Aug. 22, noon-1:30 p.m.
Complimentary lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G-50
50 Constitution Ave NE,
Washington, DC
This event is open to the public and panelists will be speaking on the record.
“Deaths of despair” – deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug abuse – are steadily rising across the United States. The Commonwealth Fund’s recently released 2018 State Scorecard on State Health System Performance indicates that the average life expectancy at birth declined for the second year in a row. This briefing will inform policymakers on the drivers and impacts of these trends, as well as highlight the development of state and federal policy solutions to address them.
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Marvin Figueroa, Ed.M., deputy secretary, Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia
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Richard T. McKeon, Ph.D., M.P.H., chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Anand Parekh, M.D., M.P.H., chief medical advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center
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David Radley, Ph.D., M.P.H., senior scientist, Tracking Health System Performance, The Commonwealth Fund
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Joseph W. Thompson, M.D., M.P.H., president and CEO, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Moderator: Sarah J. Dash, president and CEO, Alliance for Health Policy
Please register by 4 p.m. ET on Aug 21 to ensure availability of event materials.