RSF Democrats examine health care reform

RANCHO SANTA FE — David Roberts will be the guest speaker for the Rancho Santa Fe Democratic Club at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at a private residence. His topic, “The Status of Healthcare Reform” will focus on the current congressional proposals and what Organizing for America is doing to help pass healthcare reform legislation.
Admission is $5 per person. For more information, visit [email protected] or call (760) 473-5474.
Roberts was appointed by President Obama to the National Advisory Panel on Medicare Education, participating in meetings with the Secretary of Health & Human Services and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. He is vice president of government relations for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, a nonprofit organization which promotes information and systems to improve health care management.
Prior experience includes serving as a professional staff member on the U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee; U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; and as a financial analyst for the U.S. Air Force.
In 2004, Roberts was elected to his first four-year term on the Solana Beach City Council, serving as Mayor through 2008. He is currently serving a second term on the council.
Roberts is a graduate of the American University in Washington and also earned an MPA from The Department of Defense Graduate Level Financial Management program. He divides his time between San Diego and Washington, D.C.