canadian Sackler student Alexey Gurevich\, and Rachel Frenklak\, an American Sackler student who strongly supports socialization of medicine. \n“Given our unique situation being abroad in Israel\, our targeted audience for the event was fellow first year Sackler students\, although we did also pull in a second year student. The Q&A portion had some good questions directed at our side of the panel\, and I think we did a good job of handling the concerns of these fellow classmates. After the event\, a number of them approached me and thanked our chapter for putting on this discussion (these being classmates who are known to be ideologically opposed to our position).”~Jordan Halevy\, BRI-Sackler founder and president \n“Thanks for putting on this event. I appreciated your responses in the Q&A; they really gave me something to think about.”~MS1 \n“It’s important that people are talking about the issues.”~MS1 \n 
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/sackler-school-of-medicinetel-aviv-debate-the-future-of-healthcare-is-single-payer-the-right-direction/
LOCATION:Sackler Building\, Room 201\, Tel Aviv University\, חיים לבנון 30\, בניין סאקלר\,  Tel Aviv-Yafo\, 6997801\, Israel
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Jordan Halevy":MAILTO:sacklerbri@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161027T183000
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SUMMARY:Albert Einstein College of Medicine—DEBATE: Pros and Cons of Single Payer Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to attend this debate concerning the pros and cons of single payer healthcare. \nMODERATOR: Dr. Oscar Marcilla\, MD – Debate Moderator (Associate Director Emergency Medicine at Flushing Hospital Medical Center) \nArguing PRO Single Payer Healthcare: \nLeonard Rodberg\, PhD\, is Professor and Chair of Urban Studies at Queens College/CUNY. He holds a PhD in Physics received from MIT in 1957. Along with his late wife\, Joanne Lukomnik\, he was one of the founders of Physicians for a National Health Program. He began his professional life as a nuclear physicist\, but he has strayed far afield. Dr. Rodberg has served as Director of the Science Policy Office in the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and Resident Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington\, DC and has been involved in the struggle for health care reform since 1974\, when he led the development of the Dellums Health Service Act. He has served on the Board of the NY Metro Chapter of PNHP for a number of years and is Treasurer and Research Director of the Chapter. He also created and directs the Infoshare Community Data web site (www.infoshare.org). \nElizabeth Rosenthal\, MD recently retired from her Mamaroneck practice of dermatology after 35 years.  She continues on the clinical faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.  For the past 5 years she has been an active Board member of the NY Metro chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program. Speaking and writing on health care reform for the past several years\, she is a passionate advocate of an expanded and improved “Medicare for All.” She is a graduate of Smith College and NYU Medical School and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology. She lives in Larchmont with her physician husband\, and they are the parents of three  grown sons. \n  \nArguing AGAINST Single Payer Healthcare:\nSameer Lakha\, MD\, PGY-2 Anesthesiology\, Mt. Sinai. Dr. Lakha is an anesthesiology resident at The Mount Sinai Hospital\, and founder and past president of the BRI-Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai chapter. He graduated from Harvard with a BA cum laude in Economics\, and received his MD with Distinction in Research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai\, where he was also elected to the membership of Alpha Omega Alpha. He has written and spoken on a variety of health policy topics for Benjamin Rush Institute. As a Canadian\, Dr. Lakha has had firsthand experience living in a country where single-payer healthcare is a reality. \n  \n \nRaymond Raad\, MD MPH is a general and forensic psychiatrist in private practice in Manhattan.  He received his MD from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and his MPH in health policy from the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health\, and then completed a residency in Psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical Center.  He has an interest in health policy\, in particular in international comparison of health and medical systems.  He is co-author of Bending the Productivity Curve: Why America Leads the World in Medical Innovation.  http://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/bending-productivity-curve-why-america-leads-world-medical-innovation
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/albert-einstein-college-of-medicine-debate-pros-and-cons-of-single-payer-healthcare/
LOCATION:Albert Einstein College of Medicine\, Riklis Auditorium\, 1300 Morris Park Ave\, Bronx\, NY\, 10461\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Farnia Naeem":MAILTO:fnaeem@mail.einstein.yu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161027T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161027T200000
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SUMMARY:Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine—DEBATE: Does the Affordable Care Act Help or Hurt Patients?
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to attend Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine-BRI chapter’s first debate of the 2016-17 academic year. We are looking forward to a great year of events\, and this should start us off by sparking some well-deserved\, collegiate and amicable debate on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Refreshments will be served. Please use the green Register button so that we can be sure to have enough refreshments for all. \nBE IT RESOLVED: Less government intervention in healthcare is better for patients.\n \nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: One hundred students\, faculty and interested people from the community\, including Lucy Brenton\, Indiana US Senator Candidate for the Libertarian Party\, attended the MUCOM Affordable Care Act (ACA) evening debate between proponents and opponents of government-run healthcare\, co-sponsored with Marian University’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA)\, and American Medical Student Association (AMSA). \nAt 5pm we held a reception for the audience to mingle with the debaters. Upon opening the debate at 6pm we presented the debate Resolution: \nShould the government be more or less involved in the provision of healthcare? \n\nThe pre-debate audience poll revealed:\n33% = government more involved\,\n54% = government less involved\, and\n13% were undecided.\n\n \n“The debate turned out great! 85 people RSVP’d to the event\, and even more ended up attending the event.” ~Trenton Schmale\, BRI-MUCOM founder and president \nThe debaters all spoke with passion and a profound knowledge on the topics involved. Each debater was asked five questions with two minutes to respond to each question\, followed by one minute to rebut any responses. \n\nThe questions were:\nWhat\, if any\, limitations are placed on patients and physicians due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?\nMany individuals complain about the mandate to carry health insurance\, even though they qualify for cheaper ACA plans. What political\, social\, or economic values are coming into conflict here?\nWhat changes would you make to the ACA\, or what alternative system would you propose?\nWhat would be the benefits or potential weaknesses of these changes of the new system you’d propose?\nWith the presidential election coming up in less than two weeks\, is there a candidate that you believe has a better healthcare plan than the other candidates? (Hilary Clinton\, Donald Trump\, Gary Johnson\, Jill Stein).\n\nDr. Von Fange and Dr. Haynes answered the questions from a free market perspective. Dr. Gaffney and Dr. Stone advocated for more of a national single payer system. Both sides had problems with the Affordable Care Act. \n\nAfter the five questions were asked\, the resolution was polled again with the following results:\n38% = government more involved\, (+4)\n62% = government less involved (+8)\nNo one (0%) remained undecided.\n\nThis was a decisive victory for the free market side of healthcare. The debate was then opened up for questions from the audience. More passionate discussion ensued until the debate ended at 8pm. \nAdditional notes: We held a pre-event meal with 80+ students for Indiana University School of Medicine\, Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine\, local physicians\, and members of the Libertarian Party. \n“The event exceeded expectations. One thing that really stood out from this debate compared to others I have attended\, was the crowd involvement with live polling data to questions. The crowd seemed very interested in the debate as well. Afterward\, I received numerous responses about how educational it was\, and how students wanted more events like this.” ~Trenton Schmale\, BRI-MUCOM chapter founder and president \nTESTIMONIALS: \n“The debate was also enlightening. It is great to hear the ideas and opinions of physicians on opposite sides of the what they believe is ideal for the future of healthcare in a cordial and noninflammatory manner.” ~Chad Curtis\, OSMIII\, Secretary MUCOM BRI \n“It was interesting to hear all different viewpoints—that was the biggest value for me. I think events like this are important because hearing different viewpoints is absolutely necessary to being a good decision. I believe one of the biggest predictors of success as a physician is the ability to level with a variety of patients\, and participating in events like this allows you to do that.\n~Amma Boakye\, OSMII\, President of Student National Medical Association \nBRI is collaborating with American Medical Student Association (AMSA) and Student National Medical Association (SNMA) to host this debate. We will conduct a modified Oxford-style debate format with time for Q&A at the end. \nIn the affirmative:\nDr. Timothy Von Fange\, Sports Medicine Physician at St. Vincent. Dr. Von Fange is a sports medicine physician and currently serves as the team physician for the Marian University Knights and Indianapolis Scecina Memorial Crusaders. As an active member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)\, he serves on educational committees dedicated to enhancing sports medicine learning for both residents and fellows. His professional interests include concussion evaluation and management\, acute and chronic soft tissue injury\, musculoskeletal ultrasound\, and health care policy. Dr. Von Fange is a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine and completed his family medicine residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship at Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro\, North Carolina. \nDr. Beth Haynes\, Executive Director of BRI \nPreviously 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 and her residency training at University of Wisconsin in Madison. She also volunteers as an executive board member of the Dr. Joseph Warren Instituteand is Founder and President of The Black Ribbon Project. She previously served as Senior Health Policy Analyst and Executive Board Member for Docs4PatientCare\, and as National Co-Chair of Doc Squads\, a project to recruit and train doctors to lead the public healthcare debate. Dr. Haynes has published several op-eds in TownHall.com\, PJ Media\, American Thinker and The Huffington Post. She speaks frequently to citizen and professional groups on healthcare policy\, the ACA\, and the ethics and economics of medicine. \nIn opposition:\nDr. Margaret Gaffney\, practicing dermatologist and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine\, Indiana University. Dr. Gaffney obtained a BA in English from Indiana University\, Bloomington\, and graduated from the IU School of Medicine. After an internship at Riley Hospital for Children\, she completed a residency in dermatology\, also at IU. Dr. Gaffney is a practicing dermatologist and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine. She is the director of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine Course and of the Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgment competency in the revised curriculum of the Indiana University School of Medicine. She chairs the Wishard Ethics Committee\, serves on the Clarian and Riley Hospital ethics committees\, and collaborates on the Indiana University Conscience Project. From 1995-2003\, she was director of the Indiana Healthcare Ethics Network. \nDr. Robert Stone\, Director and Founder of Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan (HCHP.info) and the State Coordinator in Indiana for Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP.org). \nDr. Rob Stone is the director and founder of Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan (hchp.info) and the state coordinator in Indiana for Physicians for a National Health Program. Since 2009 he has been a member of PNHP’s board of directors. Dr. Stone practiced emergency medicine at Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital from 1983 to 2011. He currently serves as the medical director of palliative care at the hospital. Dr. Stone has been a national leader in the movement to divest from for-profit health insurance and is the national coordinator for the Divestment Campaign for Healthcare (HealthCareNotWealthCare.US). He lectures to medical and lay audiences on health care reform throughout Indiana and beyond\, and has received several statewide and national awards for his advocacy work. During the heat of the health care debate in June 2009\, he presented to the Blue Dog Democratic Caucus in Washington. Born and raised in Evansville\, Ind.\, he graduated from Dartmouth College Phi Beta Kappa\, and obtained his medical degree from the University of Colorado Medical School. \nDr. Jason Eberl\nModerator: Dr. Jason Eberl\, Semler Endowed Chair for Medical Ethics and Faculty Advisor to the BRI-MUCOM Chapter
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/marian-university-college-of-osteopathic-medicine-debate-does-the-affordable-care-act-help-or-hurt-patients/
LOCATION:MU-COM\, Evans Center for Health Sciences\, Lecture Hall 1\, Wheeler-Stokely Mansion\, 3200 Cold Spring Rd\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Trenton Schmale":MAILTO:tschmale401@marian.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160503T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160503T190000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170706T045455Z
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SUMMARY:Ohio State University College of Medicine — DEBATE: Federal Government Healthcare Programs vs. Free Markets
DESCRIPTION:  \nGovernment healthcare\, or free markets?\n  \nBe it RESOLVED: The Federal Government Can Provide More Compassionate and Efficient Healthcare for All Americans than the Free Market.\nDo you think you know enough about government-run healthcare? Free market healthcare? Ohio State University College of Medicine BRI chapter and Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP) cordially invite you to attend our debate wherein free markets will be pitched head on against federal government\, single payer healthcare programs. Which system provides the best solutions for the most people at the best prices? Which takes better care of the doctor-patient relationship? Which is more efficient? \nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: Benjamin Rush Institute\, in collaboration with Student for a National Health Program\, held a debate before 120 people at The Ohio State University College of Medicine\, with five physicians gathered to debate government and free market healthcare. The topic was intentionally broad in order to maximize the perspectives that students and faculty in attendance were exposed to. \nModerated by Dr. Ryan Nash\, Director of The Ohio State University Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities\, the debaters argued both sides of the following resolution “The Government Can Provide More Compassionate and Efficient Healthcare for All Americans than the Free Market.” \nDr. Brad Cotton\, Columbus-area emergency medicine physician\, and Dr. Donald Mack\, an assistant professor of clinical family medicine at Ohio State\, argued in favor of the resolution\, referencing their combined experience working with the underserved and the shortcomings of the current healthcare system. Arguing against the resolution were Dr. Beth Haynes\, executive director of the Benjamin Rush Institute\, and Dr. Harry Jha\, an interventional radiologist at Penn with a knack for health economics. They championed against a potential one-size-fits-all health care model and suggested that our current health care crisis is an issue of poverty rather than “insurance” coverage. \nThe debate was vigorous and yet civil\, and ended with heavy audience participation. Attendees voted on the resolution both before and after listening to the debate. \nOSU medical students continue to express their gratitude to BRI organizers for bringing this important controversy to their attention\, and presenting it in a format that promotes balanced civil discourse. \n  \nPlease RSVP using the green REGISTER button above\, or here: OSU Healthcare Debate so that we can ensure enough refreshments for all. We look forward to you joining us for what is sure to be a lively\, enlightening evening of professional\, informed debate! \n5:00pm  Refreshments\, reception\, registration and pre-debate voting\n5:25pm  Welcome & Introduction\n5:30pm  Debate begins\n6:25pm  Moderator Q&A\n6:45pm  Audience Q&A\n7:00pm  Debate ends. Post-debate voting and tally.\n7:05pm  Announcement of results \nIn spite of ACA’s passage in 2009\, the debate over the general direction of much needed health reforms continues\, with some arguing that the law takes us in the wrong direction and others arguing that the law has not given the government enough control. Three debaters will uphold the resolution\, and two debaters will argue in opposition. \nARGUING THE AFFIRMATIVE: \nDr. Bradford W. Cotton Brad W. Cotton is a full-time emergency physician in the Columbus metro area. Dr. Cotton began his career in EMS as a volunteer EMT/Firefighter and emergency department tech in 1978\, graduating from Kent State University School of Nursing 1982. EMS career included 3 years with the City of Cleveland EMS. Dr. Cotton graduated Ohio State University College of Medicine 1991 and OSU emergency medicine residency 1994 earning several clinical honors. Dr. Cotton has served 39 years now in EMS / emergency medicine\, including 10 years as EMS Medical Director for Ross County\, Ohio and on Region V EMS Advisory Board. Dr. Cotton published research on EMS transmission of 12 lead EKGs leading to updating of Ohio EMS Board rules. \nDr. Donald Mack From his bio: As a family physician for 30 years\, I have done birth to death family medicine in a rural setting\, and continue to see the full range of ages in my office practice.  Additionally\, I am focusing clinical time on geriatric long term care and end of life care.  My goal is to increase interest and knowledge among medical students\, family medicine residents\, and fellows in the areas of Geriatrics and Hospice and Palliative Medicine\, with the ultimate goal of improving the care of vulnerable\, elderly patients. I want to make sure that we have highly skilled physicians to take care of our aging world\, my family\, and eventually\, me. \n  \nARGUING IN OPPOSITION:\n\nDr. Beth Haynes\, Executive Director\, Benjamin Rush Institute 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 seven years. She obtained her MD from the University of Cincinnati\, College of Medicine and her residency training at University of Wisconsin in Madison. She also volunteers as an executive board member of Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation\, United Physicians and Surgeons of America and the Dr. Joseph Warren Institute.\n \nDr. Saurabh (Harry) Jha\, Assistant Professor of Radiology\, University of Pennsylvania Dr. Jha is a radiologist and can be reached on Twitter @RogueRad.  His articles have appeared in Kevin.MD and elsewhere. \n  \n  \nModerator: Dr. Ryan Nash\, MD\, MA is the Director of The Ohio State University Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities.He is an Associate Professor of Medicine and holds the Hagop Mekhjian\, MD\, Chair in Medical Ethics and Professionalism at the College of Medicine. Dr. Nash is a Clinical Bioethics consultant and Healthcare Ethics Advisor for the OSU Medical Center and is the editor of the Ohio State University Press book series on Bioethics and Medical Humanities. He has published one book\, three book chapters\, and several essays related to bioethics and has presented numerous scientific papers. Dr. Nash currently serves on the Ethics Committee for the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/ohio-state-university-college-of-medicine-debate-federal-government-healthcare-programs-vs-free-markets/
LOCATION:Meiling Hall 112\, 370 W 9th Ave #112\, Columbus\, OH\, 43210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Markus Harrigan":MAILTO:Harrigan.18@Osu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160404T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160404T170000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170706T052053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170706T052053Z
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SUMMARY:Stony Brook School of Medicine — DEBATE: What is the Government's Role in Health Care?
DESCRIPTION:Peter Viccellio\, MD\, Clinical Director of the Emergency Department at Stony Brook\, will be debating Francis S. Stellaccio\, MD\, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology\, on the proper role of government in health care and on the effects of the ACA. \nFrancis S. Stellaccio\, MD\nDr. Stellaccio’s clinical interest is in advanced airway management. He attended the University of Guadalajara\, and recently co-presented a paper: No Pain Labor N’ Delivery: a collaborative educational-global health initiative to transform current knowledge and skills into better maternal and neonatal outcomes. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology;210:S204-S5 \n  \nDr. Peter Viccellio\nDr. Viccellio joined the faculty at Stony Brook in 1988. Under his leadership\, Emergency Medicine became a Department in the Medical School. He also served as the department’s first residency director. He was appointed Vice Chairman and later Clinical Director of the Emergency Department. Known for his engaging teaching style\, Dr. Viccellio received the Aesculapius Award for Excellence in Teaching from the SUNY School of Medicine in 2003. \nDaniel Milyavsky debates Dr. Peter Viccellio\nPOST-DEBATE SUMMARY: Twenty (20) students turned out for the debate on the proper role of government in medicine. Unfortunately\, Dr. Francis Stellaccio was unable to make it because he got called into the OR. Daniel Milyavsky\, MS1\, BRI-Stony Brook chapter president took Dr. Stellaccio’s place to debate Dr. Viccellio. \nWATCH THE VIDEO HERE. \nTESTIMONIAL: “I am only part way through [watching] video and so far I am very impressed by your ability to articulate ideas. What an impressive\, courageous task to just jump in like that. Big kudos to you!!” ~from an email to Daniel Milyavsky\, from Beth Haynes\, MD\, BRI executive director
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/stony-brook-school-of-medicine-debate-what-is-the-governments-role-in-health-care/
LOCATION:Stony Brook School of Medicine\, Health Sciences Building\, 101 Nicolls Rd\, Stony Brook\, NY\, 11794\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Daniel Milyavsky":MAILTO:dmilyav1@binghamton.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160401T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160401T203000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170706T053142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170706T053142Z
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SUMMARY:George Washington University — DEBATE: Be it resolved: Providing quality healthcare to the poor is best achieved through free markets and charity\, not government programs
DESCRIPTION:Be it resolved: Providing quality healthcare to the poor is best achieved through free markets and charity\, not government programs\nArguably the most important question in America’s current debate about healthcare is: Who can deliver the best results for the most people? A free market\, or government (“single payer”)? Is there any common ground between these two greatly differing views? \nBRI provides educational debates\, lectures\, events and resources supporting our mission to promote healthcare solutions that protect the doctor-patient relationships the primary means of delivering quality medical care. This debate at GWU is an important part of that mission\, to expand discussion\, education\, and information about all sides of healthcare issues. \nGeorge Washington University is the Host Chapter for BRI’s 4th annual leadership conference and is a proud partner with BRI in producing this debate. For the 4th consecutive year\, a Friday night debate has been one of the most anticipated parts of BRI’s Leadership Conference\, and it is the only part of the conference open to the public. \nPlease use the green Register button above to RSVP for this event. \nWe look forward to seeing you & thank you for being part of this important part of our healthcare future. \nDETAILS:\n6:30 Pre-debate Reception & pre-debate voting\n7:00 – 8:00 Debate & post-debate voting \nAFFIRMATIVE:\nJules Madrigal-Dersch\, MD. Dr. Madrigal is a member of BRI’s Board of Directors and runs a successful direct pay practice in Marble Falls\, TX. She is featured on the documentary\, Wait Till It’s Free. Says Dr. Dersch: “I have had a practice with little government restrictions for the last 12 years. I have never taken 3rd party insurance nor Medicaid and have not taken Medicare for 8 years. I work very hard to keep my practice and my patients from intervening government influences and thereby keeping the relationship between the patient and the physician sincere.” \n  \nDavid Hogberg\, PhD. Dr. Hogberg is a former health care policy analyst for the National Center for Public Policy Research. Previously\, Dr. Hogberg was a Washington Correspondent for Investor’s Business Daily\, specializing in his coverage of health care and Medicare. Prior to IBD\, he worked as a policy analyst studying health care and other issues for various think tanks\, including the National Center for Public Policy Research\, and for the office of Representative Jeff Fortenberry. Dr. Hogberg holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Iowa. He is author of the book Medicare’s Victims: How the U.S. Government’s Largest Health Care Program Harms Patients and Impairs Physicians. \n  \nOPPOSITION: \nTroy Russell\, MD\, MPh. Dr. Russell is an author of various book chapters and peer-reviewed articles found in Neuroimage\, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology\, and American Family Physician with his current research and health policy interest centering on providing low cost\, accessible and high quality primary care to medically under-served communities through the patient-centered medical home and direct primary care models. \n  \nLeighton Ku\, PhD\, MPh. Dr. Ku is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University\, whose career has been built around the effort to understand and improve access to affordable health care for vulnerable populations. He directs the multidisciplinary Center for Health Policy Research which includes over 20 faculty and 50 staff\, and is also on the Executive Board of the District of Columbia’s Health Benefits Exchange Authority and has helped establish and develop the state-based insurance exchange that serves D.C. residents and employees\, as well as members of Congress. \nModerator: Dr. Rodney Whitlock\, PhD\, Adjunct Professor\, GWU Graduate School of Political Management\nRodney Whitlock completed his doctorate in political science in March of 1998. Past accomplishments include promoting the Patients’ Bill of Rights\, working on the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act\, the Medicaid provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005\, and the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. Late in 2010\, he became the Acting Health Policy Director for Senator Grassley and shepherded the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010 into law during his brief tenure. He remains Health Policy Director for Senator Grassley. Rodney also teaches at The George Washington University in both the Department of Health Policy and the Graduate School of Political Management. \n\nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: 100 people\, including 53 students from BRI’s 4th Annual Leadership Conference attended the debate at George Washington University. After the debate\, 69 students\, debaters and physicians joined for dinner at The Caucus Room. Debate & Dinner Night is a fundamental and traditional part of Benjamin Rush Institute’s Leadership Conferences\, and we thank the student leadership that organized and produced this event.
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/george-washington-university-debate-be-it-resolved-providing-quality-healthcare-to-the-poor-is-best-achieved-through-free-markets-and-charity-not-government-programs/
LOCATION:Ross Hall\, Room #117\, 2300 I St NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Jacob Leedekerken":MAILTO:jbkerken@gwmail.gwu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160302T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160302T134500
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170706T061529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170706T061529Z
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SUMMARY:University of Colorado—DEBATE: Is a State Run Healthcare System Right for Colorado?
DESCRIPTION:Is a state-run healthcare system (“Colorado Care”) right for Colorado?\nPlease join us for this FREE event. The BRI chapter at the University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus is hosting a lively\, informative and important debate on the future of Colorado healthcare. At issue is adopting “Amendment 69\,” or Colorado Care\, a proposition to have a state-run taxpayer funded healthcare system in Colorado. \nWe will have a 30-minute lunch and information session on Amendment 69\, followed by 60-minutes of two-on-two Oxford Union style debate. \nPlease use the Register button to RSVP so we can ensure enough food & refreshments for all. \nIn favor of Amendment 69:\nT.R. Reid\, Journalist and author of The Healing of America. T. R. Reid is an American reporter\, documentary film correspondent\, and author. He is also a frequent guest on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. Reid currently lives in Denver\, Colorado. \n  \nIrene Aguilar\, CO State Senator\, District 62. She is a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate\, representing the 32nd District since 2011. Her district encompasses the city of Denver\, Colorado. Aguilar received a medical degree from University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine\, and was appointed by Governor Romer to the Colorado Board of Medical Examiners in 1993\, where she served for eight years. She was appointed to her first term in the State Senate in December 2010 after being chosen by a vacancy committee to replace Sen. Chris Romer. \nMore information on arguments in favor of Amendment 69\, or Colorado Care:\nColoradoCare Yes! \nIn opposition to Amendment 69: \nJill Vecchio\, President of the CO chapter of Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation. From Dr. Vecchio’s webpage: “Dr. Vecchio grew up in the Midwest and graduated with Honors from Iowa State University in 1981.  She matriculated to University of Colorado School of Medicine in 1985 and graduated with Honors in 1989….In 2008 she joined Rocky Mountain Radiologists and now serves as Director of the Exempla Lutheran Breast Care Center.” \n  \nJonathan Lockwood\, Executive Director\, Advancing Colorado. \nFrom Jonathan’s LinkedIn: “I launched Advancing Colorado in May. The organization is a non-partisan non-profit focused on advancing a culture of opportunity and freedom in Colorado. We have worked on issues ranging from health care reform\, education reform\, energy-related issues and more. We helped save the Colowyo mine through public pressure and raised awareness. Our strongest capacities are our media relations and digital outreach.” \nModerator: Ani Reddi \nClick here for more on Amendment 69.  \nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: 200 interested students\, faculty and community members gathered to hear a debate about whether ColoradoCare (Amendment 69) is the best solution for Coloradans to attain quality\, affordable healthcare. All were served lunch. \nTyler Barr\, BRI-UCDenver chapter president partnered with the tracks at the CU campus (Colorado Area Health Education Center\, CU Leadership\, Educations\, Advocacy\, Development and Scholarship Track\, CU Rural Track\, CU Urban Underserved Track) to have an informative presentation and debate on ColoradoCare for their students and other members of our community. Senator Aguilar first gave a presentation on the ballot initiative and the workings of the new payment system if created.  After this presentation we had about one hour of Oxford style debate\, with about 20 minutes of open questions from the floor.  We took a vote to measure audience support of the measure before and after the debate. Four attended a post-event dinner\, including Tyler Barr\, and BRI executive director\, Dr. Beth Haynes. T.R. Reid from and another member of the ColoradoCare campaign attended as well as opposition debaters Jonathon Lockwood and Jill Vecchio\, MD. \nTESTIMONIALS: We were greatly pleased with the large turnout and comments following the debate were equally positive. \n“Thanks for putting on the debate; it was great!”\n“I learned a lot at your event.”\n“It was very educational.”\n“I had no idea what ColoradoCare was before your event.” \n 
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/university-of-colorado-debate-is-a-state-run-healthcare-system-right-for-colorado/
LOCATION:Anshutz Medical Campus\, Education 1\, Room 1500\, 13070 E 19th Ave\, Aurora\, CO\, 80045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Tyler Barr":MAILTO:tyler.barr@ucdenver.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160108T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160108T190000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170707T200526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170707T200526Z
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SUMMARY:Saint Louis University School of Medicine—DEBATE: Single-Payer Healthcare v. Free Market Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:BE IT RESOLVED: Single-payer is an effective way to reduce cost and improve healthcare outcomes.\nThis will be a debate between Dr. Ed Weisbart\, Chair of Missouri | Physicians for a National Health Plan (PHNP)\, and Dr. Josh Umbehr\, founder of AtlasMD\, on what provides the most effective ways to reduce costs and improve healthcare outcomes: a single-payer healthcare system\, or other solutions based on the free market. \nDr. Weisbart will be arguing the affirmative\, supporting a single-payer system. \n  \n  \nDr. Umbehr will be arguing in opposition\, against a single-payer system. \n  \n  \n \nModerator: Dr. Kamal Gursahani \nAssociate Professor of Surgery\nDirector of Operations\, Emergency Department\nFellow\, Bander Center of Medical Ethics \n  \nDr. Gursahani\, Dr. Weisbart\, Dr. Umbehr and members of the BRI-SLU chapter\nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: Forty-three medical students from SLU and Washington University at St. Louis (SLU’s college for public health and social justice)\, local physicians\, and members of the general public showed up on a Friday night to watch SLU’s debate over the pros and cons of single payer healthcare\, featuring a physician entrepreneur who believes in individual and direct payments for healthcare\, Dr. Josh Umbehr of AtlasMD\, and a physician expert in large\, centralized planning\, Dr. Ed Weisbart. \nDr. Ed Weisbart and Dr. Josh Umbehr and all our wonderful sponsor!\nThe debate started out calm as Dr. Weisbart delivered his well-organized powerpoint presentation on single payer benefits. Dr. Umbehr responded quickly by pointing out the inherent flaws in central planning and the  fallacies in logic that single payer supporters use. As the debate progressed\, intensity grew\, getting the whole audience involved\, and we ran out of time for all attendees’ questions. Pre- and post-debate voting showed a shift in opinion from supporting single payer to opposing it. \n“It was highly informative. Both speakers were very well prepared and presented information that was new to me. The free market and single payer approaches both have the same goals in mind for the health care system but use very different means to achieve those goals. In the end\, I believe Dr. Josh offered a free market system that was entirely novel to many of the listeners and thus intrigued the many students who intend to practice primary care medicine in the future.” ~Debate attendee\, name withheld \n“I really liked hearing … certain aspects of the debate; I had heard over and over that infant mortality rate was high in the US\, but was unaware the US used a broader definition than other countries reporting the same statistic. However\, I felt like Dr Josh didn’t honestly go debate against a “single payer” system\, but mostly attacked the idea of a socialist medical program instead.” ~Debate attendee \nDr. Ed Weisbart addresses attendees at SLU’s debate on single payer healthcare.\nAfter the debate\, Dr. Umbehr joined most of the BRI officers for dinner at Mangia Italiano. The new officers took the opportunity to ask more questions and discuss their plans for the coming year. \n“Thanks for arranging a great debate. I am really interested in health care policy and what our options as a country are\, since things are changing so much right now. I feel that as a future physician it is my responsibility to be educated on the topic\, so these lectures and the debate were extremely interesting. I think the quality of the debaters was phenomenal and I learned a lot about the different options and thought processes out there. I would love to learn even more and delve even deeper into the options presented.” ~Debate attendee\n \nOfficial voting\nPre-debate (43 responses): 55.8% agree with the resolution\, but only 39% thought the USA should have single payer healthcare.\nPost-debate (25 responses): 48% agree with the resolution\, and 32% think the USA should have single payer.\nThe debate resolution opposition (free market) won the debate based on these voting statistics.
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/saint-louis-university-school-of-medicine-debate-single-payer-healthcare-v-free-market-healthcare/
LOCATION:Learning Resource Center\, LRC A Auditorium\, Schwitalla Hall\, 1402 S Grand Blvd\, St Louis\, MO\, 63104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Shawn Moore":MAILTO:smoore44@slu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151119T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151119T200000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170807T181736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170807T181736Z
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SUMMARY:Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Debate — Be it Resolved: The United States should adopt the single-payer system.
DESCRIPTION:Reception will begin at 6:30pm. The debate will begin at 7:00pm\, Eastern. \nPlease join us for a lively debate on the merits and pitfalls of single payer healthcare\, sponsored by students for PHNP. We will focus on the question: \nIs single-payer healthcare right for America?\nArguing for single-payer healthcare: \nLeonard Rodberg\, PhD\, is Professor and Chair of Urban Studies at Queens College/CUNY. He holds a PhD in Physics received from MIT in 1957. Along with his late wife\, Joanne Lukomnik\, he was one of the founders of Physicians for a National Health Program. He began his professional life as a nuclear physicist\, but he has strayed far afield. Dr. Rodberg has served as Director of the Science Policy Office in the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and Resident Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington\, DC and has been involved in the struggle for health care reform since 1974\, when he led the development of the Dellums Health Service Act. He has served on the Board of the NY Metro Chapter of PNHP for a number of years and is Treasurer and Research Director of the Chapter. He also created and directs the Infoshare Community Data web site (www.infoshare.org). \nElizabeth Rosenthal\, MD recently retired from her Mamaroneck practice of dermatology after 35 years.  She continues on the clinical faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.  For the past 5 years she has been an active Board member of the NY Metro chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program. Speaking and writing on health care reform for the past several years\, she is a passionate advocate of an expanded and improved “Medicare for All.” She is a graduate of Smith College and NYU Medical School and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology. She lives in Larchmont with her physician husband\, and they are the parents of three  grown sons. \nArguing against single-payer healthcare: \nBeth Haynes\, MD Executive Director\, Benjamin Rush Institute 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 and her residency training at University of Wisconsin in Madison. She also volunteers as an executive board member of the Dr. Joseph Warren Institute and is Founder and President of The Black Ribbon Project. She previously served as Senior Health Policy Analyst and Executive Board Member for Docs4PatientCare\, and as National Co-Chair of Doc Squads\, a project to recruit and train doctors to lead the public healthcare debate. Dr. Haynes has published several op-eds in TownHall.com\, PJ Media\, American Thinker and The Huffington Post. She speaks frequently to citizen and professional groups on healthcare policy\, the ACA\, and the ethics and economics of medicine. \nRaymond Raad\, MD MPH is a general and forensic psychiatrist in private practice in Manhattan.  He received his MD from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and his MPH in health policy from the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health\, and then completed a residency in Psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical Center.  He has an interest in health policy\, in particular in international comparison of health and medical systems.  He is co-author of Bending the Productivity Curve: Why America Leads the World in Medical Innovation.  http://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/bending-productivity-curve-why-america-leads-world-medical-innovation \n  \nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: Fifty people attended the debate\, including four BRI students\, a former BRI leader (now intern) from Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai\, and SUNY-DS who came to support Drs. Raad and Haynes argue against instituting single-payer healthcare in the United States. Given that the majority of the audience came in already supporting single-payer\, the slightly larger gain for the opposition indicates a real victory. The event went quite smoothly\, and and several students expressed interest in BRI. At the post-debate dinner the students brainstormed plans for more events in the NYC area. \nWe are very proud of having won the debate. It was broken down by percentages\, and while the numbers look small\, we are very aware of the fact that in this part of the country most healthcare professionals and students support a single-payer system. \nResolution: The United States should adopt the single payer system.\nIn the Pre-debate vote\, 27% were undecided\, 19% were opposed to single-payer\, and 54% supported single-payer.\nPost-debate\, BRI won due to the shifts in undecided and opposed voters: 24% (-3%) undecided ; 21% (+2%) opposed single-payer; and 55% (+1%) supported single-payer. \nWe are also proud that BRI is becoming so widely recognized that the student organizers from Albert Einstein University reached out to us and invited us to debate this very critical issue.
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/albert-einstein-college-of-medicine-debate-be-it-resolved-the-united-states-should-adopt-the-single-payer-system/
LOCATION:Albert Einstein School of Medicine – Riklis Auditorium\, Belfer Building\, 1300 Morris Park Ave\, Bronx\, NY\, 10461\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Tauhid Mahmud":MAILTO:mahmud@mail.einstein.yu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151117T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151117T190000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170807T181049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170807T181049Z
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SUMMARY:Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Debate — Resolved: It should be legal for doctors to participate in intentionally hastening a patient's death.
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This event takes place in the eastern time zone. Food will be served; RSVPs are greatly appreciated by clicking the green REGISTER button top right. \nBRI-Mount Sinai and The Arthur N. Rupe Foundation will be hosting a debate and a discussion about the legality of physician aided dying. Please join us to debate the following Resolution: \nIt should be legal for doctors to participate in intentionally hastening a patient’s death.\nDr. Stefan Baumrin\nArguing the Affirmative: Dr. David Leven\, Executive Director of Compassion & Choices of New York. \nArguing the Opposition: Dr. Stefan Baumrin (Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University and J.D. Columbia University School of Law) will debate the question of whether physicians should participate intentionally in hastening a patient’s death. Following the debate\, students will break out into small groups to discuss the issue further. Issues related to physician autonomy\, patient wellbeing\, and the intersection of ethics\, law\, and government will be explored. \nModerator: Robert Zimbroff \n \n \n \nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: Sixty students and faculty attended the BRI-Icahn debate on physician aided dying\, co-sponsored by the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation. We held a debate for 45 minutes followed by break out discussions. A vote was conducted both before and after the debate. \nTESTIMONIALS FROM ATTENDEES:\n“Wonderful event!”\n“The discussions after the debate were a great touch!”\n“We need more debates like this!”\n“I always wanted an event like this during college!”
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/icahn-school-of-medicine-at-mount-sinai-debate-resolved-it-should-be-legal-for-doctors-to-participate-in-intentionally-hastening-a-patients-death/
LOCATION:Annenberg Bldg.\, Room 12-01\, 1468 Madison Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10029\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151109T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151109T201500
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170807T172632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170807T172632Z
UID:11893-1447092000-1447100100@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org
SUMMARY:University of Delaware: Debate — What causes rising health insurance premiums? Greedy corporations\, or costly regulations?
DESCRIPTION:What causes rising health insurance premiums? Greedy Corporations? Costly Regulations? Both? Neither?\nBRI Student Leaders\, the debaters and moderator.\nGeoff Wilson\nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: Fifty students\, faculty and community participated in a debate focused on the cause of rising health insurance premiums. The goal was to explore whether costly regulations\, or corporate greed cause health insurance premiums to rise. The debate was conducted with the Oxford debate format\, and a pre- and post-vote was taken to determine which side won the debate. John Graham\, citing costly regulations as the cause of rising healthcare premiums\, won. \nAt the end\, the audience asked questions of the debaters. Many in the audience said they really liked seeing the debate and learned a lot. It was very helpful in getting signups for a potential future BRI chapter at the University of Delaware. \n\nJohn Graham\n“I think the event would have benefitted from more disagreement\, but it was very helpful in getting the audience to think about the issues of rising healthcare premiums.” ~Zach Howell\, BRI student leader\, University of Delaware \n\n———– \nNOTE: This event takes place in the Eastern time zone. Parking is the Trabant Parking Garage near the Trabant Student Center. Refreshments will be served; RSVPs are appreciated. \nALL are welcome to attend University of Delaware’s first debate of the academic year 2015-2016\, jointly hosted by BRI and Young Americans for Liberty. We promise to have a lively debate over whether the cause of rising healthcare premiums can be attributed to corporate greed\, or to costly government regulations. \nDr. Geoff Wilson of Physicians Organizing Committee will argue the case that rising health insurance premiums stem from greedy corporations. While obtaining his biochemistry degree at UC Davis\, Mr. Wilson was awarded a Georg August University scholarship to study in Göttingen\, Germany\, where he worked at the Max Plank Institute for Biophysical Chemistry. While attending UCSF Medical School he became active in several organizing efforts to expand access to patient care and has since spent more than 30 years in direct advocacy on behalf of physicians and hospital medical staff fighting to reverse the encroachments of insurance companies\, hospital corporations and government entities into matters of patient care. Dr. Wilson has pioneered the development of physicians organizing outside of the confines of the national labor laws\, anti-trust laws and other restrictive legislation in order to bring physicians together to win victories on behalf of patient care. \nJohn Graham\, is Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis. Formerly Vice President at the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)\, he previously directed health policy research at the Pacific Research Institute and the Fraser Institute. In prior positions he served as Assistant Vice President at Kidder\, Peabody Securities Company; Associate at Goldman Sachs and Company; Political and Military Analyst for the United Nations Operation in Somalia; Development Consultant for Covenant House Vancouver; and Captain in the Canadian Army. He will represent for the side that Costly Regulations are to blame. \nModerator: Jonathan Kirch is the Government Relations Director of the American Heart Association for Delaware and the City of Philadelphia. A graduate of the leadership and public administration programs here at the University of Delaware\, Mr. Kirch is responsible for developing and implementing the organization’s public policy and advocacy initiatives. Mr. Kirch serves on the Governor’s Council for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention\, and the Governor’s Pedestrian Council and is an expert in advocacy and lobbying in the public health community in Delaware. Jonathan successfully advocated for the strongest menu labeling law in the country in Philadelphia and participated in the negotiations on Capitol Hill on the federal menu labeling law. Jonathan served as the first Chair of the Leadership Council of the Delaware Healthy Eating and Active Living Coalition and remains on the coalition’s Leadership Council today.
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/university-of-delaware-debate-what-causes-rising-health-insurance-premiums-greedy-corporations-or-costly-regulations/
LOCATION:Trabant Student Center\, Multipurpose Room A\, University of Delaware\, Newark\, DE\, 19716\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Zachary Howell":MAILTO:zhowell@udel.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151021T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151021T190000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170807T171229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170807T171229Z
UID:11879-1445446800-1445454000@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org
SUMMARY:Icahn School of Medicine @ Mt. Sinai — Debate: The Role of Profits in Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/icahn-school-of-medicine-mt-sinai-debate-the-role-of-profits-in-healthcare/
LOCATION:Hess Building\, Davis Auditorium\, Leon and Norma Hess Center for Science and Medicine\, 1470 Madison Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10029\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Haran Sivakumar":MAILTO:haran.sivakumar@icahn.mssm.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150922T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150922T130000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170806T182652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T182652Z
UID:11847-1442923200-1442926800@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org
SUMMARY:University of Louisville School of Medicine — Debate: Healthcare Policy\, more freedom or more government?
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This event takes place in the EASTERN TIME ZONE. \nPlease join us for what is sure to be a lively debate between two physicians with radically different views on healthcare\, and help us kick off this first of many healthcare- and health policy-related events to come this year. Dr. Mark Wheeler represents a direct primary care model with more freedom of choice as far as physician and insurance are concerned\, and Dr. Syed Quadri of Physicians for a National Health Program represents a national healthcare model\, advocating more government subsidized coverage and  care. \nFOOD: We will be serving lunch\, so RSVPs are appreciated!\nPARKING: Chestnut Street Garage at the corner of Chestnut and Preston Street\, or any of the meters along Preston street or in the surrounding area.
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/university-of-louisville-school-of-medicine-debate-healthcare-policy-more-freedom-or-more-government/
LOCATION:University of Louisville School of Medicine\, Instructional Bldg. #B-215\, 500 South Preston Street\, Louisville\, KY\, 40202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Reba Hodge":MAILTO:rahodge2005@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150601T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150601T210000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170806T165243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T165243Z
UID:11801-1433184300-1433192400@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org
SUMMARY:Dartmouth — Debate: Physician Aid in Dying — Should it Be Legal? 3 Viewpoints
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This event takes place in the Eastern Time Zone. \nA pre-event cheese and crackers reception begins at 6:45 pm. \nPlease join us for an evening of lively\, thought-provoking debate as we look at three views on physician aid in dying. What are the moral\, ethical\, and medical ramifications of the question? How do we take care of the dying in a way that supports their and their family’s wishes\, while observing the many religious and scientific aspects of these decisions? Ultimately\, who decides — the patient\, the family\, the society\, or the physician? \nWe are proud to present three distinguished experts on the matter: \n  Dr. Ronald Green\, Professor of Religion/Dartmouth\,   Peter Schwartz\, Retired Chairman of the Board of the Ayn Rand Institute\, and   Dr. Robert Macauley\, Professor of Pediatrics\, University of Vermont College of Medicine. \nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: This event went really well —  especially as the first large event for the BRI-Dartmouth Chapter. The topic choice was a success in that it attracted people interested in the intersection of medicine and ethics\, including from the medical school and the ethics department at Dartmouth Hitchcock hospital. The mix of viewpoints that we invited was a strong point. We had one speaker against physician aid in dying and two for it\, but the two for it had enough differences in the underlying reasons that there was still plenty of variety. \nThe moderator (Jared Rhoads\, MPH’16\, creator of healthpolicy.tv) gave introduced the topic\, made all of the typical “housekeeping” announcements\, and introduced each speaker. Each speaker was given 12 minutes to do an opening statement from the lectern. This was followed by a round of responses\, which was tricky with a three-person format. We didn’t spend too much time on that\, and shortly moved on to audience Q&A. There were some passionate voices in the audience (and some lengthy comments) but there weren’t any inappropriate speeches or hostile questions. \nWe were very pleased with the turnout from the faculty\, the general Dartmouth community\, and medical students. Unfortunately\, there weren’t many undergrads there\, which was a little disappointing. \nEveryone enjoyed the pre-event refreshments and networking time.
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/dartmouth-debate-physician-aid-in-dying-should-it-be-legal-3-viewpoints/
LOCATION:Dartmouth\, Filene Auditorium\, Moore Hall\, Maynard Street\, Hanover\, NH\, 03755\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Jared Rhoads":MAILTO:jared.m.rhoads.gr@dartmouth.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150512T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150512T130000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170806T154821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T154821Z
UID:11790-1431432000-1431435600@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org
SUMMARY:University of Louisville — Debate: The Future of Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This event takes place in the Eastern time zone. \nUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine is proud to host another BRI Chapter Debate on the future of healthcare. Dr. Garrett Adams\, president of Physicians for a National Health Program and  Dr. Michael Strickland of LetMyDoctorPractice.org will argue both sides of this highly contested national debate. Dr. Strickland will be taking a stance on a more conservative\, private payer healthcare system; Dr. Adams will argue for a more liberal\, single-payer health plan. \nThere will also be a free Qdoba buffet provided before the event! \nStreet meter parking is available all around campus\, and there is also a UofL garage at the corner of Chestnut and Preston Street. \nWe look forward to seeing you at what will surely be an informative\, lively event. \nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: 70 students and faculty attended BRI-ULSOM Chapter’s one-on-one debate on the future of healthcare. Because our speakers were both physicians and not healthcare policy experts\, the tone of the event was more that of an open discussion than a debate. Dr. Adams and Dr. Strickland frequently agreed and tended to avoid taking a firm stand on issues. This can be typical of physicians who as healers can lean toward  smoothing over differences and focusing on solutions\, but who consequently can avoid tackling legitimately controversial topics. However\, it was valuable to discover where we share common ground and can find compatible healthcare policy solutions.
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/university-of-louisville-debate-the-future-of-healthcare/
LOCATION:University of Louisville School of Medicine\, Instructional Bldg. B\, 500 South Preston Street\, Louisville\, KY\, 40202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Reba Hodge":MAILTO:Rahodge2005@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150420T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150420T191500
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170806T041553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T041553Z
UID:11773-1429551000-1429557300@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org
SUMMARY:Oregon Health & Sciences University - Debate: Is 'Right To Try' Right for Oregon?
DESCRIPTION:Is “Right to Try” Right for Oregon?\nExperts from public health\, clinical practice\, bioethics\, and law meet to discuss the pros and cons of “Right to Try” legislation (Oregon House Bill 2300) \nXiao-Yu Han\, Student Organizer\nwith the stated goal of expanding access of experimental drugs to terminally ill patients in Oregon. Join us and help shape the conversation: Should Oregon join 13 other states in adopting expanded access? \n\nTime: Monday\, April 20\, 5:30-7:15pm (light reception from 5:30-6:00pm\, panel from 6:00-7:15pm) \nModerator: Alan Melnick\, MD\, MPH\, is Associate Professor for the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at OHSU and the Health Officer for Clark\, Cowlitz\, Skamania and Wahkiakum Counties\, WA. \nPanelist: Kurt Altman\, JD\, is a Senior Attorney for the Goldwater Institute’s Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation and drafted the model legislation for “Right to Try.” Before joining the Institute\, Kurt operated a private litigation and appellate practice\, focusing on criminal law in both state and federal courts. \nPanelist: Chandra Basham\, MD\, is an attending physician in Primary Care at the Portland VA Medical Center. She is currently studying for her JD at Lewis and Clark Law School and is completing an externship at the Oregon State Legislature. \nPanelist: Jeremy Cetnar\, MD\, MSHPR\, is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Medicine at OHSU and is board certified in internal medicine and hematology/oncology. \nPanelist: Christopher Griffin\, MD\, MBA\, FACHE\, is a physician executive and radiologist with over 25 years of health care experience and leadership who recently decided to go to law school. He is an alumnus of Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine and currently attends Lewis and Clark Law School. \nPanelist: Lissi Hansen\, RN\, PhD\, is an Associate Professor for the School of Nursing at OHSU and has worked extensively in bioethics\, palliative medicine\, and end-of-life care. \nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: Experts from public health\, clinical practice\, bioethics\, and law met to discuss the pros and cons of “Right to Try” legislation (Oregon House Bill 2300)\, with the stated goal of expanding terminally ill patients’ access to experimental drugs in Oregon. \nThirty medical students\, PSU students\, Lewis and Clark Law students\, and members of the public attended the discussion. An ethical deliberative process was used to explore multiple perspectives. \nAudience questions were well received during the discussion and at the end. This discussion is the launch point for future debates. (One is in the works for quarantine.) \nTESTIMONIALS:\n“The panel itself was engaging\, well moderated\, and focused. I really enjoyed that they were able to find very different sides to the topics while still respecting patient autonomy and decisions. I feel pretty well versed in the ethics of this proposed law and was still surprised to find novel arguments that gave me new light into the discussion. The audience participation was well done and respected the time of the panelists as well as the audience members. I would have liked to see more depth in the ethical deliberation. Much of the argument centered around opinion on the end effects of this law or comparison to other laws that appear similar. The argument that this law should be allowed because Oregon allows freedom regarding life-ending decisions is akin to saying that marijuana should be legal because alcohol is similar and already legal. These arguments are shallow and give little credence to the ethics of undermining drug testing laws that have prevented waves of “snake-oils” and elixers from reaching desperate patients looking for a last fighting chance. The political aspects of this proposal are incredibly interesting. In a nutshell\, this law is politically unstoppable; it provides a political move that appears to increase patient rights while paralleling a process that already exists\, but makes it ‘faster’ (by bypassing it). It also has no direct costs to taxpayers. I would have enjoyed a bit more reflection on the political. I learned a lot and very much enjoyed this panel meeting and hope there will be more as the year progresses. Thank you for getting this together.” \n“Great event! I loved the format and the opportunity for audience participation. I started out of the opinion that ‘right to try’ was a slam dunk; after listening to the discussion I am now on the fence. I had not previously considered the potential negative effects on drug companies or on research. I would have liked to hear even more debate on what it means to provide informed consent to a patient on a drug that is still in the early stages of research.”
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/oregon-health-sciences-university-debate-is-right-to-try-right-for-oregon/
LOCATION:OHSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building\, Room 2S060\, 2730 Southwest Moody Avenue\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Xiao-Yue Han":MAILTO:hanxi@ohsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150411T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150411T173000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170806T041103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T041103Z
UID:11770-1428769800-1428773400@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org
SUMMARY:University of Florida COM- Debate: Healthcare Reform - from fee-for-service to single payer
DESCRIPTION:American Medical Student Association PreMed Fest \nA Debate on Healthcare Reform: from fee-for-service to single payer \nIs healthcare a fundamental human right? Or is it a commodity to be accessed on the free market? What is the role of the government in healthcare? Get in on the debate! (4:30pm – 5:30pm)\nRobert Hatch\, MD – Professor and Director of Medical Education Community Health and Family Medicine at UF College of Medicine\, and\nLee Gross\, MD – Founder\, Epiphany Health and President\, Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation \nDr. Lee Gross’ participation in PremedFest is sponsored by The Benjamin Rush Institute\, with generous funding provided by the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation.
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/university-of-florida-com-debate-healthcare-reform-from-fee-for-service-to-single-payer/
LOCATION:U. of FL College of Medicine\, Gainesville\, FL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150327T200000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170806T040301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T040301Z
UID:11760-1427479200-1427486400@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org
SUMMARY:Georgetown - Debate:  "Be It Resolved: Affordable\, quality healthcare develops from maximizing freedom of choice - not government programs or mandates."
DESCRIPTION:Please RSVP through the green “Tickets” link. The event is free but we want to plan the right amount of food! There is a parking garage located under the Leavey Center accessible from Reservoir Road\, or there is the Southwest Parking garage accessible from Canal Road. \nPOST-EVENT SUMMARY: The event had lower attendance than expected\, although the attendance was the highest ever for a Georgetown BRI Chapter event. The event exceeded expectations with respect to the intellectual debate and entertainment value. One particular M1 student reported that he was “blown away by the debate;” it greatly exceeded his expectations. \nDebate Venue Details: \nDate: Friday\, March 27\, 2015 \nTime: [Eastern] 6:00 PM Reception with soft drinks and hors d’oeuvres; Registration and initial voting\n6:30 Debate Begins\n7:45 Debate Ends. Final voting\, tally.\n8:00 Announcement of results. \nPlace: Georgetown University School of Medicine\nRoom — New Research Building Auditorium\n3900 Reservoir Road Northwest\,Washington\, DC 20007\nModerator: Michael Ramlet (Morning Consult) \nArguing the Affirmative:\nDr. Josh Umbehr MD (AtlasMD)\nDr. Lee Gross\, MD (Epiphany Health\, Inc.)\nArguing in Opposition:\nDr. Dennis McIntyre\, MD\nDr. Adriane Fugh-Berman\, MD
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/georgetown-debate-be-it-resolved-affordable-quality-healthcare-develops-from-maximizing-freedom-of-choice-not-government-programs-or-mandates/
LOCATION:Georgetown U. School of Medicine – New Research Building Auditorium\, Georgetown University\, 3900 Reservoir Road Northwest\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="John Grimsley":MAILTO:jrg108@georgetown.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150129T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150129T130000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170730T225340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170730T225340Z
UID:11698-1422532800-1422536400@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org
SUMMARY:University of Toledo — Debate: The Merits of Profit-Based Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, January 29th\, Dr. Beth Haynes\, Executive Director of Benjamin Rush Institute will discuss why medicine and healthcare delivery are better in a profit-based system rather than in a government\, or even a non-profit system. Come and join our discussion! \nThis event is at noon Eastern time\, and lunch will be served. Please RSVP so that we can ensure enough for all. Parking is available at the HEB/Visitor Parking Lot. \nPOST-EVENT REPORT: Twenty-three people attended the healthcare systems debate held at UTCOM\, which was inspired by Dr. Haynes’ midwest trip where she traveled to several universities explaining the importance of profit in a healthcare system. We designed this event as a debate\, as debates tend to draw more interest and participants. We thank Dr. Johnathon Ross\, past president of PHNP for joining us. \nDr. Ross is a proponent of a national healthcare plan that would reach the needs of all citizens independent of status. The debate was held in a traditional format with Dr. Haynes given 10 minutes to voice her opinion\, followed by a 3-minute rebuttal from Dr. Ross. Dr. Ross was then given 10 minutes for a defense and Dr. Haynes followed with a 3-minute rebuttal. At the end\, the floor was opened up for questions from the audience. \nSeveral students approached the event coordinators right after the event and even later on in the day to say how much they enjoyed the debate. Having a debate format was something the students were not used to in our academic setting; usually presentations are done by a solo speaker with one point they are trying to get across. Whereas a solo presenter format is educational\, having two sides of a story right in front of you definitely had a higher impact on the audience. \nOverall the event was a success. Although one hour is hardly sufficient to really delve into the complexities of the topic\, the students in attendance enjoyed the debate format and came away forming opinions of their own\, which was the whole intent of the event.
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/university-of-toledo-debate-the-merits-of-profit-based-healthcare/
LOCATION:Health Education Building\, Room 100\, The University of Toledo Health Science Campus\, 3000 Arlington Avenue\, Toledo\, OH\, 43614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Aaron Walsh":MAILTO:awalsh10@rockets.utoledo.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140522T003000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140522T023000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170725T060754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T060754Z
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SUMMARY:Ohio State University|Debate: Allowing a market for organs would benefit both patients and donors.
DESCRIPTION:This debate will be live-streamed and can be accessed at the link below.  Debate starts at 6:00 PM Eastern.\n\nmms://streaming1.osu.edu/wmtencoder/meilinghd.wmv\n\n\n\nBe it Resolved: Allowing a market for organs would benefit both patients and donors.\nAffirmative: \nDr. Mark Cherry\, St. Edwards University\, TX;  author of “Kidney for sale by owner: Human Organs\, Transplantation\, and the Market” \nOpposed: \nDr. Amy L. Pope-Harmon a Transplant Pulmonologist\, OSU \nModerator: \nDr. Ryan R. Nash\, Director of Medical Ethics for The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/ohio-state-universitydebate-allowing-a-market-for-organs-would-benefit-both-patients-and-donors/
LOCATION:Meiling Hall Room 112\, 370 W 9th Ave\, Columbus\, OH\, 43210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Joseph Meyers":MAILTO:Joseph.Meyers@osumc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140416T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140416T030000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170725T063001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T063001Z
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SUMMARY:Debate: George Washington U. - "Be It Resolved: The ACA Can't Be Mended\, and Needs to be Replaced."
DESCRIPTION:6:00 Reception \n6:30 – 8:00 Debate \n“Be It Resolved: The ACA Can’t Be Mended\, and Needs to be Replaced.” \nAffirmative: \nDr. Scott Gottlieb\, MD\,  Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute \nJames Capretta\,  Senior Fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center \nOpposition: \nSara Rosenbaum\, J.D.  GWU School of Public Health and Health Services\, Department of Health Policy \nSeth Trueger\, MD\, Emergency Physician & Health Policy Fellow\, GWU \nModerator \nTBD \n 
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/debate-george-washington-u-be-it-resolved-the-aca-cant-be-mended-and-needs-to-be-replaced/
LOCATION:Marvin Center 3rd Floor Auditorium\, 800 21st St NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Kristy Hawley":MAILTO:klhawley@gwmail.gwu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140408T003000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140408T023000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170725T063715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T063715Z
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SUMMARY:Yale—DEBATE: "How Should Doctors Be Paid? The Future of Physician Compensation and the Role of Government."
DESCRIPTION:Part of the healthcare reform debate is on how to improve care by modifying physician compensation. What method will best lead to quality improvement and cost reduction? Is it by replacing fee-for-service with ACOs\, or bundled payments? Should all physicians be salaried\, whether in government single-payer system or private businesses? Is fee-for-service the real culprit for rising costs by driving “volume not value?” Will other methods be superior? What are the best ways to discover better payment models? Is it  government-driven policy changes\, or do we need to let market competition drive innovations in delivery and compensation? \nCome hear what four policy experts have to say on this very important part of solving the challenges we face in providing quality\, affordable medical care. \nModerator: Howard P. Forman\, MD\, MBA\, Professor of Diagnostic Radiology\, Public Health (Health Policy)\, Management\, and Economics at Yale University. \nPanelists: \nZack Cooper\, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and of Economics at Yale University\, and will represent the position that public policy must drive payment innovation in healthcare. \nJohn R. Graham is a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis and will represent the position that fee-for-service would work well in healthcare if not tied to the 3rd party payer system. \nNeil B. Minkoff\, MD is a former Commissioner of the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission and will represent the position that innovative payment models should be developed by the free market. \nRobert Nordgren\, MD\, MBA\, MPH\, is the CEO of Northeast Medical Group and a Senior Vice President of Yale New Haven Health System\, and will represent the position that salaried models work well in healthcare. \nBrought to you by the YSM Healthcare Improvement Group/IHI Open School Chapter\, and sponsored by the Benjamin Rush Institute\, Arthur N. Rupe Foundation\, Yale Graduate and Professional Student Senate\, Yale Healthcare Life Sciences Club\, and Yale Healthcare Collective.
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/yale-how-should-doctors-be-paid-the-future-of-physician-compensation-and-the-role-of-government/
LOCATION:Harkness Auditorium\, Yale School of Medicine\, 333 Cedar St\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140302T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140302T040000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170725T054531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T054531Z
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SUMMARY:Debate: UC-Denver  "Is the Independent Payment Advisory Board the way to control Medicare spending?"
DESCRIPTION:For the Opposition:\nDr. Todd Frederick\, DO\, Dept. of Family Medicine\, Ohio University Heritage School of Osteopathic Medicine\nDr. Jill Vecchio\, MD\, Radiologist\, Fellow in Healthcare Policy\, Centennial Institute\nFor the Affirmative:\nDr. Gary VanderArk\, MD\, retired neurosurgeon\, faculty Colorado University SOM\nDr. Michael Victoroff\, MD\, CEO of Lynxcare\, Inc\nModerator:\nDr. John Bender\, MD\, Family Medicine Physician and President of Colorado Medical Society
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/debate-uc-denver-is-the-independent-payment-advisory-board-the-way-to-control-medicare-spending/
LOCATION:Education 1\, Lecture Hall 1500 Anschutz Medical Campus\, 13001 E 17th Pl\, Aurora\, CO\, 80045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Bill Brandenburg":MAILTO:william.brandenburg@ucdenver.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140225T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140225T030000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170725T060317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T060317Z
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SUMMARY:Debate: Albany Medical College — THE GREAT DEBATE Motion: Switch to Single Payer
DESCRIPTION:FREE Admission to THE GREAT DEBATE\nFor the Affirmative: Dr. Paul Song\, member of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Cedars-Sinai’s Samuel Oschin Cancer Center. \nFor the Opposition: Dr. Mitch Heller\, attending physician at the JFK Medical Center\, Department of Emergency Medicine. \nModerator: Dr. Kimberly Kilby\, MD\, MPH\, Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/debate-albany-medical-college-the-great-debate-motion-switch-to-single-payer/
LOCATION:THE LINDA – WAMC’S PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO\, 339 Central Ave\, Albany\, NY\, 12206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Daniel Kent  MSII | Albany Medical College":MAILTO:kentd1@mail.amc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140213T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140213T040000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170725T055427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T055427Z
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SUMMARY:Debate: Medical College of Wisconsin “Defined-Contribution Reforms (Premium Support) are Required to Sustain Medicare.”
DESCRIPTION:Arguing the Affirmative: \nRobert Moffit\, Senior Fellow\, The Heritage Foundation \n\nDr. Richard Armstrong\, MD\, General Surgeon;  COO\, Docs4PatientCare \nArguing in Opposition \n \nJonathan Cohn\, Senior Editor\, The New Republic \nDr. Cyril Hetkso\, MD\, Professor of Medicine\, \nUniversity of Wisconsin \nModerator:   William J. Hueston\, MD\, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/debate-medical-college-of-wisconsin-defined-contribution-reforms-premium-support-are-required-to-sustain-medicare/
LOCATION:Kerrigan Auditorium\, Medical College of Wisconsin\, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131205T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131205T040000
DTSTAMP:20260912T051130
CREATED:20170723T224609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170723T224609Z
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SUMMARY:U. of TX - San Antonio: DEBATE:  "50 years of Uncertainty: Are markets unsuitable for healthcare?"
DESCRIPTION:The resolution for this debate is “Be It Resolved: Healthcare markets are not unique and do not require extra government intervention in order to function.” This resolution is constructed to address 50 years of economic debate on the proper role of markets in healthcare\, stemming from Kenneth Arrow’s seminal article “Uncertainty and the Welfare Economics of Medical Care” in which he stated the “laissez-faire solution for medicine is intolerable.” We have two debaters who will in general uphold the resolution\, and two debaters who in general disagree. \nArguing the Affirmative: \nAvik Roy\, Senior Fellow\, Manhattan Institute; author of The Apothecary Forbes column; graduate of Yale School of Medicine \nDr. Mark Pauly\, PhD\, Professor of Health Professor of Health Care Management and Business Economics and Public Policy\, Wharton School\, University of Pennsylvania \nArguing in Opposition \nDr. William Sage\, MD/JD\, Vice Provost for Health Affairs UT- Austin; editor of Uncertain Times: Kenneth Arrow and the Changing Economics of Health Care. \nDr. Sam Richardson\, PhD\, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs\, LBJ School of Public Affairs\, UT-Austin \nModerator: Dr. Fred Campbell\, Clinical Professor\, UTHSCSA
URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/u-of-tx-san-antonio-debate-50-years-of-uncertainty-are-markets-unsuitable-for-healthcare/
LOCATION:Pestana Lecture Hall 3.104A University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio\, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78229\, United States
CATEGORIES:Debate
ORGANIZER;CN="Holly Volz%2C MS4%2C UTSHCSA":MAILTO:Volz@livemail.uthscsa.edu
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