The Benjamin Rush Society Presents The Arthur N. Rupe Debate Series:

Be It Resolved That:

"Government Is Harmful to Medical Innovation"

Harvard Medical School
Tosteson Medical Education Center (TMEC), Floor 2, Room 227
260 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Pre-debate reception at 5:45 p.m. Debate at 6:30 p.m.

The Benjamin Rush Society Presents The Arthur N. Rupe Debate Series:

Be It Resolved That:

"Health Care Should Not Be The Responsibility of the Federal Government"

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
The Daniel I. Kessler Teaching Laboratories, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854

Pre-debate reception at 5 p.m. Debate at 6 p.m.

On March 28, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio chapter of the Benjamin Rush Society hosted Jane Hughes, MD and Kris Held, MD to discuss Obamacare's threats to medical practice and patient welfare. NBC's local affiliate sent a crew to cover the event, interviewing the physicians and our UTHSCSA chapter co-president, Marcos Mavromaras.

See the short news clip here.

"The Nexus of Medicine and Politics is Closer Than You Think!"

L-R: Mr. Graham, Dr. Vecchio, Mr. N. Lamborn, Rep. D. Lamborn, Dr. Price, Mrs. Morin

Congressman Tom Price, MD (GA-6) spoke at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, as a guest of the local chapter of the Benjamin Rush Society.

Nathan Lamborn, president of the chapter, invited students and faculty from the schools of medicine, dentistry, and pharmaceutical sciences, as well as community leaders who are opposed to the federal government controlling our access to medical services. These included Dr. Jill Q Vecchio, MD, of Docs4PatientCare; Michelle Morin, a civic leader well-known to Coloradans as the Mom4Freedom; and Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-5). John R. Graham, Executive Director of the Benjamin Rush Society, came from San Francisco to participate in the event.

For an edited video of the event, please see this YouTube link.

Dr. Price told the audience that it is impossible for doctors and other health professionals to focus on patients' needs if they are controlled by the federal government. He also briefed us on his own health-reform legislation, The Empowering Patients First Act (H.R. 3000), which is an important alternative for Congress and the American people to consider to replace the failed PPACA, after it is repealed.

Dr. Price emphasized that health professionals and all citizens concerned with health care need to be involved in politics. "If you're not, someone else will take your place", according to the physician-legislator.