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2025 Joseph I. Waring, Jr. Lecture to Feature Jonathan Oberlander, PhD

by Tabitha Samuel on 2025-03-31T16:44:12-04:00 | 0 Comments

 

Jonathan Oberlander, PhD

Jonathan Oberlander, PhD

Join us for the 2025 Joseph I. Waring Lecture, Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, Professor of Social Medicine and Professor of Health Policy & Management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This year's lecture will feature an in-person watch party for this virtual lecture with Q &A to follow.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of Medicare’s enactment in 1965. Why did the United States adopt a separate federal insurance program for older Americans? And why has Medicare’s development turned out very differently than its architects envisioned? This talk will explore the origins of Medicare, its surprising journey over the past six decades from a model of national health insurance to a competitive market, and the enduring impacts of Medicare’s history on contemporary U.S. health care policy.

The watch-party will be held in room BE110 in the Bioengineering Building from 12:00 to 1:00PM on Friday, April 18, 2025. A live Q & A will follow the lecture.

The Waring Library Society sponsors this annual lecture as part of the Waring Library Society Lecture series. Boxed lunches will be provided for the first 50 participants to arrive along with light refreshments for everyone.

In-person and virtual seating are limited. Register by Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 6 PM to reserve your seat and to receive login information.


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