The Affordable Care Act: What It Means for You

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“Obamacare” represents the most significant government expansion and overhaul of America’s health care system in decades. Learn about the reforms that will roll out through 2014 and beyond — and discover how the law will affect you and your family’s rights, insurance choices, costs, and benefits.

April 10
James Robinson, Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Economics and director of the Berkeley Center for Health Technology (BCHT)

April 18
William Dow, Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Health Economics at Berkeley’s School of Public Health, and head of the Division of Health Policy and Management

April 22
Stephen Shortell, Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management and Professor of Organization Behavior at the School of Public Health and Haas School of Business, and dean of the School of Public Health

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James Robinson

Robinson is Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Economics and director of the Berkeley Center for Health Technology (BCHT). His professional activities include his roles as senior director for medical technology at the Integrated Healthcare Association, contributing editor for the journal Heal…

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William Dow

Dow is Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Health Economics at Berkeley’s School of Public Health, where he is head of the Division of Health Policy and Management. He is also associate director of the Berkeley Population Center and the Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging. He received his Ph.D…

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Stephen Shortell

Shortell has served as Principal Investigator on the National Surveys of Physician Organizations (NSPO 1, 2, and 3). His particular expertise is in conceptualizing, measuring, and analyzing organizational factors that are associated with physician organization and health system performance. His nea…

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