TOPIC: "HEALTH INSURANCE SIMPLIFICATION HOW AND WHY"
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SEMINAR SERIES IS TO SHARE THE GROUND BREAKING RESEARCH ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF HEALTH INSURANCE COMPLEXITY AND OFFER EVEIDENCE-BASE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR REFORM.
GUEST SPEAKERS:
DR. GEORGE LOEWENSTEIN - HERBERT A. SIMON PROFESSOR ECONOMICS AND PSYCHOLOGY AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY; CO-DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL DECISION RESEARCH AT CMU; DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AT THE CENTER FOR HEALTH INCENTIVES AT THE LEONARD DAVIS INSTITUTE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
DR. SAURABH BHARGAVA - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, AN ACADEMIC AFFILIATE OF THE JAMEEL POVERTY ACTITON LAB (J-PAL) AT MIT AND THE CENTER FOR HEALTH INCENTIVES AND BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS (CHIBE) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE FOUNDER AND CO-DIRECTOR OF THE BEDR POLICY LAB.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017
TIME: 8:30AM - 12:00PM
LOCATION: UCONN HEALTH CELL AND GENOMICS SCIENCES BUILDING
EUGENE AND ARLENE GROSSMAN AUDITORIUM
400 FARMINGTON AVE, FARMINGTON, CT
HOST: DR. VICTOR VILLAGRA
EVENT SPONSORED BY UCONN HEALTH DISPARITIES INSTIUTTE & THE CONNECTICUT HEALTH FOUNDATION
REGISTRATION LINK: https://health.uconn.edu/health-disparities/health-insurance-simplification-seminar-series-2017-2/
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: DR. VICTOR VILLAGRA/ HEALTH DISPARITIES INSTIUTE AT 860-679-6247/ VILLAGRA@UCHC.EDU
For more information, contact: Dr. Victor Villagra at villagrar@uchc.edu