Several econ­o­mists from Ferris’ col­lege of busi­ness will be answer­ing health care ques­tions relat­ing to reform in the United States.

“Health Care Reform: The Economists’ Points of View” will fea­ture speak­ers from right here on cam­pus. Presenters include Ashraf Afifi, pro­fes­sor of micro­eco­nom­ics, pub­lic finance, and econ­omy of the European Union; Abdi Ferdowsi, pro­fes­sor of var­i­ous courses in eco­nom­ics; William E. Smith, pro­fes­sor of finance, man­age­ment, and law courses; and Roy McLean, pro­fes­sor of micro­eco­nom­ics and macroeconomics.

After each pre­sen­ter speaks for about ten to fif­teen min­utes, there will be time for ques­tions. The major­ity of this event will be dri­ven by audi­ence feed­back and ques­tions. After the last speaker has fin­ished, there will be open con­ver­sa­tion for any audi­ence mem­bers to get involved in and learn more. They are expect­ing many ques­tions on cost and var­i­ous plans.

Obama’s health care plan and its issues will be dis­cussed in addi­tion to a brief sum­mary of what is cur­rently tak­ing place in the Senate and House of Representatives.

The pro­fes­sors at this event are con­cen­trat­ing on keep­ing the ses­sion infor­ma­tional and not polit­i­cal. They will use facts and fig­ures to talk about health care reform in the United States. They will also com­pare our health care sys­tem to those of other countries.

This event is open to all stu­dents and the pub­lic. It takes place in BUS 111 on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Nate Tymes at tymesn@ferris.edu.