The Future of the Affordable Care Act to Be Explored at SUNY Downstate October 6
Oct 2, 2014
Brooklyn, NY – The John Conley Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University will present a free lecture on the future of the Affordable Care Act, Monday, October 6, beginning at 4:00 pm, in Lecture Hall 1A, in the Health Science Education Building, 395 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, New York 11203.
The lecture will be presented by guest speaker David Orentlicher, MD, JD, and is titled, "The Future of the Affordable Care Act: Protecting Economic Health More Than Physical Health?"
In a similarly titled commentary published recently in the Houston Law Review, Dr. Orentlicher cited data questioning the link between having health insurance and having positive health outcomes.
Dr. Orentlicher, a frequent commentator on health law for The New York Times, CNN, and other media, is the Samuel R. Rosen Professor and co-director of the William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008, and has also served as director of the Division of Medical Ethics of the American Medical Association.
For more information, call 718-270-3780.
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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.