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The Current and The Citizens League Present "Policy and a Pint: Healthcare Handcuffs" on March 7
February 23, 2007
WHAT: Minnesota Public Radio's The Current and The Citizens League will host "Policy and a Pint: Healthcare Handcuffs" at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis. The Current's Steve Seel will host the discussion with guests Chris Farrell, Minnesota Public Radio's chief economics editor, and Stephen Parente, director of the Medical Industry Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota.
The conversation will focus on the universal healthcare plans being proposed in different states and on the federal level. The discussion will also look at how healthcare became tied to employment and how unlocking coverage from employment would affect both the uninsured and those who feel they are bound to their employer by "healthcare handcuffs."
About the "Policy and a Pint" series
"Policy and a Pint" is an ongoing series co-sponsored by Minnesota Public Radio's The Current and the Citizens League. Its goal is to provide an informal setting for the public to come and discuss important policy issues with community leaders and thinkers.
About Chris Farrell
Chris Farrell brings more than 25 years of experience in economics and personal finance journalism to American Public Media's Marketplace Money. In addition to his central role on the show, Farrell serves as the personal finance expert on American Public Media's Marketplace Morning Report and contributing editor at Business Week magazine. He's also a journalist with American RadioWorks, Minnesota Public Radio's award-winning documentary unit. Farrell is a graduate of Stanford and The London School of Economics.
About Stephen Parente
Stephen Parente is director of the Medical Industry Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota, and an associate professor in the Department of Finance in the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management, where he specializes in health economics, health insurance, medical technology evaluation and health information technology. Parente has extensive experience directing empirical analyses using primary and secondary data bases and is recognized as a national expert on using administrative databases, particularly Medicare and health insurer data, for health policy research. He has served has a consultant to a number of large health care organizations including: UnitedHealth Group, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Johnson and Johnson, Medtronic, Pfizer, Merck, Johns Hopkins Hospital and various government agencies. He is currently the principal investigator for several projects evaluating the impact of consumer-directed health plans.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 7. Doors open at 5:30 p.m; program begins at 6 p.m.
WHERE: The Varsity Theater, 1308 4th St. S.E., Minneapolis
TICKETS: $10; $5 for students with valid ID. RSVP by going to the Citizens League Web site, http://citizensleague.org/events/.
Press Contacts:
Christina Schmitt
Minnesota Public Radio
651-290-1449
cschmitt@mpr.org
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