Paul Torrens Health Forum: A Tribute to Jerry Kominski — Healthcare Reform in California & the Nation

Paul Torrens Health Forum: A Tribute to Jerry Kominski—Healthcare Reform in California & the Nation
Online & In-Person

Date

Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2022
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Time

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM PDT

Location

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
757 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095
United States

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Paul Torrens Health Forum: A Tribute to Jerry Kominski — Healthcare Reform in California & the Nation

Gerald "Jerry" Kominski has spent almost 40 years talking and thinking about efforts to get universal health care in the United States. While the pace is glacial, Jerry remains optimistic. Since 2010, Jerry’s research has focused on evaluating the expected and actual impacts of health care reform under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and will provide an overview of these, and other, reform efforts in California and the Nation.

Please join us for a moderated panel of health reform experts to talk about the strides we have made and the hurdles yet to overcome. This will also give us an opportunity to honor Jerry’s contributions through his research, teaching, and service, including the development of the CalSIM model, his legislative and policy analyses, and his contributions to UCLA and its students.
 

Speakers

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.
Arturo Vargas Bustamante, PhD, MPP
Faculty Associate, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Arturo Vargas Bustamante, PhD, MPP, is a faculty associate at UCLA CHPR and a professor at UCLA FSPH. He is an expert in health policy, health care survey research, access to care for Latinos and immigrants, and more.