{"id":1428,"date":"2016-02-08T18:33:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T23:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2016\/02\/08\/furman-series-on-obamacare-continues\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T14:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T19:59:37","slug":"furman-series-on-obamacare-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/furman-series-on-obamacare-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman series on &#8220;Obamacare&#8221; continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsimg.furman.edu.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/health-care-reform1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7278 lazyload\" title=\"health-care-reform\" data-src=\"http:\/\/newsimg.furman.edu.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/health-care-reform1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 296px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 296\/270;\" \/><\/a>GREENVILLE, S.C.\u2014South Carolina is among the states whose legislatures have voted down Medicaid expansion as part of the Affordable Care Act.\u00a0 Is that a good decision or a bad one, and what will it mean for the state\u2019s residents?<\/p>\n<p>Some of South Carolina\u2019s top health experts will discuss that issue when the Furman University series, \u201cStraight Talk: Healthcare Reform in SC,\u201d continues Wednesday, July 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Shaw Hall of Younts Conference Center on the Furman campus.\u00a0 Cost for the session is $15.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs Medicaid Expansion Right or Wrong for South Carolina?\u201d is the second presentation of a four-part series that examines the various facets of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.\u00a0 The series is sponsored by Furman\u2019s Riley Institute and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.<\/p>\n<p>The July 24 program will feature <em>Anthony Keck<\/em>, director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/riley.furman.edu\/riley\/about-speakers#Keck\">bio<\/a><\/strong>); <em>Thornton Kirby<\/em>, CEO of the South Carolina Hospital Association (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/riley.furman.edu\/riley\/about-speakers#Kirby\">bio<\/a><\/strong>); and Stuart Hamilton, M.D., president and founder of Eau Claire Cooperative Health Centers and associate medical director of Select Health (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/riley.furman.edu\/riley\/about-speakers#Hamilton\">bio<\/a><\/strong>).\u00a0 The program will be hosted by Mark Quinn, former host of SCETV\u2019s \u201cThe Big Picture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two remaining programs in the series will take place July 31 (\u201cRationing Healthcare Rationally\u201d) and Aug. 7 (\u201cObamacare in SC: Beyond Debate to Implementation\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>For more information about each of the programs, visit the Furman website\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/riley.furman.edu\/riley\/critical-issues\/summer-series\/summer-series-2013\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, or contact the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at 864-294-2997 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lucy.woodhouse@furman.edu\">lucy.woodhouse@furman.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIs Medicaid Expansion Right or Wrong for South Carolina?,\u201d the second presentation of a four-part series that examines the various facets of the Affordable Care Act, continues Wednesday, July 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Shaw Hall of Younts Conference Center. 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