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.
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2 events,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. |
3 events,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. |
2 events,The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance will hold a confirmation hearing and vote on whether to send Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' nomination to the full Senate. |
2 events,The National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will meet to discuss the $300 million stimulus investment in AHRQ's research into the comparative effectiveness of medical treatment as well as other agency research, programs and initiatives. |
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2 events,The Los Angeles 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. |
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3 events,Responsibility and Recovery in the Legal System This conference further allows the AMHD to incorporate leading clinical interventions and promote individual recovery while remaining culturally informed, sensitive and responsive. The 15-member Federal Coordinating Council on Comparative Effectiveness will hear public comment from 2 to 5 pm. The council will provide agencies with input on the priorities for spending the hundreds of millions of stimulus dollars aimed at studying the comparative effectiveness of medical treatments. |
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2 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report showing that a large percentage of American adults meet the criteria for metabolic syndrome. According to NCHS, metabolic syndrome is a collection of heart-disease risk factors including "abdominal obesity, elevated blood pressure, insulin resistance and high cholesterol." |
2 events,The FDA workshop will provide information about premarket requirements, good manufacturing practices, and OTC and generic drug issues tailored for small pharmaceutical businesses. |
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3 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively set to release a trend report on Spina Bifida and Anencephalus in the United States from 1991 to 2006, using comprehensive national data taken from birth certificates. The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report examining health risk behaviors among adolescents. Behaviors to be addressed include smoking, alcohol use and illicit drug use. |
2 events,The FDA's Risk Communication Advisory Committee will discuss the risk communication strategic plan and solicit input and advice. |
3 events,The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host host "The Future for Ethical Journalism" on the University's campus, though interested parties from around the world are also invited to participate online. The conference will cover ethical dilemmas, media accountability, the future of investigative journalism, and the ethics of new media and democratic journalism. |
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