The Private Healthcare Exchanges conference July 16-17 in Chicago will focus on how the Affordable Care Act is changing the way insurers sell health insurance.
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3 events,According to the release, "AARP and Women in Government are cosponsoring a webinar that will examine how the affordable Care Act can help baby boomers who lose employer health benefits to gain access to affordable and comprehensive insurance." It will begin at 2 p.m. Eastern. The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release data and analysis about end-of-life care in America, focusing on advanced directives such as living wills and do not resuscitate orders. |
2 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report young adults seeking medical care. The data in the report come from the National Health Interview Survey. |
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3 events,The IOM's Committee on Preventive Services for Women's open session will take place at the National Academies' Keck Center. An agenda will be forthcoming. The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a data on asthma prevalence, as well as related health care use and mortality in the United States from 2005 to 2009. The data comes from the National Health Interview Survey, National Health Care Surveys and the National Vital Statistics System. |
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2 events,Based on findings from the National Home and Hospice Care Survey, the National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release numbers on complementary and alternative therapies in hospice, national home and hospice care. |
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2 events,Mental Health America, a nonprofit organization that advocates for mental health care, will explore issues surrounding the implementation of mental health parity legislation in a free webinar at 2 p.m. Eastern. The webinars are intended for mental health advocates, but the information may be of interest to journalists as well. |
2 events,Less than a month into 2011, the National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a general report on health in the United States in 2010. According to the release, it should include "vital statistics, acute and chronic conditions, immunization, health care, health behaviors (and) health status." |
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Seminar 2This 10-month program allows mid-career journalists to pursue a significant reporting project examining health care systems. Guidance is provided through customized seminars on health performance, conference calls and e-mail consultations with AHCJ fellowship leaders. |
2 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report titled "Health Insurance Affects the Diagnosis and Control of Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension Among Adults Aged 20-64 Years, 2005-2008." The data will come from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. |
2 events,The Thomas Scattergood Foundation for Behavioral Health is sponsoring a workshop for journalists covering veterans' issues called, “When veterans come home: A workshop for local and regional journalists in the Greater Philadelphia area.” |
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