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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150215T010000
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SUMMARY:Last day of open enrollment for year two of the Affordable Care Act
DESCRIPTION:Today is the last day for open enrollment for year two of the Affordable Care Act. Note: The period has been extended to Feb. 22. \nNote: The enrollment period was extended for people who were trying to get covered through HealthCare.Gov and either faced technical problems (there was a data glitch involving income verification one day before the deadline) or faced very long waits though the call center in the last three days of the regular enrollment period. (Most states running their own exchanges have similar SEPs\, and a few hit by this year’s heavy snows extended enrollment briefly).
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/last-day-of-open-enrollment-for-year-two-of-the-affordable-care-act/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150214T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150214T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154438Z
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SUMMARY:National Donor Day
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, Saturn Corporation\, its United Auto Workers partners and many nonprofit health organizations recognize organ donation\, focused on five points of life: organs\, tissues\, marrow\, platelets\, and blood.  \nThe website has materials specifically designed for seniors: Any age is the right age to sign up as an organ\, eye\, and tissue donor. Donors have been in their 50s\, 60s\, 70s\, and beyond. The following materials were specially developed to address the questions that people over the age of 50 have about registering\, donation\, and transplantation.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-donor-day/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150212T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150212T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154439Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Shining a Light: Safer Health Care Through Transparency
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will focus on a new report\, “Shining a Light: Safer Health Care Through Transparency\,” which calls for greater transparency regarding patient safety. This report\, from the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) Lucian Leape Institute\, calls for greater transparency regarding patient safety. The report defines transparency in patient safety as “the free flow of information that is open to the scrutiny of others.” \nDuring the webinar\, the following experts will discuss the report: \n\n\nLucian L. Leape\, M.D.\, adjunct professor of health policy at the Harvard School of Public Health and chair of the Lucian Leape Institute \n\n\nTejal K. Gandhi\, M.D.\, president and CEO of NPSF and president of the institute \n\n\nGary S. Kaplan\, M.D.\, chairman and CEO of Virginia Mason Medical Center \n\n\nRobert M. Wachter\, M.D.\, associate chair\, Department of Medicine\, University of California San Francisco \n\n\nBeth Daley Ullem\, patient advocate and governance expert at the ThedaCare Hospital System.  \n\n\nThis webinar is free\, but registration is required. Journalists can register here. \nDate & time:12 p.m. ET\, Feb. 12 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-shining-a-light-safer-health-care-through-transparency/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150206T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150206T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154440Z
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SUMMARY:Webcast: Race\, criminal justice and health
DESCRIPTION:The focus on racial injustice in the U.S. – particularly the effect of race on criminal justice – has been in the public spotlight following the tragic deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson\, Eric Garner on Staten Island\, and Tamir Rice in Cleveland during encounters with law enforcement. While these inequities play out in numerous areas\, health and well-being is one sector in which minority groups are dramatically and disproportionally affected. \nThis Forum event will examine how disparities within the law and the criminal justice system negatively affect health\, as well as how the role of race interacts with neighborhood environments\, educational and employment opportunities\, public policy\, and other factors to lead to poorer health.      \nE-mail questions for the expert participants before the live webcast to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. Or Tweet them to@ForumHSPH using #HealthAndRace. We’ll also conduct a live chat on The Forum’s Race\, Criminal Justice and Health web page. The Forum will accommodate as many questions as we can during a limited Q&A. If time does not allow for us to ask your question\, we encourage you to continue the conversation by posting comments on our website at ForumHSPH.org. \nParticipants: \n\nJim Doyle\, Former Wis. governor and former attorney general\, and health care lawyer\, Foley & Lardner LLP\n\n\n\nFelton Earls\, professor of human behavior and development\, emeritus\, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\, and Professor of Social Medicine\, Emeritus\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\nDavid Harris\, managing director\, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice\, Harvard Law School \n\n\nNancy Krieger\, professor of social epidemiology\, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health  \n\n\nDavid Williams\, professor of public health\, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health  \n\n\nScott Malone (Moderator)\, editor-in-charge\, general news\, northeastern United States\, Reuters \n\n\n \nDate & time: Friday\, Feb. 6\, 2015\, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET \nWatch online at The Forum\, sponsored by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. \nPresented in collaboration with Reuters.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-race-criminal-justice-and-health/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150205T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150205T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154441Z
CREATED:20231103T162526Z
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SUMMARY:Final Section 501(r) regulations: What you need to know now
DESCRIPTION:The Treasury Department recently released new rules under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(r) that affect charitable hospitals’ tax exemption – and both the rules and the patient-payer mix have changed under the Affordable Care Act.  \nThis webinar from Deloitte Consulting LLP starts with an overview that may help people on the hospital beat or covering their local hospital\, and will explore how hospitals should assess compliance with the regulations and what policy changes should be considered. Tune in to learn about the key requirements adopted by final regulations and the strategic areas affected in your organization.  \nThis link gives more information and registration details. \nDate & time:Feb. 5\, 2 p.m. ET 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/final-section-501r-regulations-what-you-need-to-know-now/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150129T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T161958Z
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SUMMARY:Senate hearing on employee wellness
DESCRIPTION:The Senate Committee on Health\, Education\, Labor & Pensions (HELP) will hold a full committee hearing on employee wellness\, entitled “Employer Wellness Programs: Better Health Outcomes and Lower Costs.”  \nDate & time:Jan. 29\, 10 a.m. \nLocation:430 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington\, DC 20002 \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/senate-hearing-on-employee-wellness/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150126T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T162001Z
CREATED:20231103T162444Z
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SUMMARY:When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making
DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) will hold the sixth annual Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary Health Therapies\, “When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making.” \nThis husband-and-wife team will present a new way to make the best medical decisions: \n\n\nJerome Groopman\, M.D.\, Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine\, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Experimental Medicine\, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center \n\n\nPamela Hartzband\, M.D.\, assistant professor of medicine\, Harvard Medical School; attending physician in endocrinology\, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  \n\n\nThe talk will be streamed live online at videocast.nih.gov. For anyone in the DC area\, it will be held in Building 10 on the NIH Campus\, Bethesda\, MD . \nDate & time:Jan. 2610 a.m. ET
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/when-experts-disagree-the-art-of-medical-decision-making/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000
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CREATED:20231103T162427Z
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SUMMARY:Modern Era Medicaid and CHIP - Findings from a 50-State Survey
DESCRIPTION:At 1 p.m. ET on Jan. 20 the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a web briefing to present findings from its forthcoming 13th annual 50-state survey of Medicaid and CHIP eligibility\, enrollment\, renewal\, and cost-sharing policies. The survey provides a profile of where states stand as of January 2015\, one year into the implementation of the major Medicaid provisions of the Affordable Care Act. \nModerated by KFF’s Samantha Artiga\, an Associate Director of the KCMU\, speakers include:  \n\n\nJessica Stephens\, Senior Policy Analyst at the Foundation;  \n\n\nTricia Brooks\, Senior Fellow\, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families; \n\n\nVikki Wachino\, Deputy Director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services\, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;  \n\n\nRex Plouck\, Portfolio Manager\, Governor’s Office of Health Transformation\, Ohio;  \n\n\nLinda Nablo\, Chief Deputy Director\, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services; and  \n\n\nJudith Arnold\, Director\, Division of Eligibility and Marketplace Integration\, New York State Department of Health  \n\n\nThis web briefing is free and open to the public. Register on the KFF website. \nThe survey will be publicly available on the day of the briefing at kff.org.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/modern-era-medicaid-and-chip-findings-from-a-50-state-survey/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162523Z
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SUMMARY:How Hospitals are Adapting to a Changing Health Care Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Jan. 20\, Noon to 3 p.m. ET (lunch served at Noon; program will start at 12:30 p.m.) \nThe American Hospital Association is hosting a panel on “How Hospitals are Adapting to a Changing Health Care Landscape.” The event is intended to begin a discussion about innovations in health care that are changing how it is delivered to consumers through hospitals and other caregivers. \nSenior executives from Walgreens\, Cisco and ClearHealthCosts.com will speak to recent innovations in the health field and their impact on the delivery of care to consumers\, including retail\, telehealth and price transparency. The second panel will feature leaders from hospitals that are significantly changing how health care is delivered. Author and consultant Adrian Slywotzky\, partner emeritus\, Oliver Wyman\, will serve as moderator. Panelists will include: \n·         Barbara Casey\, Practice Director\, Healthcare\, Business Transformation\, US Enterprise\, Cisco \n·         Jeanne Pinder\, Founder and Chief Executive Officer\, ClearHealthCosts.com \n·         Alan London\, M.D.\, Vice President\, Strategic Clinical Partnerships\, Walgreens \n·         Jesse Cureton\, Chief Consumer Officer\, Novant Health \n·         Rod Hochman\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, Providence Health & Services \n·         Pam Sutton-Wallace\, Chief Executive Officer\, University of Virginia Medical Center \nTwo ways to participate\nIn person: To attend the event at the National Press Club\, please RSVP to Shellie Byrum at sbyrum@aha.org by Jan. 12.National Press Club529 14th St. NWWashington\, D.C.   \nOnline: If you are unable to join in person\, you can watch the panel discussion live online at www.aha.org/Jan20briefing. Note web participants will be unable to ask questions of panelists. \nFor questions or more information\, contact Shellie Byrum at sbyrum@aha.org or call 202-626-2342.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-hospitals-are-adapting-to-a-changing-health-care-landscape/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000
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SUMMARY:Hepatitis C: Cost\, Cure and Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Rhode Island Public Radio\, Rhode Island Public Health Institute\, and the Brown University School of Public Health will host a panel discussion online and at the Friedman Auditorium at Brown. \nExperts will discuss the costs and public health opportunities of treating\, screening for\, and curing patients with hepatitis C. Kristin Gourlay\, health care reporter for Rhode Island Public Radio\, will moderate the discussion. Members of the panel: \n\nMichael Poshkus\, MD\, of the Thundermist Health Center\nAmy Nunn\, ScD\, executive director\, of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute;\nThomas Sepe\, MD\, director of the Liver Center at University Gastroenterology\nThomas Stopka\, PhD\, assistant professor of public health and community medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine\nLynn Taylor\, MD\, of RI Defeats Hep C\n\nHere are links to register to attend the event\, listen to the live stream\, or watch the live video webcast. \nJan. 15 at 7 pm ET online or at Brown University\, Providence \,R.I.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hepatitis-c-cost-cure-and-challenge/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154442Z
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SUMMARY:Top health industry issues of 2015
DESCRIPTION:PriceWaterhouseCoopers will host a webinar on the top 10 health industry issues for 2015. \nThe webinar will explore the top health industry issues this year as outlined in a recent report from PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI). \nThe webinar will be at noon ET on Jan. 15.  To register\, call or send a note to Danielle Pieri at 212-986-6667 or pieri@braincomm.com.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/top-health-industry-issues-of-2015/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162524Z
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SUMMARY:Drugs: High prices and big shortages
DESCRIPTION:Wine and cheese reception at 6 p.m. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. \nNew York State Health Foundation1385 Broadway at 38th St.\, 23rd floor \nThis will be a conversation between long-time New York financial journalist Phil Zweig who is the co-founder of a group called Physicians Against Drug Shortages\, and Dr. Peter Bach\, who directs the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes at Memorial Sloan Kettering. He has spoken widely on the issue the high price of cancer drugs and publishes in medical journals as well as other news outlets. \nPlease RSVP to Trudy Lieberman at trudy.lieberman@gmail.com.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/drugs-high-prices-and-big-shortages/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150113T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150113T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154443Z
CREATED:20231103T162426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154443Z
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SUMMARY:New Institute of Medicine report: Guidelines for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data
DESCRIPTION:Clinical trials are studies that help determine whether new health interventions – such as drugs\, other therapies\, and vaccines – are safe and effective for patients and the public. Vast amounts of data are generated over the course of a clinical trial; however\, a large portion is never published in peer-reviewed journals. Data sharing can advance new discoveries and improve clinical care\, but at the same time\, sharing clinical trial data presents risks\, burdens\, and challenges\, including protecting the privacy and consent of clinical trial participants. A new report from the Institute of Medicine provides recommended guidelines about what data should be shared at key times in a clinical trial. \nAdvance copies will be available to reporters only beginning at noon EST Tuesday\, Jan. 13. The report is embargoed and not for public release before 1 p.m. EST Wednesday\, Jan. 14. To obtain a copy\, reporters should contact the National Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. \nMembers of the authoring committee will present the report’s findings and recommendations at a public briefing beginning at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday\, Jan. 14\, at the National Academy of Sciences building\, 2101 Constitution Ave.\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C.   \nThose who cannot attend in person may view a live webcast of the event. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-institute-of-medicine-report-guidelines-for-responsible-sharing-of-clinical-trial-data/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141218T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141218T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162525Z
CREATED:20231103T160250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162525Z
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SUMMARY:Press Conference: New Report Card on Infectious Disease Outbreaks
DESCRIPTION:New Report Card on Infectious Disease Outbreaks\, Including Ebola\, Enterovirus\, Superbugs\, to be Released\, Includes National & State-by-State Info \nAudio press conference on Dec. 18\, 10-11 a.m. ET \nPress briefing conference call to release “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases\,” which includes a report card for how well states scored on 10 indicators of strategies to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks in addition to national and global concerns. \nSome topics featured in the report include emerging new diseases like Ebola\, Chikungunya and Chagas; antibiotic-resistant Superbugs; healthcare-associated infections such as MRSA; the resurgence of old threats like whooping cough and tuberculosis; HIV/AIDS and hepatitis; and the ability to respond to bioterrorism attacks. \nThe Outbreaks report-which found troubling errors\, lapses and scrambles- will be released by the Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \nWHEN: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (ET)\, Thursday\, December 18\, 2014 \nWHO: Jeffrey Levi\, PhD\, Executive Director\, Trust for America’s Health \nEric Toner\, MD\, Senior Associate\, UPMC Center for Health Security \nHOW: Please contact Albert Lang at (202) 864-5941 or alang@tfah.org at TFAH to reserve a line for the audio conference and to access embargoed materials. To access the call\, dial 1-888-329-8862 and use passcode 3753589. \nThe call will be moderated. Please call in a few minutes before the scheduled start time to avoid delays. The call is for credentialed media only.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/press-conference-new-report-card-on-infectious-disease-outbreaks/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141218T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141218T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162526Z
CREATED:20231103T160249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162526Z
UID:26033-1418864400-1418864400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:How the ACA’s employer requirements and related provisions affect businesses and workers
DESCRIPTION: Web briefing for journalists\nDec. 18\, 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET \nOn Jan. 1\, the ACA’s employer mandate goes into effect\, requiring large employers to offer health insurance to workers or face penalties. During this web briefing exclusively for journalists\, Gary Claxton and Larry Levitt\, co-executive directors of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance\, will discuss how the penalties will work\, what options employers have for meeting the mandate\, how employers might respond\, and how these provision could affect coverage and costs for employers and workers. \nThey will also address the possible implications for employers of King vs. Burwell\, which the U.S. Supreme Court added to its decision docket last month. Also\, Claxton and Levitt will take questions. To register\, journalists can RSVP online. Each participant will get a confirmation email with information about how to join the briefing. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-the-acaaes-employer-requirements-and-related-provisions-affect-businesses-and-workers/
CATEGORIES:None
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141217T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141217T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162527Z
CREATED:20231103T160246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162527Z
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SUMMARY:NASHP Webinar: Enrollment 2.0: Early State Experiences in Year 2
DESCRIPTION:The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) will host a webinar\, Enrollment 2.0: Early State Experiences in Year 2 of the ACA\, which will explore Open Enrollment strategies and challenges faced by state-based exchanges and Medicaid agencies in states with federal marketplaces. Featuring panelists from Idaho and Oklahoma\, the webinar will provide unique perspectives on early experiences and successes in the ACA’s second open enrollment period and shed light on the new strategies states use to make the enrollment and the renewal process more streamlined.  \nIdaho’s state-based exchange director\, Pat Kelly\, will share the state’s perspective on transitioning from the federal healthcare.gov platform during the first open enrollment period to an independent state-run portal this year. Oklahoma’s deputy Medicaid director\, Rebecca Pasternik-Ikard\, will discuss how the state leveraged an operational\, real-time enrollment system to support improved integration between Medicaid and the federal marketplace as an FFM state and talk about new strategies to support enrollment and renewals this year. NASHP’s Enrollment 2014 Director\, Alice Weiss\, will provide context on state’s approaches in this second open enrollment period and how states can build on lessons from Year 1 of the ACA. \nDate & time:2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.\, Dec. 17 \nPresenters: \n\n\nPat Kelly\, Executive Director\, Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Project (Your Health Idaho) \n\n\nRebecca Pasternik-Ikard\, Deputy State Medicaid Director\, Oklahoma Health Care Authority  \n\n\nJennifer Sullivan\, Director\, Enroll America Best Practices Institute (Moderator) \n\n\nAlice Weiss\, Director\, Enrollment 2014 Project Program\, \n\n\nPlease RSVP with Lesa Rair at lrair@nashp.org. \nThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is an independent academy of state health policymakers who are dedicated to helping states achieve excellence in health policy and practice. A non-profit and non-partisan organization\, NASHP provides a forum for constructive work across branches and agencies of state government on critical health policy issues. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nashp-webinar-enrollment-2-0-early-state-experiences-in-year-2/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141216T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141216T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162527Z
CREATED:20231103T160249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162527Z
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SUMMARY:Press conference: Affordable Care Act and open enrollment
DESCRIPTION:Senior officials\, including Andy Slavitt. principal deputy administrator; Kevin Counihan\, marketplace\, CEO; and Lori Lodes\, director\, Office of Communications for the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host an on-the-record press conference call about the Affordable Care Act and open enrollment. \nJournalists can dial in at 3 p.m. ET: 866-388-5346 and use this passcode: 54452473. A replay of the call will be available two hours after the event through Dec. 18\, 2015\, at this number: 855-859-2056 and passcode 54452473.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/press-conference-affordable-care-act-and-open-enrollment/
CATEGORIES:None
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162528Z
CREATED:20231103T160247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162528Z
UID:26030-1418605200-1418605200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:A Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes: Payment Reform Perspectives from Providers and Private Payers
DESCRIPTION:Webinar  \nDec. 15\, 12:30-2 p.m. ET \nAs states design and implement multi-payer payment reform\, payers and providers need to collaborate. The National Academy for State Health Policy will host a panel of experts to discuss how private payers\, national purchasers\, large health systems and primary care providers can work together to make these reforms successful. \nThe speakers will be Ted Epperly\, CEO\, Family Medicine Residency of Idaho; Paul Grundy\, global director\, healthcare transformation at IBM; Sue Phelps\, executive director\, integrated care delivery at Johns Hopkins Medicine; and Steve Spaulding\, senior vice president\, enterprise networks\, Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield. Anne Gauthier\, NASHP’s senior program director\, will moderate the discussion. Register here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/a-walk-in-someone-elseaes-shoes-payment-reform-perspectives-from-providers-and-private-payers/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162529Z
CREATED:20231103T160246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162529Z
UID:26029-1418605200-1418605200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Can you trust prenatal screening?
DESCRIPTION:Live web chat \nDec. 15\,  2-3 p.m. EDT \nA panel of experts in genetic testing for prenatal abnormalities will answer questions about a new generation of unregulated prenatal screening tests that claim to detect with near-perfect accuracy the risk a fetus may have a chromosomal abnormality\, such as Down syndrome. \nThe experts include Beth Daley\, an investigative reporter and the director of partnerships for the New England Center for Investigative Reporting; Kecia Gaither\, MD\, director of perinatal outreach at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York; Athena Cherry\, PhD\, a professor of pathology and of pediatrics at the Stanford University Medical Center and the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital; and KJ Dell’Antonio who writes about family for the Motherlode blog at The New York Times.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/can-you-trust-prenatal-screening/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162530Z
CREATED:20231103T160246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162530Z
UID:26027-1418605200-1418605200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Webinar on Medicaid expansion and the homeless
DESCRIPTION:Medicaid expansion under the ACA provides individuals with an opportunity to improve their health care coverage\, but it also provides homeless people with increased access to care. Historically\, homeless people have had complex health issues and have a high uninsured rate. \nThe Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a web briefing to look at the impact of Medicaid expansion on the homeless. \nDate & time:1 p.m.\, Dec. 15  \nRegister here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-on-medicaid-expansion-and-the-homeless/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162531Z
CREATED:20231103T155359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162531Z
UID:26008-1418605200-1418605200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Automatic re-enrollment for HealthCare.gov
DESCRIPTION:Most HealthCare.gov (federal exchange) enrollees from 2014 will be automatically re-enrolled for 2015 unless they have already chosen a plan or opted out.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/automatic-re-enrollment-for-healthcare-gov/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141209T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141209T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162532Z
CREATED:20231103T155439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162532Z
UID:26022-1418086800-1418086800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Oral health webinar: The ACA Through a Post-Election Lens
DESCRIPTION:This webinar\, hosted by the American Dental Education Association\,  will focus on key components of the ACA\, which included more than two dozen provisions affecting oral health and education in the dental health professions.  \nPresenters will also discuss the impact of the law on access to oral health care and the law’s overall effect on oral health care and academic dentistry. Also\, the webinar will cover what to expect next when the 114th session of Congress convenes in January 2015. \nDate & time:12 p.m. – 1 p.m. ETDecember 9\, 2014  \nRegister here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/oral-health-webinar-the-aca-through-a-post-election-lens/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141204T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141204T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162533Z
CREATED:20231103T155440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162533Z
UID:26024-1417654800-1417654800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: An introduction to the microbiome
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar\, experts will highlight recent efforts involving knowledge developed from study of the preterm infant\, a clean slate upon which a healthy microbiome is developed. They will also examine the impact for oral health as we mature and an industry perspective as it relates to research tools and resources. \nThe human body is host to trillions of microbes\, forming the microbiome that is found on the skin\, in the oral cavity and gut. The microbiota are partially responsible for maintaining a healthy ecological community\, but can also contribute to disease when an imbalance of microbes occurs. \nAs a result of technological advancement in DNA sequencing and reduction in sequencing costs\, the emerging field of metagenomics has fueled research in how microbes across the human body play a role in human health and disease including cancer\, fat malabsorption\, heart disease\, obesity\, diabetes\, and other health concerns. \nThe body’s flora represents a key area of research interest\, as it relates to immunology\, nutrition and digestion\, and other crucial aspects of human health. The recently formed NIH Common Fund Human Microbiome Project has been instrumental in providing research resources that enable the comprehensive characterization of the human microbiota. The webinar will also explore the future of this research. \nPresenters: \n\nCamila R. Martin\, M.D.\, M.S.\, Harvard Medical School\, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center\nFloyd E. Dewhirst\, The Forsyth Institute\nSasha Vlassov\, Thermo Fisher Scientific\n\nModerators: \n\nHoward Young\, Ph.D.\, NCI Laboratory of Experimental Immunology\, NIH Immunology Interest Group\nWinston Kuo\, DMSc\, IES Diagnostics\n\nClick Here for Full Information and Registration. \nDate & time:11 a.m. ET\, Dec. 4 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-an-introduction-to-the-microbiome/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141201T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141201T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162536Z
CREATED:20231103T155439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162536Z
UID:26023-1417395600-1417395600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Treatment as Prevention: Can We Treat Our Way Out of the AIDS Epidemic?
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 1\, 2014 \n 12:30-1:30pm ET \nWith no cure or vaccine in sight\, HIV/AIDS remains a devastating epidemic\, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where nearly 70% of new HIV infections occur. To curb HIV/AIDS\, researchers have proposed a strategy to use drug treatment to decrease new transmissions so much that the epidemic eventually dies out. The concept requires changes in standards of when anti-retroviral therapy begins and who receives it. Could “treatment as prevention” prove to be the strategy to finally end the AIDS epidemic? \nModerator: Carol Hills\, senior producer and reporter\, PRI’s The World \nExpert Participants \n\nMark Wainberg\, director\, McGill AIDS Centre\, McGill University\nMax Essex\, chairman\, Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative\nKenneth Mayer\, medical research director and co-chair of The Fenway Institute\nShahin Lockman\, associate professor in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases\, Harvard School of Public Health\n\nWatch the Live Webcast Here on World AIDS Day \nE-mail questions for the expert participants any time before or during the live webcast to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. Or Tweet them to @ForumHSPH using #TreatmentasPrevention2014. \nPart of: The Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies. \nPresented in Collaboration with PRI’s The World and WGBH \nBackground Articles \n\nHSPH AIDS Initiative Viral Load as an Anti-AIDS Hammer\nhttp://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/08/viral-load-as-an-anti-aids-hammer/
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/treatment-as-prevention-can-we-treat-our-way-out-of-the-aids-epidemic/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141119T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141119T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162537Z
CREATED:20231103T155438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162537Z
UID:26020-1416358800-1416358800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Network adequacy webinar from The Alliance for Health Reform
DESCRIPTION:The Alliance for Health Reform will host a webinar on network adequacy\, timed for the start of ACA open enrollment: Do the exchange plans include enough doctors and hospitals in network for choice and access? \nThe webinar will look at new draft regulations proposed by the  National Association of Insurance Commissioners\, as well as look at state and federal regulations that aim to balance cost-containment with care quality.  \nDate & time:1:30 – 2:30 p.m.\, Nov. 19  \nTo register or learn more\, visit the Alliance for Health Reform. \nFollow the event on Twitter: #NetworkAdequacy
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/network-adequacy-webinar-from-the-alliance-for-health-reform/
CATEGORIES:None
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141115T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141115T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162539Z
CREATED:20231103T155358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162539Z
UID:26006-1416013200-1416013200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Open enrollment for year two of the Affordable Care Act
DESCRIPTION:Open enrollment for year two of the Affordable Care Act begins today.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/open-enrollment-for-year-two-of-the-affordable-care-act/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141113T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141113T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162540Z
CREATED:20231103T155435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162540Z
UID:26017-1415840400-1415840400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:The Leadership Role of Foundations: Advancing Health Equity
DESCRIPTION:The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health presents the next event in HSPH’s Voices in Leadership webcast series: “The Leadership Role of Foundations: Advancing Health Equity.” \nMark Smith\, former President and CEO\, California HealthCare Foundation\, will lead this discussion. \nDate & time:12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.\, Nov. 13 \nWatch the live webcast on The Forum. E-mail your questions for the panelists at any time before or during the live webcast\, or follow the live tweet via @ForumHSPH.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-leadership-role-of-foundations-advancing-health-equity/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141107T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141107T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T155918Z
CREATED:20231103T155435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155918Z
UID:26016-1415322000-1415322000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:The 2014 U.S. Midterm Elections: What's at Stake for Health Reform
DESCRIPTION:The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health presents the next event in HSPH’s Voices in Leadership webcast series: “The 2014 U.S. Midterm Elections: What’s at Stake for Health Reform?” \nTuesday’s election results gave the Republican Party control of the U.S. Congress. What role might the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have played in the outcome? And what do the results imply for the ongoing implementation of the ACA?   \nThis Forum event will feature political analysis and discussion from the following health care experts: \n\n\nRobert Blendon\, Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis\, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School \n\n\nDavid Cutler\, Harvard Professor of Applied Economics \n\n\nJohn McDonough\, Professor of the Practice of Public Health and Former Senior Advisor on National Health Reform to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health\, Education\, Labor and Pensions \n\n\nSheila Burke\, Chair\, Government Relations & Public Policy Group\, Baker Donelson\, and Former Chief of Staff to Senator Bob Dole \n\n\nDavid Morgan\, correspondent\, Reuters (moderator) \n\n\nDate & time:12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.\, Nov. 7 \nWatch the live webcast on The Forum. E-mail your questions for the panelists at any time before or during the live webcast\, or Tweet them to @ForumHSPH using #2014electionsACA.  
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-2014-u-s-midterm-elections-whats-at-stake-for-health-reform/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141105T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141105T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T155921Z
CREATED:20231103T155406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155921Z
UID:26014-1415149200-1415149200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Web Briefing for Journalists: Consumer Issues Ahead of the ACA's Second Open Enrollment
DESCRIPTION:This media-only briefing from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the challenges for consumers in the next ACA enrollment season\, which starts Nov. 15 and ends Feb. 15. Presentations will cover changing premiums\, why consumers should shop around before they re-enroll\, and consumer understanding of insurance.  \nPresenters: \n\n\nJennifer Tolbert\, director\, Foundation State Healthy Policy Director \n\n\nKaren Pollitz\, Senior Fellow \n\n\nPenny Duckham\, executive director\, Media Fellowships Program (moderator)  \n\n\nDate & time:12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ET\, Nov. 13 \nAn RSVP is required. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/web-briefing-for-journalists-consumer-issues-ahead-of-the-acas-second-open-enrollment/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141103T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141103T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T155922Z
CREATED:20231103T155359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155922Z
UID:26009-1414976400-1414976400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Public Workshop: Research to Inform Public Health Practices for Ebola
DESCRIPTION:At the request of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)\, the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council will host a one-day workshop to examine possible biomedical and public health research that would best prepare the United States to safeguard the public from the emergence of Ebola. The workshop will provide a venue for real-time discussions about immediate science needs that\, when answered\, will immediately inform HHS\, public health officials\, providers\, and the general public with the most up-to-date and accurate information about virus transmission\, mitigation of health risks\, and appropriate measures to prevent the spread of disease. \n“Our goal for this workshop is to provide a forum for key experts and decision makers to discuss what research is needed and can be performed now to assist the public health response to the occurrence of Ebola in the United States\,” said Institute of Medicine president Victor J. Dzau.  “We want to mobilize the best expertise and offer the best possible advice to the nation and the world community to address this global challenge as it evolves and to prepare for future events.” \nWhile the Ebola virus has typically been studied in laboratory settings\, research on the characteristics and behaviors of the virus under real-world conditions can provide additional evidence-based information to support public health efforts.  Research topics that may be considered during the workshop include routes of virus transmission\, persistence of the virus on various types of surfaces and the ability to transfer viable virus to other locations\, effective methods for viral inactivation and disinfection\, and strategies to protect at-risk responders\, providers\, and the general public\, including the use of personal protective equipment.   Discussions will focus primarily on basic science and public health issues of specific concern to affected and potentially affected communities in the U.S. \nFollowing the event\, a brief written document based on the presentations and discussions held at the workshop will be prepared. No consensus findings or recommendations will be issued. \nEstablished in 1970 under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences\, the Institute of Medicine provides independent\, objective\, evidence-based advice to policymakers\, health professionals\, the private sector\, and the public. The National Research Council is the operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering.  The National Academy of Sciences\, National Academy of Engineering\, Institute of Medicine\, and National Research Council make up the National Academies. \nDate & location: \nNov. 3National Academy of Sciences building2101 Constitution Ave.\, N.W.Washington\, D.C.  \nPlenary sessions and discussions will be available via live video webcast.   \nRegistration information: \nAdvance registration is required. Click here for more information or to register.  \nMembers of the media who wish to attend should register with the Office of News and Public Information. Call 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/public-workshop-research-to-inform-public-health-practices-for-ebola/
CATEGORIES:None
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