10:30 a.m.
Saturday, February 13

East Valley Community Center
2245 E. Valley Pkwy. (CLICK HERE FOR MAP)

Health care observer Sylvia Hampton, who briefed EDC members before the health reform debate in April 2009, will present an update on the current status of health reform at the federal level. Hampton is a veteran health care activist and has served as health director of the League of Women Voters of  San Diego County.

Paul Friedman M.D. will discuss California’s prospects for single-payer health care. SB810 is in the legislature and, if passed, could bring reform to California. Dr. Friedman is a professor of radiology at UCSD. He is an expert on research integrity and ethics. He has studied European health care systems, supports single-payer approaches and accepts the need to change the current American system.