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Gerald Friedman panelist on health care summit

Professor Gerald Friedman was a panelist at the May 21st summit hosted by Senator Bernie Sanders.   Titled “Single Payer: Where Do We Go from Here?”  the summit discussed the transition to a health care system offering universal access.  Held in Washington, D.C., other  panelists included: Robert Weissman, President, Public Citizen, Washington, District of Columbia; Dr. Margaret Flowers, PopularResistance.org, Baltimore, Maryland; Dr. Andrew Coates, President, Physicians for a National Health Program, Albany, New York; and Michael Lighty, Director of Public Policy, National Nurses United, Oakland, California.