(AP) — The University of Nebraska Kearney is hosting a health care symposium focused on the new federal law, health care technology and market forces.

The 2013 Marienau Symposium will take place on Monday and Tuesday in the Ponderosa Room of the Nebraska Student Union.

The free public event will include keynote speaker Thomas Bowden, an attorney and policy analyst with the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights. Bowden will present a lecture, “Healthcare’s Forgotten Individuals,” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.

Four panel discussions will examine different issues related to health care.

The event is hosted by the UNK College of Business.