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 is an extended celebration sponsored by the National Council on Aging. Senior centers throughout the U.S. are planning promotional events to get the word out about their services to local communities and shine a positive light on aging. There will be plenty of local tie-ins for reporters. |
4 events,The National Business Group on Health will host a press briefing on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 10:00 a.m. EDT at the National Press Club to discuss the results of its annual survey of large employers on health care benefit costs and changes they are making to their programs in the wake of economic uncertainty and rising costs. As part of its Media Fellowships Program, the Kaiser Family Foundation is organizing a series of interactive webinars exclusively for journalists to address key aspects of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the implications for consumers, and strategies for connecting the dots for different audiences. The first webinar will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 28, and will be an overview of how health reform’s impact will vary for people in different circumstances, including those currently with employer coverage, those who buy their own insurance and those who are currently uninsured. Foundation State Health Policy Director Jennifer Tolbert and Senior Fellow Karen Pollitz will explain the law’s individual mandate requiring most Americans to obtain coverage, as well as the law’s new coverage options, including new state insurance marketplaces, subsidies for people with low- and moderate incomes, and new rules prohibiting insurers from discriminating based on pre-existing conditions. They will answer journalists’ questions about the law as part of the webinar. |
3 events,The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will release embargoed information about adults’ use of prescription sleep aids in the United States, 2005-10. |
2 events,Healthy Aging Month is an annual observance focusing national attention on the positive aspects of growing older. |
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3 events,The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will release data and information about the “Use of Family Planning and Related Medical Services among Women 15-44 in the United States” from the National Survey of Family Growth 2006-2010. All materials are embargoed until 12:01 a.m. on the date of release. For more information or to request an interview please contact the NCHS press office at 301-458-4800 or paoquery@cdc.gov. |
3 events,The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will release data and information about “Births: Preliminary Data for 2012.” All materials are embargoed until 12:01 a.m. on the date of release. For more information or to request an interview please contact the NCHS press office at 301-458-4800 or paoquery@cdc.gov. |
3 events,This conference of the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities and National Home and Community Based Services focuss on innovative federal, state and local policy and programs for home and community services for older adults and people with disabilities. |
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6 events,Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will report on the state of our health security at this National Press Club luncheon. Frieden will identify eminent dangers to our health security – superbugs, disasters, and leading causes of death – and the assets the nation’s health protection agency can use to thwart them. To submit a question in advance, put FRIEDEN in the subject line and email to president@press.org before 10 a.m. the day of the luncheon. The Atlanta chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, at Ri Ra Irish Pub (1080 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1, at the corner of Crescent and 12th) in Midtown to hear about the CDC’s role in global health. We’ll hear from Ron Ballard, Ph.D., who is associate director for laboratory science at the CDC Center for Global Health Leadership. The second webinar in the Kaiser Family Foundation’s series looks at insurance rates and plan offerings in the new state-based marketplaces. |
3 events,Conference speakers will discuss the evolving dental profession, policy changes to support oral health, the economic impact of untreated oral health and innovative delivery models for getting care to those in need. |
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3 events,Come learn about some best ways to cover the new exchanges, best questions to ask and sources to contact. Panelists include Julie Rovner of NPR, Sarah Kliff of The Washington Post, AHCJ’s health reform topic leader Joanne Kenen of Politico and Sabrina Corlette of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. |
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3 events,Communicating about science-related issues such as climate change, evolution, or the obesity crisis can quickly become political and controversial. This event, part of the National Academy of Sciences’ Sackler Colloquium series, examines some of the latest social science research on communication and its implications for governance, policy, and public engagement. Registration is full, but the event will be webcast live. |
4 events,Learn how California state entities can influence health care cost and value from Michael Bailit, M.B.A., of Bailit Health Purchasing and author of “All Together Now: Coordinating California’s Public Sector Health Care Purchasing.” |
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is hosting a Philadelphia chapter meeting for the Association of Health Care Journalists on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. The focus is on fetal surgery, a field that has delivered big changes in spina bifida treatment and other complex conditions diagnosed before birth. The sessions will kick off at 5:55 pm with a Welcome-Intro from Dr. Scott Adzick, CHOP’s Surgeon-in-Chief, and at 6:05 pm, we go to breakout groups, enabling us to rotate through six short presentations. The Altarum Institute’s Center for Elder Care and Advanced Illness roundtable features an all-star lineup of gerontologists, policy analysts, nonprofit and political stakeholders. Experts on aging will debate a wide range of issues, including costs, social service needs, caregiver shortage, needs of elderly experiencing cognitive decline, policy strategies and the role of local coalitions, commissions, and communities in our aging nation. For those who can’t make it in person, the roundtable is also available via live webcast (register in advance).
A recording of this briefing is now available to AHCJ members. |
4 events,The 2013 Hispanic Dental Association, which works to provide a voice for Hispanic oral professionals and promote the oral health of the Hispanic community through improved prevention, treatment and education, will hold its annual meeting in Boston. The Medicine X initiative is designed to explore the potential of social media and information technology to advance the practice of medicine, improve health, and empower patients to be active participants in their own care. |
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3 events,The HIT Policy Committee’s Privacy and Security Tiger Team, part of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will be holding a virtual, public hearing to explore practical ways to provide patients with greater transparency about the uses and disclosures of their digital, identifiable health information. |
3 events,The National Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Clinic Conference 2013 be immediately followed by the NRHA Critical Access Hospital Conference 2013. People can start enrollwing in the Health Insurance Marketplace, a new way for people without insurance to get coverage and a key component of the health reform law. |
3 events,This meeting, jointly presented by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the HIV Medicine Association and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, features the latest science and bench-to- bedside approaches in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of infectious diseases, including HIV, across the lifespan. |
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The first day will feature hands-on classes focused on spreadsheet basics for the novices. The second day will feature more advanced training. |
CMS officials answered questions from reporters about the federal health insurance marketplace. Reporters had direct, on-the-record access to Gary Cohen, deputy administrator and director, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, and Julie Bataille, director, CMS Office of Communications.
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