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Lobby Visits 101: How to Tell Congress What You Think

When was the last time you met with your members of Congress or their staff? If you're like most doctors and medical students, the answer is probably never. In fact, you may not have known that anyone can set up a meeting - and they do! It turns out that meetings are how members of Congress learn what's on the minds of the people they represent. It's how we help shape their thinking on the issues that matter to us - whether we typically agree or disagree with their positions. In fact, Doctors fo...

Jul 14, 2016

Drug Pricing: Value, Affordability, and Advocacy

Doctors for America hosted a webtalk with leading experts discussing one of the top issues identified by DFA members and the general public – high drug prices. Click here for a recording of the session. Hosted by DFA Senior Advisor Harold Pollack Special Guests: Aaron Kesselheim is a physician, lawyer, and a leading health-policy researcher at Harvard Medical School. His work focuses on intellectual property, policies on prescription drugs, regulatory approval, costs, availability, and use. Rena...

Jun 30, 2016

Unleashing Research to Prevent Gun Violence

DFA Senior Advisor and University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack talks with with Daniel Webster, one of the nation's leading gun violence researchers. They discussed that the CDC has been unable to conduct substantive research on gun violence due to an effective ban put in place by Congress and a lack of dedicated funding. A full audio recording of the call is available here. Featuring leading gun violence researcher Daniel Webster and hosted by DFA Senior Advisor Harold Pollack

Apr 25, 2016

Health reform after King with Professor Timothy Jost and Henry Aaron

DFA Senior Advisor and University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack talks with two of the Nation's leading experts on health reform: Professor Timothy Jost, and Henry Aaron of the Brookings Institution. They discussed the implications of the King v. Burwell victory and the future challenges and strategies for improving the Nation’s health care. A full audio recording of the call is available here. Guest Speakers: Timothy JostTimothy Jost holds the Robert L. Willett Family Professorship of Law ...

Jul 10, 2015

Gun Policy after Newtown - with Professor David Hemenway

Listen to the podcast On Tuesday, January 22, Harvard public health researcher David Hemenway participated in a special Doctors for America “Ask the experts” policy call to share his insights on President Obama's gun violence prevention plan and other matters in health policy. David Hemenway, Ph.D., is Director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center. He has won ten teaching awards at Harvard School of Public Health. He has written widely on injury prevention, including articles on firearm...

Jan 23, 2013•59 min

Supreme Court Decision: What It Means and What's Ahead for Health Reform

Supreme Court Decision: What It Means and What's Ahead for Health Reform Harold Pollack hosts an all-star team of policy experts - Henry Aaron, Jonathan Gruber, Timothy Jost, Mark Peterson - who share their insights and reactions to the Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. Henry Aaron is the Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He has served as Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfa...

Jul 03, 2012•1 hr 27 min

Defending Health Reform: The View from the Political Trenches with U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky of Illinois

LISTEN: APRIL 2012 - DEFENDING HEALTH REFORM: THE VIEW FROM THE POLITICAL TRENCHESwith U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky of Illinois Jan Schakowsky was elected to represent Illinois’ 9th Congressional District in 1998, after serving for 8 years in the Illinois General Assembly. She is in her 7th term, serving in the House Democratic leadership as a Chief Deputy Whip and as a member of the Steering and Policy Committee. She is member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Permanent S...

Apr 13, 2012•55 min

Diabetes and Health Reform with Dr. Elbert Huang, MD

LISTEN: FEBRUARY 2012 - DIABETES AND HEALTH REFORMwith Dr. Elbert Huang, MD of the University of Chicago Elbert Huang is associate professor of medicine, research associate of the Center on Demography and Economics of Aging, and associate director of the Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research at the University of Chicago. From 2010-11, he served as a senior advisor in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services. Huang is a ...

Feb 28, 2012•53 min

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