Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Bioethics, End Of Life Ethics, Health Care Reform, public health issues
Peter A. Clark, S.J., Ph.D. is Director of the Institute of Clinical Bioethics and Professor of Medical Ethics at Saint Joseph's University. As an internationally known scholar and clinical bioethicist, he has authored more than 150 journal articles and several books in the field of medical ethics and bioethics, and played an influential role in developing and updating healthcare ethics policies at healthcare organizations and ethics education for medical interns and residents at teaching hospitals. Fr. Clark is a bioethics consultant and a member of ethics committees at many hospitals, including, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Jefferson Health Northeast-Torresdale Hospital, Frankford Hospital, Lower Bucks Hospital, Abington Hospital, Trinity East Health System, Mercy Hospital, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Nazareth Hospital, St. Mary's Medical Center, St. Francis Hospital, Catholic Charities of Maryland, Saint Agnes Hospital and Caritas Baby Hospital in Palestine. Areas of expertise: Catholic bioethics, safe injection sites, end-of-life issues, health care management, religion and health care reform, beginning-of-life issues, medical futility, organ transplantation, assisted reproductive technologies, public health issues
Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Rural Health Care
Timothy McBride is an influential health policy analyst and leading health economist shaping the national agenda in health insurance, health reform, rural health care, Medicare and Medicaid policy, health economics, and access to health care. McBride studies the effects of health reform at the state and national levels, the uninsured, diabetes policy, Medicare Advantage, and long-term entitlement reform. McBride has been active in testifying before Congress and consulting with policy constituents on health reform, health insurance issues and rural health policy. He is a member of the Rural Policy Research Institute Health Panel that provides expert advice on rural health issues to the U.S. Congress and other policymakers.
Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy
University of Michigan Ross School of BusinessHealth Care Reform
Buchmueller is an expert on the economics of health insurance and related public policies. He has done extensive research on the link between health insurance and the labor market in the U.S., consumer demand for health insurance, the interaction between public policies and private insurance markets, and health care reform. His studies have been published in France, Australia, and the Netherlands. He teaches business economics and public policy topics. He holds a BA from Carleton College and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin.