About the Public Policy Forum Series
The purpose of the Public Policy Forum series is to provide an opportunity for academic, nonprofit, business and government policy practitioners to engage in a dialogue about topics of importance to the region. Public Policy forum topics are grounded in academic research, but selected to appeal to a broad professional audience.
October 2015
Urban Sustainability in Baltimore
Presentations (pdf)
Strategies Beyond Green: The Sustainability Challenge for Cities
Eric Zeemering, Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University
Integrating Sustainability into City Government
Alice Kennedy, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Baltimore
Sustainability and Economic Development
Tom Sadowski, President and CEO, Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore
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December 2014
Controlling Hospital and Health Care Spending in Maryland in the Era of Budget Caps
Presentations (pdf)
A Look Back – How Did We Get Here? Robert Murray, President, Global Health Payment LLC
New All Payer Model for Maryland, Donna Kinzer, Executive Director, Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission
Maryland’s New All-Payer Model – What a Revolution Feels Like, Stephen Jencks, Independent consultant and member of the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission
Some Observations on Controlling Hospital and Health Care Spending, Stuart Guterman, Vice President for Medicare and Cost Control, The Commonwealth Fund
October 2013
The Public Policy Implications of Reducing Childhood Obesity
October 2012
Tugging on the Safety Net: Understanding Poverty and Poverty Programs in Today’s Economy
October 2010
Health Care Reform: What Will It Mean to Maryland?
October 2009
Students at Risk – Helping Latin American Youth Succeed
June 2008
Public Policy Implications of Expanded Gambling in Maryland
September 2007
Investing in Children: Returns and Strategies
June 2007
The Impact of Emergency Department Use on the Health Care System in Maryland
December 2004
Immigration and Baltimore’s Future
November 2004
Escaping Poverty
October 2004
Tourism and Economic Development in Baltimore