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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2 events,This event will examine the evidence of what works and why in American health care. Certain systems produce better outcomes than others, but attention seldom focuses on what elements within these health care systems produce positive change. |
3 events,An enriched lifestyle provides opportunities for people to learn, grow and engage in all of life’s dimensions. Seminars and workshops address the many dimensions, roles and needs in the active-aging industry. |
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As a result, social institutions of all kinds – workplaces, communities, families, educational organizations, health care providers – haven’t yet adapted to the challenges and opportunities posed by America’s aging population. Nor is there any consensus over what successful adaptation might look like. In this webcast, three experts will discuss noteworthy trends and research in aging, including a recent study on troubling disparities in life expectancy that was featured on the front page of The New York Times. Judith Graham, AHCJ’s topic leader on aging, will moderate. |
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We are headed into the chilliest season of the year and at the Cleveland Association of Health Care Journalists’ Meet ‘n Greet you can get a head start on holiday chillin’ (and playing catch-up) at Cedar-Fairmount’s aptly named and cozy (dim lights, scattered tables, comfy couch) Fairmount Martini and Wine Bar. |
2 events,Learn from some of the nation’s top experts what lies ahead for Medicare and Medicaid now that election results are in. |
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3 events,An introduction to the HHS Office of Civil Rights in English and Spanish. The Office of Civil Rights will share information about what their office does, how they can help faith and community leaders and will answer questions. |
2 events,ProPublica will launch a revamped news application featuring data organized in a way that makes it easier for reporters to write local stories about homes in their areas, comparing them to one another and ranking states against others. ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein and Lena Groeger will walk conference call participants through the beta version of the app and answer any questions. Stories produced from this data will be embargoed until Monday, Dec. 17, when the new site goes live. |
4 events,The HHS Partnership Center hosts a series of webinars for faith and community leaders. All webinars are open to the public and include a question and answer session where you can ask HHS staff any questions you may have. You’re invited to a poll briefing webinar from the John A. Hartford Foundation: “Silver and Blue: The Unfinished Business of Mental Health Care for Older Adults”。 This unique survey of people age 65 and older with experience of depression reveals troubling shortfalls in the standard of care, misconceptions about depression and anxiety, older adults’ treatment preferences including integrated care and team care, and first-person descriptions of the pain of depression.
What information do the states still need from the federal government about how the federal and partnership exchanges will work? How much latitude will the states have to handle eligibility for Medicaid and to make sure that people transitioning between Medicaid and subsidized private insurance in the exchanges won’t have gaps in coverage? Can the federal government be ready with its own back-up exchanges? Will insurers be ready in time? This briefing, sponsored by AHCJ, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will help you answer these questions for your readers, viewers and listeners. |
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2 events,The HHS Partnership Center hosts a series of webinars for faith and community leaders. All webinars are open to the public and include a question and answer session where you can ask HHS staff any questions you may have. |
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The CDC’s John Jernigan, M.D., M.S., clinical team lead on the Multistate Meningitis Outbreak and director of the CDC’s Office of Health Associated Infections Prevention Research and Evaluation will talk about the agency’s response to the multistate fungal meningitis outbreak.
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