Hillary Clinton to speak at Geisinger
The invitation-only event also features, among others, co-recipient of the Nobel Prize, Dr.
"From Crisis to Cure" will be held
"We have invited the greatest minds to participate in a powerful conversation about the future of health in America," said Dr.
Clinton released a book in September, "What Happened," concerning her loss in last year's presidential election to Republican
Media reports during the 2016 presidential campaign put Clinton's charge for speaking engagements at
"None of the speakers, including Hillary, are being paid. They are all participating on a volunteer basis," said
Dr.
"I just don't think big government should be doing medicine. I would like to have it more in the doctors' hands. ... Doctors have to have some input. We've lost all control," Pagana said.
'Pays attention to details'
Clinton fronted an ultimately failed bid at health care reform at the outset of the first term of husband
The Affordable Care Act championed by President
"This has been one of the issues she's cared about for decades. Whether you agree or disagree with her, she definitely pays attention to details and is very knowledgable on the subject," said
"I don't think there's any reason she would stop advocating for the ACA and some fixes to stabilize some of the issues in the markets," Wolaver said.
CHIP advocate
The announcement of Clinton as keynote speaker comes as the former secretary of state and
The inaction by
"The test of any society is how it treats its children. We cannot allow millions of kids to lose access to basic health care," Clinton wrote Monday on Twitter.
There are more than 176,000
Gov.
"The longer this drags on in
List of speakers
Wilensky will present "Current State of Healthcare." She is an American health economist and a senior fellow at Project HOPE, an international health foundation.
"
Emanuel will present "America's Healthcare Crisis." He is a former White House health care adviser to President
Dr.
"Transparency and Patient Experience" will be presented by Dr.
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