VCU hosts Health Care Reform program

By Mike Porter

Virginia Commonwealth University’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs and the Science, Technology and Society initiative are sponsoring a discussion about health care reform, examining the issue from political science, public health, economic and legal perspectives.

“Health Care Reform: From Four Unique Perspectives” takes place from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Younger Auditorium at the VCU School of Nursing, 1100 E. Leigh St. Members of the media are invited to cover the event and interview speakers.

Carl F. Ameringer, Ph.D., professor of health policy and politics, will moderate the discussion. Ameringer has more than 20 years of experience in the health care industry as a practitioner and academic.

Rick Mayes, Ph.D., professor of political science, University of Richmond; Marian Moser Jones, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Wilder School and member of the Science, Technology and Society initiative; Jennifer M. Mellor, Ph.D., director of the Schroeder Center for Health Policy and associate professor of economics, College of William and Mary; and Larry I. Palmer, LL.B, director, Health Policy and Law Initiative and professor, Department of Health Administration, will serve as speakers.