Healthcare Reform

On October 20, 2007 more than 100 area citizens convened on the RIT campus to talk about health care access, affordability and quality with a panel of area experts.

Panelists included:

• David Klein, President of Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Joseph Morelle, NYS Assemblyman and Chair of the Assembly’s Insurance Committee
• Tim Engstrom, RIT professor and editor of “Health Care Reform: Ethics and Politics"
• Fran Weisberg, Director of Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
• Dr. Nancy Bennett, Director of Community Health at URMC
• Dr. Lisa Harris, local physician and panelist on the television program “Second Opinion”
• Stuart Putnam, Executive VP of Unity Health Systems
• Sandra Parker, CEO of Rochester Business Alliance