Learn More About Obamacare at St. Vincent's

The following comes from St. Vincent's Medical Center.

St. Vincent’s Medical Center will sponsor an added lecture of the Listen and Learn lecture series on Nov. 6 at 5:30 p.m. The free talk entitled, “How the Affordable Care Act Will Affect Patients” will be presented by Dr. Stuart Marcus, president of St. Vincent's Medical Center.

The free lecture, sponsored by St. Vincent’s Club 50/Boomers, at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in the Hawley Conference Center.  Light refreshments will be available.

Dr.  Marcus will discuss the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as “ObamaCare,” which was passed into law on March 23, 2010. Dr. Marcus recognizes that the rapid pace of change in healthcare is unrelenting and the complexities are confusing to all.  In his lecture, he will clarify many misconceptions that exist regarding the tangled rules, regulations and policies of the Affordable Care Act.

Dr. Marcus will explain the intention of the Act which is to make healthcare more efficient, effective and accessible for all.  He will also discuss what the public should expect to see as traditional fee-for-service care for acute illnesses transforms over time into fee-for-value care where provider re-imbursement models become based on quality of care and patient outcomes rather than just doing more treatments. 

Dr. Stuart Marcus

As president, Dr. Marcus is responsible for implementing the strategic direction for St. Vincent’s Medical Center.  He also serves as chief academic officer and professor of surgery for the Frank H. Netter, MD, School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. He was instrumental in establishing St. Vincent’s as the principal clinical partner for the medical school.

A specialist in gastrointestinal cancer surgery, Dr. Marcus has been at St. Vincent’s since 2006 and led the development of the Elizabeth M. Pfriem SWIM Center for Cancer Care at St. Vincent’s, which opened in 2010 and brings together all the components of cancer care under one roof.

A  Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Marcus is also a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and Alpha Omega Medical Honor Society. He holds a B.A. degree from Rutgers University and in 1987 earned his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and surgical residency at NYU School of Medicine. He also completed a three-year surgical oncology research fellowship at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. 

Dr. Marcus holds many professional memberships and has been involved in medical education as well as medical research throughout his career.  He has published extensively in his field, and is a speaker and presenter at conferences across the country in both clinical medicine and healthcare policy.

Listen and Learn is presented by St. Vincent’s Club 50 and Physician Services. The lecture on Nov. 6 at 5:30 p.m, is free of charge. Registration is required and attendance is limited.  For more information or to register for this lecture, please call St. Vincent’s toll-free Care Line at 1-877-255-SVHS (7847) or register online at www.stvincents.org/listenandlearn.