Ceasefire on Healthcare: What Americans Want in Health Care Reform with Former Senator John Breaux; Geoffrey Garin, President, Peter D. Hart Research Associates; and Bill McInturff, Partner and Co-founder, Public Opinion Strategies.
The forum is presented by American University's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies. The series is made possible by a grant from Pfizer Inc.
The Ceasefire on Healthcare campaign was started by former Senator John Breaux and is sponsored by American University's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, directed by Dr. James Thurber. The campaign supports bipartisan efforts to address needed healthcare reform on a variety of issues, including the number of uninsured Americans, curbing the rising costs of health care, and eliminating health disparities in minority and under served populations.
Ceasefire events bring together a variety of speakers with opposing viewpoints in an effort to find common ground.
Bio
John Breaux
John Berlinger Breaux is a former United States senator from Louisiana who served from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the U.S. House from 1972 to 1987. Breaux was a member of the New Democrat Coalition.
Geoffrey Garin
Geoffrey D. Garin is the president of Peter D. Hart Research Associates. He became president of Hart Research in 1984 after having worked in the firm since 1978 as a senior analyst and vice president.
Bill McInturff
Bill McInturff is a partner and co-founder of Public Opinion Strategies, a leading Republican polling company. He was the lead pollster for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. Working with Democratic pollster Peter Hart, McInturff is also co-director of the NBC News/Wall Street Journal National Poll.
In addition to its work for major media outlets, Public Opinion Strategies has a wide variety of corporate clients. McInturff is an expert in the field of health care polling where he has completed more than 350 focus groups and more than 80 national surveys, including conducting the polling for the Harry and Louise campaign in 1993 and 94.
McInturff's corporate clients include the American Hospital Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, America's Health Insurance Plans, the Kaiser Family Foundation, Pfizer, Inc., and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.