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SUMMARY:Inequality Begins at Birth: Child Poverty in America Conference
DESCRIPTION:America’s child poverty rate\, currently above 22 percent — the highest in the developed world — is one of the nation’s gravest social problems. On June 10\, 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. \nThe conference is sponsored by The Century Foundation’s Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative\, the Roosevelt Institute and the Academic Pediatric Association. \nFollowing the panels\, participants are invited to attend a  2 p.m. screening of “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History\,” with Academy Award-winning director Ken Burns. The screening will feature segments from the forthcoming PBS documentary that address the issue of child poverty\, and a conversation with Burns and other special guests will follow. \nLunch will be provided. There will be a live web cast of the event. \nView the complete agenda. | Register. \nJune 10\, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (EDT) \n\n\nMarriott Marquis Washington\, DC901 Massachusetts Ave NWWashington\, DC 20001 \n \n\n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/inequality-begins-at-birth-child-poverty-in-america-conference/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140612T010000
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SUMMARY:Teleconference: Premium Rate Review
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis briefing will help health care journalists prepare for the announcements that insurers in every state will make when they propose health care premium rates for 2015. Topics will include how rate review varies across the country and the role of consumers in rate review. The toll-free telephone number is 888-359-3627 and the confirmation code is 3923367. \nVisit National briefing for reporters: How to follow the rate review process in your state on the Consumers Union website for more information. \nDate & time: \n12 p.m. ET\, June 12
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/teleconference-premium-rate-review/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140617T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T160012Z
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SUMMARY:Chronic Pain: The problem\, the science\, and the way forward
DESCRIPTION: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? \nJoin 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. \nWe expect a lively question & answer session after the talks. \nPanelists: \n\nJudy Foreman\, medical specialist and science writer and author of “A Nation in Pain – Healing Our Biggest Health Problem” (Oxford University Press\, 2014) \nClifford Woolf PhD\, director of the F. M. Kirby Neurobiology Center and the Program in Neurobiology at Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts\, a professor of neurology and neurobiology at Harvard Medical School\, and a faculty member of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute\n\nModerator: \n\nNeil Andrews\, Executive Editor\, Pain Research Forum\, an interactive website and online resource for the international pain research community\n\nCo-organizers: \n\nCarol Morton (NESW) & Gideon Gil (AHCJ)\n\nDate and time:Tuesday\, 17 June6:30 p.m. – refreshments7 – 8:30 p.m. – panel and discussion \nHost: Northeastern University\, Boston \nLocation: Raytheon Amphitheater\, 440 Egan Hall\, 120 Forsyth St.\, Boston\, Mass. \nCo-sponsors: New England Science Writers & the Boston chapter of Association of Health Care Journalists \nFree\, but registration is requested. \nTransportation and parking: Egan Hall is right next door to the Ruggles MBTA station and a short walk from the Green Line & 39 bus on Huntington Ave. Parking information TBA.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/chronic-pain-the-problem-the-science-and-the-way-forward/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140618T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T160010Z
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SUMMARY:Briefing: Where you live may decide the kind of care you get when you are older or have disabilities
DESCRIPTION: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. \n In just 12 years\, the leading edge of the Baby Boom Generation will enter its 80s\, placing new demands on the long-term care system. \nToday\, more than 90 percent of older people who get help with daily activities rely on the nation’s 42 million family caregivers. This generation\, and those that follow\, will have far fewer potential family caregivers to provide unpaid help. Is America ready? Which states effectively serve and support older Americans and people with disabilities who want to live independently but need help with their daily activities? Which states need to do more for family caregivers and people who need care? Do any states completely meet the long-term care needs of their population? \nWith the support of the nation’s leading organizations promoting a quality long-term care system\, AARP has developed a comprehensive state-by-state long-term care Scorecard. Based on 26 performance indicators within five key dimensions\, this Scorecard assesses each of the 50 states (plus the District of Columbia)\, and ranks them against each other. The State Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Scorecard will be released at 12:01 a.m. on June 19. \nOn June 18 at 1 p.m. ET\, there will be an embargoed telephone briefing for reporters on LTSS Scorecard with Susan Reinhard\, Senior Vice President for Public Policy\, AARP; Melinda K. Abrams\, Vice President for Health Care Delivery System Reform\, The Commonwealth Fund; and Bruce Chernof\, President and CEO\, The SCAN Foundation. \nTo participate in the telephone press briefing\, receive an embargoed copy of the report\, call-in instructions and access to briefing power point\, please email your contact information (phone and email) and written agreement to the embargo to: Media@aarp.org \nDate and time:June 18\, 1 p.m. ET  \nContact:Nancy Thompson 202-434-2560media@aarp.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/briefing-where-you-live-may-decide-the-kind-of-care-you-get-when-you-are-older-or-have-disabilities/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140618T010000
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SUMMARY:Promoting Oral Health Through the Medicaid Benefit for Children and Adolescents
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHear from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on opportunities and promising strategies for states to leverage this benefit to better meet the oral health needs of children. This will be followed by a conversation with Medicaid officials from Maryland and Texas about initiatives they have launched to improve delivery of oral health services in their states using the Medicaid benefit for children. Participants will learn about these states’ strategies for getting Medicaid-enrolled children the oral health services they need\, key decision points that led states to their approaches and practical steps toward implementing them.  \nGet more information and register. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/promoting-oral-health-through-the-medicaid-benefit-for-children-and-adolescents/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140619T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T160008Z
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SUMMARY:NYC Chapter: Mining ACA data for stories
DESCRIPTION:KatherineHempstead \nLooking for new angles on the Affordable Care Act? The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will discuss the highlights of six databases on the law in an exclusive briefing for AHCJ members. The session will be led by RWJF’s Katherine Hempstead\, a rare data maven who spices her presentation with energy and humor. \nThe databases can answer many questions\, such as whether consumers are having trouble paying their sky-high deductibles or whether waiting lines are growing at doctors’ offices. Want to know how your state exchange differs from others? RWJF can help. Hempstead will also offer ideas for stories that can be mined from the data no matter your technical abilities. This is a can’t-miss event for journalists covering health care. \nPlease RSVP to Trudy Lieberman at trudy.lieberman@gmail.com \nJune 19\, 6-7:30 p.m.  \nLocation:New York Health Foundation1385 Broadway (between 37th and 38th) in New York City.Phone: 212-664-7656 \nLinks and more background can be found on RWJF’s ACA data page. Daily developments are at #ACAnumbers on Twitter. \nReform by the Numbers Datasets\nAs part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s efforts to monitor the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on coverage\, utilization and affordability\, we are working with a number of organizations to acquire and analyze timely and unique data. We have developed a website\, entitled Reform by the Numbers\, which will house downloadable data\, tables and graphs\, in addition to policy briefs\, blogs and other content that highlights key findings. The datasets and resources housed on the website are described below: \nEnrollment and Carrier Data \nThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) maintains an insurance database compiled from annual and quarterly financial statements of approximately 5\,000 insurance companies. NAIC is providing quarterly data of carrier reports that describe size and characteristics of group and individual markets. The annual version of the data will provide state breakdowns by quarter by carrier. Data will include\, in part\, information on the number of policies\, federal and state taxes\, health premiums\, and incurred claims. \nHospital ACA Monitoring Project \nThe New Jersey Hospital Association and Premier\, Inc. are managing collaborations of over 20 state hospital associations where each association will be providing quarterly discharge data. Data from other states is being submitted by Premier Inc. These data include total inpatient admissions and emergency department visits by payer\, as well as a number of select diagnoses and procedures likely to be sensitive to insurance. \nHealth Reform Monitoring Survey \nThe Urban Institute has launched the Health Reform Monitoring Survey (HRMS)\, a quarterly survey of non-elderly adults that examine health insurance coverage\, health care access and affordability\, and health status. Starting with the second quarter of 2013\, each round of the HRMS will include supplemental questions on particular coverage-related issues. \nHIX 2.0 \nThe Health Insurance Exchange Research Group at The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania\, along with collaborators at other institutions\, has developed data detailing variation in governance and structure of ACA implementation across the 50 states. The data sets provide information in analytical formats on each state’s key implementation decisions regarding Health Insurance Marketplaces and Medicaid expansion\, among other topics. \nHIX Compare \nBreakaway Policy Strategies has compiled a dataset that details benefit design and cost sharing information for health plans offered in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This dataset will include information on premiums\, network composition\, deductibles\, out-of-pocket limits\, and copayment and coinsurance amounts. \nACA View \nathenahealth\, which provides billing and claims processing software to more than 45\,000 outpatient practices and collects real time data on financial\, operational\, and clinical characteristics of patient encounter\, has developed 35 metrics that monitor trends in appointment wait time\, physician schedule density\, health status of new patients\, patient balances due\, claims processing\, and provider reimbursement. athenahealth will provide these metrics to the foundation on a monthly basis.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nyc-chapter-mining-aca-data-for-stories/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140619T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T160009Z
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SUMMARY:Chicago End-of-Life Care Coalition hosts award-winning journalist and author Katy Butler
DESCRIPTION:Katy Butler\, award-winning journalist and author of “Knocking on Heaven’s Door:  the Path to a Better Way of Death\,” will be leading a discussion on June 19 at Loyola University School of Law\, Power Rogers & Smith Ceremonial Courtroom\, 25 East Pearson Street\, Chicago.  Registration will open at 6 p.m. with the discussion running from 6:30–7:30 p.m.\, followed by a book signing and cocktail reception until 8:30 p.m. \n“Knocking on Heaven’s Door” was named “One of Ten Best Memoirs of 2013” and “A Big Book for fall 2013” by Publishers Weekly. According to Abraham Verghese\, professor and senior associate chairman for the theory and practice of medicine at Stanford University\, and the author of the novel “Cutting for Stone\,” shares that the book “is a thoroughly researched and compelling mix of personal narrative and hard-nosed reporting that captures just how flawed care at the end of life has become. My hope is that this book might goad the public into pressuring their elected representatives to further transform health care from its present crisis-driven\, reimbursement-driven model to one that truly cares for the patient and the family. And since life is\, after all\, a fatal illness and none of us are spared\, there is an urgent need for us in America to reclaim death from medicine and\, whenever possible\, enable the ritual of dying at home with family present (and aided by all medicine can offer) so that we are allowed to take our leave from earth with dignity.” promises to be an engaging discussion! \nTickets for the event are $10. Register for the event and get more details. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/chicago-end-of-life-care-coalition-hosts-award-winning-journalist-and-author-katy-butler/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140624T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140624T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160006Z
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SUMMARY:Bundled payment webinar
DESCRIPTION:The Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute Inc. and Bailit Health Purchasing LLC will host a free webinar on June 24 from 11 a.m. to noon (EDT) to discuss a new report (PDF) on bundled payment and explain the steps payers and providers take when implementing this form of payment. \nRegister here or call Cary Conway (cary@conwaycommunication.com) or 972-731-9242 for information.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bundled-payment-webinar/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140627T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T160004Z
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SUMMARY:Accountable Care at a Tipping Point: Oliver Wyman ACO Research Findings
DESCRIPTION: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. \n The research shows\, for example\, that more than 66 percent of the U.S. population live in areas ACOs serve and more than 40 percent live in areas where two or more ACOs are operating. The research examines the current and historical number of ACOs\, the number of covered beneficiaries for Medicare and commercial ACOs and geographic distribution. A limited number of complimentary passes are available to AHCJ members on a first-come first-served basis. \nTo attend\, contact Patty Jamison\, director of operations for the Health Care Web Summit\, at 209-577-4888 or pattyj@mcol.com \nDate and time:June 27\, 12 p.m. ET 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/accountable-care-at-a-tipping-point-oliver-wyman-aco-research-findings/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140627T010000
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SUMMARY:Rates of Change: Putting 2015 Insurance Premiums into Context
DESCRIPTION:Rates of Change: Putting 2015 Insurance Premiums into Context will air live on C-SPAN 2 at 12:00 PM ET. \nHealth insurance premiums have been one of the most closely-watched features of the new health insurance marketplaces. In 2014\, insurers set rates based on limited data about who would sign up for coverage. Round II of open enrollment is fast approaching\, allowing little time to process the first year’s data and to prepare for tomorrow. For 2015\, some analysts anticipate increases of 10 percent or less\, while others forecast growth of 20 percent or more. \nWherever 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. A distinguished panel of experts will examine these and related issues. \nJonathan Gruber\, professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, will provide an historical context for today’s rate increases\, identifying salient trends in premium setting before and after the passage of the Affordable Care Act. \nCori Uccello\, actuary and senior health fellow at the American Academy of Actuaries\, will identify the dominant factors that influence the rate-setting process in private insurance and address how those factors have translated into the new online exchanges. \nDavid Cusano\, senior research fellow at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute\, will address state and federal rate review programs\, and examine variability in approaches to transparency and review of the rate-setting process. \nElizabeth Hall\, vice president for federal affairs at WellPoint\, will share a private insurer’s perspective on the challenges of providing and pricing health coverage in new markets with significant regulatory variation and limited claims data. \nEd Howard of the Alliance and Rachel Nuzum of Commonwealth will co-moderate. \nContact: Sarah Dash (202)789-2300; sarahdash@allhealth.org \nWatch live on C-SPAN 2 at 12:00 PM ET \nFollow the Briefing on Twitter: #Rates2015 \nThe event is sponsored by the nonpartisan Alliance for Health Reform and The Commonwealth Fund.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rates-of-change-putting-2015-insurance-premiums-into-context/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140630T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T160003Z
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SUMMARY:Closing Journalism’s Gender Gap: A Forum on Women and Leadership
DESCRIPTION:The National Press Club Journalism Institute will partner with The Poynter Institute on a forum focused on the 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. \n\nPanelists from across journalism and media leadership include: \n\nCarolyn Ryan\, Washington bureau chief for The New York Times\nSusan Goldberg\, editor in chief of National Geographic and former president of the American Society of News Editors\nLynette Clemetson\, director of editorial initiatives at NPR\nPatti Dennis\, director of recruiting for Gannett Broadcasting\nAnders Gyllenhaal\, vice president of news for McClatchy Newspapers.\nKelly McBride\, Poynter’s vice president of academic programs\nJill Geisler\, senior faculty for Poynter’s leadership and management division\, will moderate.\n\nThe forum will be June 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the National Press Club’s Murrow Room \nRegistration is required. $5 members;$10 nonmembers. \nFor more information\, contact Julie Schoo\, jschoo@press.org.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/closing-journalismaes-gender-gap-a-forum-on-women-and-leadership/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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