The National Institute for Health Care Management will host this free webinar about how employers and health plan designers can encourage consumers to consider cost and quality when choosing health care providers.
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1 event,More than 100,000 older adults will participate in activities at more than 1,000 locations throughout the U.S. during the 21st annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day. The common goal for this day is to help keep older Americans healthy and fit. |
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1 event,America’s child poverty rate, currently above 22 percent — the highest in the developed world — is one of the nation’s gravest social problems. Keynote speaker Sen. Cory Booker and three panels of economists, policy experts, and child poverty activists will come together to discuss solutions for helping the nation’s most vulnerable. |
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1 event,Families USA and Consumers Union (the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports) will brief the media on state rate review processes and the need for greater transparency before rates become final.
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1 event,The headlines are full of news and controversies about the misuse and abuse of opioids. But what about the people with chronic pain whom the drugs are meant to treat? Join the New England Science Writers and the Boston chapter of Association of Health Care Journalists to hear a panel of experts address the scope and problem of chronic pain, the unexpected experiences of people with chronic pain, the gap between the care and the science, the neurobiology and pressing unknown scientific questions, and the development of new treatments. |
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Briefing: Where you live may decide the kind of care you get when you are older or have disabilities
Briefing: Where you live may decide the kind of care you get when you are older or have disabilities
A new scorecard measures the effects of state policies on the ability to live independently, from choice of setting, care quality and affordability, to support for family caregivers, and more. The National Academy for State Health Policy is hosting a webinar in which speakers will offer federal and state perspectives on strategies for using Medicaid to improve services for children. |
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Katy Butler, award-winning journalist and author of “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: the Path to a Better Way of Death,” will… |
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1 event,The Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute Inc. and Bailit Health Purchasing LLC will host a free webinar to discuss a new report on bundled payments and explain the steps payers and providers take when implementing this form of payment. |
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2 events,During this 30-minute webinar, Niyum Gandhi, a partner in the health and life sciences practice of consulting firm Oliver Wyman, will present research findings on accountable care organizations.
Health insurance premiums have been one of the most closely-watched features of the new health insurance marketplaces. Wherever these numbers ultimately land, they are likely to vary from state to state, with different effects on consumers, providers, insurers and the federal budget. This briefing will focus on factors influencing insurance premiums, state and federal regulatory roles in reviewing rates, and what to expect in 2015. |
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1 event,The National Press Club Journalism Institute will partner with The Poynter Institute on a forum focused on the current conversation about newsroom culture as it pertains to women, which was invigorated by the firing of New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson. The program will include an examination of gender and newsroom culture and will encourage positive action to expand the influence of women leaders. |
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