The Kaiser Family Foundation will sponsor a briefing with two former Medicare and Medicaid administators to examine how Medicare reform options now being considered might work and their implications for beneficiaries and taxpayers.

During the policy panel keynote luncheon at the 2011 BIO International Convention, former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, former Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean, Republican political strategist Karl Rove, and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) will debate the challenges and opportunities associated with implementing the act, as well as efforts to repeal and reform the law.

This online presentation will explore the advantages of an electronic health records systems. It will focus on public and population health and address concerns about cost patient confidentiality, and more.

This scientific conference will highlight sex differences in a number of conditions that affect female veterans who have been exposed to military combat.

The National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which provides advice to the HHS secretary and the director of the agency will meet July 22. The council consists of 21 members from the private sector and seven ex-officio members from other federal health agencies. The meeting, which is open to the public and will be webcast, will begin with an update on the agency’s research and programs and discussions of AHRQ collaborations and public reporting initiatives.