BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//BRI - ECPv6.15.12.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for BRI REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T124500 DTSTAMP:20260615T125658 CREATED:20260501T175750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T200207Z UID:16936-1778241600-1778244300@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:BRI in the Buckeye State: A Conversation with Rea Hederman DESCRIPTION:BRI in the Buckeye State: A Conversation with Rea Hederman\n Ohio’s health care system has undergone rapid consolidation over the past decade\, with large\, vertically-integrated conglomerates absorbing independent practices at a rapid rate. Rural hospitals have been hit especially hard\, facing mounting financial and operational strain as local access to care continues to erode. What policymakers do next will shape the future of the Buckeye State's health landscape and directly impact physicians for years to come.\n\nJoin us for a conversation with Rea Hederman\, Executive Director of the Economic Research Center and Vice President of Policy at the Buckeye Institute. We'll be putting health policy through a fine-toothed comb and exploring both the challenges and opportunities for medical students and future practitioners in Ohio. \n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Questions / CommentsDo you have a question for our speaker? Please submit it below and we will answer it during Q&A!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ \n \n\nABOUT THE BENJAMIN RUSH INSTITUTE:\nBRI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that unites unites medical students\, students in affiliated healthcare specialties\, faculty\, doctors\, healthcare professionals\, and others who believe that free enterprise and a direct patient-doctor relationship are the best means for ensuring optimal patient outcomes at affordable prices. Through leadership conferences\, chapter events\, scholarships to national health care conferences and consistent written content\, BRI strives to cultivate the careers of med students and to fully unleash the power of medicine to maximize human health. \n  \nABOUT REA HEDERMAN:\nRea S. Hederman Jr. is executive director of the Economic Research Center and vice president of policy at The Buckeye Institute. In this role\, Hederman oversees Buckeye’s research and policy output. A nationally recognized expert in healthcare policy and tax policy\, Hederman has published numerous reports and papers looking at returning healthcare power to the states\, the impact of policy changes on a state’s economy\, labor markets\, and how to reform tax systems to spur economic growth. Prior to joining Buckeye\, Hederman was director\, and a founding member of the Center for Data Analysis (CDA) at the Heritage Foundation\, where he served as the organization’s top “number cruncher.” Under Hederman’s leadership\, the CDA provided state-of-the-art economic modeling\, database products\, and original studies. URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/bri-in-the-buckeye-state-rea-hederman/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BRI-in-the-Buckeye-State-with-Rea-Hederman.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T124500 DTSTAMP:20260615T125658 CREATED:20260506T192122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T192629Z UID:16941-1778846400-1778849100@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:BRI in the Buckeye State: A Conversation with Sen. Stephen Huffman DESCRIPTION:BRI in the Buckeye State: A Conversation with Sen. Stephen Huffman\n From a legislative battle over medical aid in dying to the growing shortage of health care workers in rural communities\, and a federal investigation into Ohio State University College of Medicine' admissions practices\, it's fair to say that Ohio faces a moment of mounting challenges. Nevertheless\, Sen. Stephen Huffman—a practicing emergency physician\, lifelong Ohio resident\, and Chair of the Ohio Senate Health Committee—remains optimistic. \n\nJoin us for a conversation with Sen. Huffman as he discusses why it's critically important for physicians of all practices and associations to get engaged with the policies that shape the work they do. \n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Questions / CommentsDo you have a question for our speaker? Please submit it below and we will answer it during Q&A!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ \n \n\nABOUT THE BENJAMIN RUSH INSTITUTE:\nBRI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that unites unites medical students\, students in affiliated healthcare specialties\, faculty\, doctors\, healthcare professionals\, and others who believe that free enterprise and a direct patient-doctor relationship are the best means for ensuring optimal patient outcomes at affordable prices. Through leadership conferences\, chapter events\, scholarships to national health care conferences and consistent written content\, BRI strives to cultivate the careers of med students and to fully unleash the power of medicine to maximize human health. \n  \nABOUT SEN. STEPHEN HUFFMAN:\nSenator Huffman chairs the Ohio Senate Health Committee and sits on several others\, including the Senate Medicaid Committee. He’s currently serving his second term\, representing the people of the 5th Senate District. Previously he served two terms in the Ohio House\, and was elected Miami County Coroner from 2012-2015. A lifelong Ohio resident\, he attended the University of Toledo\, where he earned his MD from the Medical College of Ohio. Senator Huffman has been a practicing physician for 32 years and he is currently employed by multiple emergency rooms throughout Western Ohio. He also served overseas in underserved regions for 18 months. URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/bri-in-the-buckeye-state-a-conversation-with-steve-huffman/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BRI-in-the-Buckeye-State-Steve-Huffman.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T124500 DTSTAMP:20260615T125658 CREATED:20260515T175306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T184401Z UID:16945-1779451200-1779453900@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:BRI in the Buckeye State: A Conversation with Sen. Mark Romanchuk DESCRIPTION:BRI in the Buckeye State: A Conversation with Sen. Mark Romanchuk\n Ohio won $202 million as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program\, but now it's up to lawmakers to reduce the regulatory hurdles still standing in the way of ensuring easier and less costly health care access to patients throughout the state. Senator Mark Romanchuk\, who chairs the Ohio Senate Medicaid Committee\, is the main architect of "test and treat\," which would allow pharmacists to test for and treat common respiratory illnesses\, is one such reform.\n\nJoin us as we sit down with Sen. Romanchuk to discuss everything from Medicaid waste\, fraud\, and abuse—and what can be done at the state level to combat it—to the future of free-market health care models in Ohio. Register today! \n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Questions / CommentsDo you have a question for our speaker? Please submit it below and we will answer it during Q&A!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ \n \n\nABOUT THE BENJAMIN RUSH INSTITUTE:\nBRI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that unites unites medical students\, students in affiliated healthcare specialties\, faculty\, doctors\, healthcare professionals\, and others who believe that free enterprise and a direct patient-doctor relationship are the best means for ensuring optimal patient outcomes at affordable prices. Through leadership conferences\, chapter events\, scholarships to national health care conferences and consistent written content\, BRI strives to cultivate the careers of med students and to fully unleash the power of medicine to maximize human health. \n  \nABOUT SEN. MARK ROMANCHUK:\nSenator Mark Romanchuk is serving in his second term in the Ohio Senate representing the people of the 22nd Senate District. He previously served four terms in the Ohio House of Representatives. Senator Romanchuk has over 35 years of experience in small business\, systems engineering\, management\, and community development. He is the owner and CEO of PR Machine Works\, Inc.\, a contract manufacturer. Previously\, he worked at Hughes Aircraft Company in a diplomatic capacity to the former Soviet Union in support of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Formerly\, he was based in Japan as a team leader and technical advisor to the U.S. Navy. Romanchuk is also the co-founder and past president of the Regional Manufacturing Coalition and is the past chairman of the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Presently\, he serves on the Ashbrook Center Board and is an active member of the Mansfield Sertoma Club\, the National Tooling and Machining Association\, the National Federation of Independent Business\, and the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association. \nCommittee Assignments: \nMedicaid\, Chair\nSmall Business and Economic Opportunity\, Vice Chair\nFinance\nHealth\nPublic Utilities URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/bri-in-the-buckeye-state-a-conversation-with-sen-mark-romanchuk/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BRI-in-the-Buckeye-State-Sen-Mark-Romanchuk.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T124500 DTSTAMP:20260615T125658 CREATED:20260526T154121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T165940Z UID:16948-1779451200-1779453900@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:BRI in the Buckeye State: A Conversation with Dr. Leila Javidi DESCRIPTION:BRI in the Buckeye State: A Conversation with Leila Javidi\n Direct Primary Care and Direct Specialty Care are rapidly gaining traction across the country. Nationally\, DPC enrollment has surged over the past decade\, growing by more than 800% since 2017 as demand for transparent\, relationship-based care continues to accelerate. Yet despite this momentum\, Ohio is presently home to a relatively small number of DPC/DSC practices. But it won't be this way for long.\n\nJoin us for a conversation with Dr. Leila Javidi of Rebel + Thrive DPC\, one of Ohio’s most outspoken advocates for the direct care movement and a widely followed physician voice on TikTok. We’ll explore why more physicians are rejecting the status quo\, what makes the DPC model so appealing to both doctors and patients\, and what it actually takes to build an independent practice from the ground up. \n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Questions / CommentsDo you have a question for our speaker? Please submit it below and we will answer it during Q&A!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ \n \n\nABOUT THE BENJAMIN RUSH INSTITUTE:\nBRI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that unites unites medical students\, students in affiliated healthcare specialties\, faculty\, doctors\, healthcare professionals\, and others who believe that free enterprise and a direct patient-doctor relationship are the best means for ensuring optimal patient outcomes at affordable prices. Through leadership conferences\, chapter events\, scholarships to national health care conferences and consistent written content\, BRI strives to cultivate the careers of med students and to fully unleash the power of medicine to maximize human health. \n  \nABOUT DR. LEILA JAVIDI:\nA proud Cleveland native and Ohio State alum\, Dr. Leila Javidi is a passionate primary care physician who built the Rebel & Thrive brand out of a belief that there has got to be a better way than what our broken healthcare system offers to patients. Dr. Leila earned her MD and a Master’s in Public Health in Epidemiology at St. George’s University. She also completed a public health internship at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a Family Medicine Residency at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s in Columbus\, Ohio. Board certified in Family Medicine\, she’s been practicing as a primary care physician since 2016. URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/bri-in-the-buckeye-state-a-conversation-with-leila-javidi/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BRI-in-the-Buckeye-State-Leila-Javidi.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR