BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Association of Health Care Journalists X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://healthjournalism.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Association of Health Care Journalists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160830T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160830T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150854Z CREATED:20231103T165510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150854Z UID:26235-1472518800-1472518800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering consumers: Tackling costs\, pricing and access DESCRIPTION:Resources\nRecorded presentation \nSpeaker’s presentation \n \nHealthcare Value Hub \nWhy is health care so expensive? \nHealth Indicators Warehouse \nColorado APCD example \nHealth Affairs – Price variation study \nGAO report on drug coupons \nDrug Pricing Supply Chain \n \n\nRecorded Aug. 30\, 2016\nNearly every health care reporter comes across this challenge daily: how to account for costs? Whether writing about the uninsured\, drug prices\, insurance plans or the business of heath care\, journalists are constantly wading through complex web of pricing and related issues. \nConsumer Union’s Lynn Quincy (@LynnQuincy) will discuss how to navigate the challenge of health care costs\, from finding transparent information on costs and quality to understanding the wide price variations for seemingly similar care. Director of the Healthcare Value Hub at the consumer-advocacy group\, Quincy will walk journalists through causes behind price fluctuations by geography as well as underlying consumer behavior issues when it comes to choosing care and coverage. \nQuincy\, who testified earlier this year in favor of a Massachusetts measure aimed at curbing the rise in drug prices\, will go over how the many other costs that consumers face – out-of-pocket payments\, copayments\, coinsurance and deductibles – can also impact their care. She’ll also cover the latest changes in the health care market under the Affordable Care Act as well as the how the landscape is affecting health care insurers\, employers and others. \nA former researcher with Mathematica Policy Research and an economist by training\, Quincy now leads the value-related center at Consumers Union\, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports. The Hub focuses on addressing “high healthcare costs\, lack of transparency and uneven quality.” \nReporters will learn what’s behind health care pricing fluctuation\, find sources for data to track costs\, and get resources on insurers\, drug pricing and more. Participants will also gain potential story ideas as well as tips for finding consumer-related angles to their next piece. \nSusan Heavey\, AHCJ’s topic leader for social determinants of health care\, will moderate the webcast. \n\n\nLynn Quincy\, director\, Healthcare Value Hub\, Consumers Union \n\n\nModerator: Susan Heavey\, AHCJ core topic leader/social determinants of health \n\n\n \nAbout the speaker\nLynn Quincy is director of Consumers Union’s Healthcare Value Hub\, the consumer advocacy group’s new unit focused on addressing “high healthcare costs\, lack of transparency and uneven quality.” With an eye toward health policy\, her work focuses on consumer protection\, providing better value for healthcare dollars\, and both federal and state health insurance reform. Quincy\, who earned her master’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland\, previously worked at Mathematica Policy Research\, the Institute for Health Policy Solutions and Watson Wyatt Worldwide (now Towers Watson).  \n\nLynn Quincy \n\n\nSusan Heavey URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-consumers-tackling-costs-pricing-and-access/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160830T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160901T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161653Z CREATED:20231025T161858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161653Z UID:24148-1472518800-1472691600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers DESCRIPTION:Aug. 30–Sept. 1 at the Omni Hotel in San Diegowww.connectedhealthsummit.com \nThe Connected Health Summit is focused exclusively on the consumer perspective of the fast-growing digital health/connected health market. Keynote speakers include Annette Brüls\, President\, Diabetes Service and Solutions\, Medtronic and David Rhew\, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Healthcare and Fitness\, Samsung Electronics America. \nThe event attracts high-level executives from leading industries including: \n\n\nDevice makers and distributors \n\n\nHealthcare providers \n\n\nInsurance and health institutions \n\n\nSoftware and app developers \n\n\nTelecom and broadband service providers \n\n\nTechnology enablers \n\n\nBrands and merchants \n\n\nMobile infrastructure providers \n\n\nEvent topics include technology strategies (wearables\, sensors\, data platforms\, accountable care\, etc.)\, consumer engagement (population health management\, caregivers\, virtual health)\, business strategies and partnerships\, and disruptive business models (venture capitalists\, IoT and smart home solutions\, etc.). \nPress passes are available at: http://www.parksassociates.com/events/connected-health/media/presspass. Follow @CONN_Health_Smt and hashtag #CONNHealth16. \nRecent Parks Associates research can be found at http://www.parksassociates.com/events/connected-health/media. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/connected-health-summit-engaging-consumers/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR