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HPSIG Mission
Healthcare in the US is being increasingly influenced
by political and economic forces. Physicians have a unique opportunity (and
responsibility) as providers and facilitators of healthcare and as advocates
for patients to take an active role in addressing this
challenge. Primary goals of DUCOM Healthcare Policy Group include the following:
Primary Objectives:
* To introduce medical students to current health policy issues and politics in medicine.
* To stimulate awareness and informed discussion about healthcare and other such topics that are highly relevant to the health of society, future physicians and their patients.
* To create a forum through which to explore the impacts and outcomes of ongoing changes to the political and economic conditions that underlie healthcare delivery.
* To connect medical students with health policy leaders within and beyond the Drexel community in order to foster interest and facilitate activism and career development.
Actions:
* A series of monthly speakers, panels, debates and lunchtime presentations/discussions
* A website with links to recent articles and current events and an offline bulletin board
* An ongoing healthcare policy journal club or virtual equivalent (online postings, etc)
* A regularly updated healthcare policy contacts database (MD's, policymakers, etc.)
* Lobby day(s) at city, state and/or national policymaker offices (either independently or in collaboration with other Philadelphia medical schools through AMSA or otherwise)
* Coordination of policy activity and communication among similarly-interested groups
Topics of Interest:
- Healthcare Structure; Financing (International Health System Comparisons,
Single- Payer Financing, Public Financing, Employer-based Healthcare, Health
Savings Accounts, Boutique” Medicine, and “Consumer-Driven
Healthcare”)
- Medical Malpractice Insurance & Liability Reform
- Pharmaceutical Advertising, Patents, Re-importation, Price Negotiations and
Controls
- Voter Registration and Information about Election Issues (local, state, and
national)
- Influence of Important National, State and Local Healthcare Lobbies
- Support for Biomedical Research (Funding, Drug development, Stem Cell Research,
etc)
- Health Law and Bioethics (Patients Bill of Rights & Protections, Right-to-Dignity,
etc)
- Sustainability of Health Systems (Medicare Reimbursements, Specialty Disparities,
etc)
- Challenges of Urban and Rural Healthcare (Accessibility, Costs, etc)
- International Health, Aid and Environmental Policies Consistent with Human
Rights
- Evaluation of Medical Interventions (Outcome vs. Economic and otherwise)
- Bioterrorism, Infectious Disease, and other Healthcare Emergencies Preparedness
- Roles & Responsibilities of Government Health Agencies (HHS, FDA, CDC,
NIH, etc)
- Public Awareness of Health-Related Issues (Legislation, Nutrition, Disease
Prevention)
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