Conference on the single payer health system May 9-10
The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance will co-host a conference on “The True Workings of Single Payer Health Systems: Lessons or Warnings for U.S. Reform,” May 9 and 10 at the Humphrey Institute. A host of policy makers will be joined by preeminent national experts including Bob Berenson, Lynn Blewett, Lawrence Brown, Jon Christianson, Roger Feldman, Sherry Glied, Scott Greer, Michael Gusmano, Lawrence Jacobs, Theodore Marmor, James Morone, Mark Peterson, Adam Oliver, Michael Scandrett, Michael Sparer, Deborah Stone, Kip Sullivan, Carolyn Tuohy, and Joe White. The conference is sponsored by the University of Minnesota's Academic Health Center and the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance in partnership with the Journal of Health Policy, Politics, and Law. For a detailed conference agenda, visit www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cspg.
The deadline for registration is Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The fee for the conference is $89.00 ($29.00 for students with valid id) payable by credit card or check. Fee is inclusive of meals during the conference and all materials. For more information, contact Lea Chittenden at (612) 625-2530.
