This briefing will feature forward-thinking leaders whose expertise spans the public and private sectors to share their insights on how to build healthier communities by addressing social determinants of health and the opioid crisis.
Speakers:
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Donald M. Berwick, Former CMS Administrator (President Barack Obama)
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Curtis Barnett, President and CEO, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
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Grant Baldwin, Division Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Craig Samitt, President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
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Nancy Chockley, Founding President & CEO, NIHCM Foundation
Topics of discussion will include:
• Updates on the CDC’s efforts to reduce opioid overdose deaths and recent changes to prescribing guidelines
• Strategies tackling the root causes of health inequities that are contributing to declining life expectancy and deaths of despair
• Local programs designed to address food insecurity, increase resources in rural areas and give all children a healthy start
WHEN:
Friday, Oct. 11
Noon – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch Provided at 11:45 a.m.
WHERE:
Dirksen Senate Office Building
Room G-50
C and First Streets NE Entrance
Washington, DC 20002
REGISTER
This event is hosted by NIHCM Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to transforming U.S. health care through evidence and collaboration. See more at www.nihcm.org.