Physician-Economist Seminar Details

The Feinstein 1200 will examine the potential savings that would accrue from health care reform in its Physician-Economist Seminar. The seminar will take place on September 14, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Berkeley. The now-confirmed panel includes:

Introductory Speaker Dr. John Bolton, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at UCSF Medical Center. Dr. Bolton will open the seminar with a short presentation that describes - from the perspective of a pediatrician whose career spans five decades - the challenges faced by young parents and children within the current U.S. health care system.

Ken Jacobs, Chair of the Labor Center at UC Berkeley. Professor Jacobs will speak on the relative merits of health care reform both with and without the public option.

William H. Dow, former Senior Economic Advisor to the Bush administration, now on the faculty of UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. Professor Dow has publicly supported the"Healthy San Francisco" program as a viable public option. He will give his academic, non-partisan view of the potential costs and savings of the public option. 

James G. Kahn, M.D., of the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and California Physicians' Alliance. Dr. Kahn will explain the savings that would accrue from a single payer system.

There will be a question and answer period after the panelists speak. Seating is limited, and priority goes to Feinstein 1200 members. For reservations and site details, send an email stating your first and last name, the number of seats you would like to reserve, and how you heard about the seminar to:

thefeinstein1200newsletter@gmail.com