[bioundgrd] Starr Forums: Health Care Policy, TODAY; Admiral Fallon-NEXT WEEK

[Janice Chang]

>From: Michelle Nhuch <nhuch at MIT.EDU>
>Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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>I've included a reminder for today's event on health care policy and 
>just below it is the event announcement for Admiral Fallon's public 
>talk next week. Please note that Admiral Fallon's public talk is a 
>rare opportunity as he usually does not make public appearances. We 
>hope to see you there!
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>The MIT Center for International Studies Invites You To A Starr Forum
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>Health Care Policy and the Next U.S. Administration
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>MIT Bldg E25-111  (Whitaker College Building)
>45 Carleton Street ,Cambridge,
>Wednesday, October 22, 6 PM EST
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><http://web.mit.edu/cis/eventposter_healthcare_next_us_admin.html>http://web.mit.edu/cis/eventposter_healthcare_next_us_admin.html
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>"The best health care system in the world," says President George W. 
>Bush. Yet, the World Health Organization ranks U.S. a dismal 37, 
>with France and Italy among the top two. And the U.S. comes in dead 
>last on most measures of performance when compared to other advanced 
>nations, cites a 2007 study by the Commonwealth Fund.
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>The U.S. health care system is a critical issue in the current 
>presidential campaign, with Barack Obama and John McCain each 
>offering a remedy. But many Americans haven't a clue to what's 
>crippling our system, much less the cure. Join noted health care 
>economist Jonathan Gruber as he diagnoses our ailing health care, 
>explains why other countries' systems are in better shape, and 
>offers a recovery plan-in light of the acute financial crisis-to our 
>next president.
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>JONATHAN GRUBER, a professor of economics at MIT, served as the 
>deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury 
>Department from 1997-98, was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 
>2005 and, in 2006, received the American Society of Health 
>Economists Inaugural Medal for best health economist in the nation 
>aged 40 and under. He was appointed in 2006 to the board of the 
>Massachusetts Insurance Connector, the state's ambitious health care 
>reform effort, and was named the 19th most powerful person in health 
>care in the United States by Modern Healthcare Magazine. In 2008, he 
>was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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>Our events are free and open to the public; Light refreshments will be served
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>The MIT Center for International Studies Invites You To A Starr Forum
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>A Conversation with Admiral William Fallon
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>MIT Bldg E51, Wong Auditorium
>70 Memorial Drive, Cambridge,
>Tuesday, October 28, 4:30 PM EST
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><http://web.mit.edu/cis/eventposter_fallon.html>http://web.mit.edu/cis/eventposter_fallon.html
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>We are honored to host a public talk at MIT by Admiral Fallon on 
>Tuesday, October 28, just one week before the national election. He 
>will address global issues of national importance for the next U.S. 
>administration.
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>Admiral Fallon led U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), one of five 
>geographic joint military commands of the U.S. armed forces, each 
>headed by a senior four-star general or admiral, from March 2007 to 
>March 2008. During his tenure as CENTCOM commander, he was 
>responsible for U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and directed 
>all U.S. military activities in the Middle East, Central Asia, and 
>the Horn of Africa.
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>Prior to heading CENTCOM, Admiral Fallon served with distinction as 
>the commander of U.S. Pacific Command from February 2005 to March 
>2007 with responsibility for U.S. military engagement and operations 
>in the Asia-Pacific region of the world. He had previously served as 
>commander for U.S. Fleet Forces Command and the U.S. Atlantic Fleet 
>from September 2003 to February 2005. He was the 31st Vice Chief of 
>Naval Operations, serving as the number two officer in the Navy, 
>from October 2000 through August 2003.
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>Admiral Fallon joined the MIT Center for International Studies as 
>its 2008-09 Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow upon retiring from the military 
>after 41 years of distinguished service.
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>Our events are free and open to the public; Light refreshments will be served
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>Upcoming Starr Forum:
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>Starr Forum: Science Policy and the Next U.S. Administration
>Speaker: Marc Kastner, Dean of Science, MIT
>Nov. 19, 6p, Broad Institute Auditorium, NE30
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>--
>Michelle Nhuch
>Director of Public Programs
>Center for International Studies at MIT
>Room E38-206
>(p) 617.253.1965
>(f) 617.452.3389
><http://web.mit.edu/cis/>http://web.mit.edu/cis/
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>Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>77 Massachusetts Avenue
>Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
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