The Private Healthcare Exchanges conference July 16-17 in Chicago will focus on how the Affordable Care Act is changing the way insurers sell health insurance.

The National Council on Disability's quarterly meeting is free and open to the public. At the meeting, the NCD will release their annual progress report to the president and congress and listen to presentations and discussions led by administration officials. Other topics discussed will include emergency preparedness, healthcare, employment and civil rights.

The Greensboro forum is part of a series of regional health reform forums announced by President Barack Obama. The forums are intended to continue the public discussion about bringing down health care costs and making coverage more widely available.