How Will the 2012 Presidential Election Impact US Health Care?

Date: Monday, October 29
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center

A panel discussion presented by the  Washington University School of Medicine Health Economics and Policy Interest Group.  Moderated by William Peck, MD, Director, Washington University Center for Health Policy and former Dean of the School of Medicine.

How could next month’s presidential election impact the administration and funding of government research centers, such as the National Institutes of Health? How could those changes affect biomedical research? What will happen to the Affordable Care Act? These questions and more will be discussed on Monday, October 29, when the medical student-run Health Economics and Policy Interest Group (HEPIG) presents its annual forum, this year entitled “How Will the 2012 Presidential Election Impact US Health Care?” featuring three of St. Louis' foremost healthcare policy experts:

--Ryan Nunley, MD – Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Washington University; Washington DC Health Policy Fellowship AAOS
--Ronald Levy – Former CEO of SSM Healthcare and a leader within the State Department of Social Services
--Ryan Barker, MSW, MPPA — Director of Healthy Policy for the Missouri Foundation for Health

Refreshments will be served.

RSVP requested to Karen Dodson at karen.dodson@wustl.edu