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"The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move apart."

— Franklin Roosevelt 


 

Workshop Schedule


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Schedule for the Chicago Health Policy Workshop

Below is a schedule for the workshop. Watch this page for updates as more speakers are confirmed. If you plan on participating—either in person or by webcast—you should RSVP for free here.

All events to be held in the Lake Room of the Norris University Center, Northwestern University, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL

Maps of campus and floorplans of the Norris center are available.

 
 
Friday, May 23rd

 
12:00-3:30 PM: Visit to Erie Family Community Health Clinic and Heartland                                                           Health Outreach Clinics
 
Saturday, May 24th
 
9:00-10:00 AM: Registration
 
10:00-10:15 AM: Introduction to the Workshop and the Roosevelt Institution
Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Stephanie Gross, and Matthew Fischler
The Roosevelt Institution at Northwestern
 
10:15-11:20 AM: The National Health Care Reform Panorama
Aranthan Jones II, Director of Research and Policy, House Majority Whip
 
11:20-12:00 PM: Health Care Reform in Illinois
Heidi Nelson, Executive Director of Heartland Alliance Health Outreach
 
12:00-1:00 PM: Lunch
 
1:00-2:00 PM: The Politics of Health Reform in Illinois
Illinois State Representatives Mary E. Flowers and Mike Boland
 
2:00-2:30 PM: The Social Consequences of Health Care Reform
Dr. Harold Pollack, Associate Professor at the School of Social Service, University of
Chicago
 
2:30-2:50 PM: Break 
 
3:00-4:30 PM: Break-out sessions for policy discussion
Rishi Rattan, Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago
Rob Nelb, National Policy Coordinator, The Roosevelt Institution
Dr. Quentin Young, Health and Medicine Policy Research Group
 
4:30-5:00 PM: Closing Keynote
Dr. Quentin Young, Director, Health and Medicine Policy Research Group