Students participate in mock health care panel at State Capitol

Students from Austin Community College and the University of Texas teamed up for a mock health care panel on Feb. 13 at the Texas Capitol. Playing the roles of Republicans and Democrats, the students discussed issues of the health care debate that is currently going on in Washington: primary care expansion, patient safety, hospital staffing, and healthcare for the uninsured and the underinsured. Students also heard expert testimonies from both sides of these issues.
The event was sponsored by ACC’s Center for Public Policy & Political Studies and the Center for Student Political Studies club. The Vice Provost and UT School of Law Dr. William Sage, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Dr. Ray Marshall, ACC Professor of History Dr. David M. Lauderback, and the National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) also hosted the event. The debate topics were selected with the help of the NNOC and Marshall.
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