The AHCJ’s Southern California chapter renews itself with a mixer at the Slip Bar & Eatery in Redondo Beach.

We will drink, perhaps eat, and be as merry as journalists can be – and also discuss the direction the chapter should be heading in terms of events, etc.

The first meeting of AHCJ’s new South Florida Chapter will feature Angela Brice-Smith, deputy consortium administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ southern region, who will provide the latest updates on chronic care management, the CMS’ quality payment program, and opioid abuse, a public health problem that has and continues to affect people in South Florida.

Experts from the Altarum Institute will discuss public health issues involving the opioid crisis, aging policies and children’s health.