New Study Shows Flaw in CBO Scoring Misses Billions in Long-Term Savings from Obesity Prevention Policies

What:

Teleconference announcing the new study, "The Long-Term Returns of Obesity Prevention Programs"

Who:

Alex Brill, PhD, a scholar with the American Enterprise Institute, and formerly counsel to the Simpson-Bowles Deficit Reduction Commission and chief economist and policy director to the House Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Brill also served on the President's Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush. Mr. Brill has worked on a variety of economic and legislative policy issues, including dividend taxation, the alternative minimum tax, international tax policy, social security reform, defined benefit pension reform and U.S. trade policy.

Jim Marks, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President and Director, Health Group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and former Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. RWJF funded the report.

John J. Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Expert and Vice President, Health and Medical Education at Discovery Channel, part of the media conglomerate Discovery Communications. Whyte is a member of the Campaign to End Obesity board of directors.

When:

Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 9:00 am EDT

Dial-in Info:

Call-in number: (855) 564-1057