Chirag B Patel, M.S.E.

Gaia Muallem, B.A.

Seminar TopicBarack Obama’s Healthcare Plans
In this seminar session, we will discuss the past, present, and future of American healthcare policy.  Join us as we review the history of government healthcare programs and the path to the flawed system that we encounter today. We will discuss some of the latest developments in insurance and Medicare coverage and the ethical implications for the physician as well as for the patient. Finally, we will consider the policy changes of the newly-elected administration. Which policies have already been implemented, which can we anticipate in the future, and what are some of the ethical implications of these changes, both immediately and in the long term? We anticipate an exciting discussion as we embark upon a new era in governmental healthcare policy