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Let’s Stamp Out Greed in Health Care: Theory to Practice
May 23 @ 8:00 pm–9:00 pm EDT
Our nation is sick, our patients are suffering, and physicians feel trapped. Greed and the monetization of healthcare distract from healthcare’s shared mission of equity and healing. If you are tired of “GREED stealing from NEED”, join Doctors for America for an inspiring discussion with Don Berwick, MD, MPP and Oregon State Legislator, Ben Bowman to learn how to advocate for radical changes in policy to address GREED in health care.
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Speaker: Don Berwick, MD, MPP
Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP, is president emeritus and senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and former administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. A pediatrician by background, Dr. Berwick has served on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, and on the staffs of Boston’s Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He has also served as vice chair of the US Preventive Services Task Force, the first “independent member” of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees, and chair of the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He served two terms on the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Governing Council, was a member of the IOM’s Global Health Board, and served on President Clinton’s Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Healthcare Industry. Recognized as a leading authority on health care quality and improvement, Dr. Berwick has received numerous awards for his contributions. In 2005, he was appointed “Honorary Knight Commander of the British Empire” by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his work with the British National Health Service. Dr. Berwick is the author or co-author of over 160 scientific articles and six books. He currently serves as lecturer in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School.
Speaker: Ben Bowman, MA
Ben Bowman is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 25. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2025. At 32, Bowman is the second-youngest member of the state House, older only than 29-year-old Gresham Democrat Ricki Ruiz. The two are among a dozen millennials in the House. Bowman holds a master’s degree in education policy from Stanford and worked for more than two years at the Oregon Department of Education. He served one year as chair of the Tigard-Tualatin School Board and now works for the Gladstone School District as an administrator focused on support for students and their families.