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.

Scientists and clinicians in the human genetics field will present their latest research findings at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics. The meeting is open to media and webcasts will be available for reporters who cannot attend the meeting. Full instructions on getting media access to the event are posted.

The theme of this year's 138th Annual Meeting & Exposition is "Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative" and it will feature an opening session with Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Bill Jenkins sharing their insights on race, class and social justice and its effect on public health in America, as well as a summit on health reform and a closing session  that will focus on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and their implications for the health system at the local, state and federal level.

Credentialed working journalists will be provided complimentary press registration to cover the meeting.