2019 E. Richard Brown Symposium on Universal Health Care in California
Participants learned about the origins of universal health care systems in other countries, how they operate, and whether one could be implemented in California during the E. Richard Brown Symposium on universal health care on March 1 in Sacramento (see recording) and March 2 at UCLA.
Speakers
Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP
Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, is director of UCLA CHPR and a professor in the UCLA FSPH. She leads the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) and champions better data on communities of color, better care for overlooked groups, and more.
Gerald Kominski, PhD
Senior Fellow, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and Principal Investigator, CalSIM
Gerald Kominski, PhD, is a senior fellow at the UCLA CHPR, principal investigator of CalSIM, and professor emeritus at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Luskin School of Public Affairs. He was UCLA CHPR director from 2012-2018 and associate director from 1994-2012.
Mark Peterson, PhD
Senior Fellow
Mark A. Peterson, PhD, is a senior fellow at UCLA CHPR and professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs. He specializes in American national institutions and the policy process.
