Sarah Riley Parker
Sarah Riley Parker
Gerald Friedman on Medicare for All
On October 23, 2019, the University of Louisville Chapter of Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP) sponsored an event that featured economics Professor Gerald Friedman speaking about what Medicare for All means for future physicians.
Students filled the auditorium, listened attentively, responded to Friedman’s humor, and asked intelligent questions.
Friedman, who has a doctorate in economics from Harvard and teaches at UMass Amherst, was introduced by SNaHP president, Sarah Riley Parker.
Garrett Adams MD, Eric Seroogy, and Dana Oakes were also there. [1]
Singlepayer panel discussion
In KENTUCKY, Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care participated in a community celebration of Martin Luther King on Jan. 17. The following week, the University of Louisville SNaHP chapter hosted a panel discussion on single-payerhealth care, which included Dr. Wayne Tuckson, a colorectal surgeon and president of the Greater Louisville Medical Society; radiologist Dr. Karen Berg; Dr. Barbara Casper, internist and professor of medicine; family physician Dr. Charles Kodnar; and state Sen. Morgan McGarvey.
Organizers were Louisville SNaHP activists, Eric Seroogy, Sarah Riley Parker, Karen Reynolds.