BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Association of Health Care Journalists X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://healthjournalism.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Association of Health Care Journalists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20030406T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20031026T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20040404T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20041031T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20050403T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20051030T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20060402T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20061029T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20080309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20081102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20090308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20091101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20040716T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140717T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163514Z CREATED:20231025T161620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163514Z UID:24011-1089939600-1405558800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Private Healthcare Exchanges Conference DESCRIPTION: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. Instead of marketing almost exclusively to employers\, the ACA has forced insurers to focus on enrolling consumers. The conference is sponsored by Employee Benefit News. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/private-healthcare-exchanges-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131129T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160235Z CREATED:20231025T161413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160235Z UID:23971-1385686800-1386118800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Greater New York Dental Meeting 2013 DESCRIPTION:One of the world’s largest dental congresses\, this annual event charges no registration fee and offers scientific presentations\, seminars for dentists and auxiliaries\, hands-on workshops\, technical exhibits and an a trade show with hundreds of exhibitors. \nFor more information email info@gnydm.com or see the program and meeting guide. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/greater-new-york-dental-meeting-2013/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131201T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131201T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154505Z CREATED:20231103T154123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154505Z UID:25895-1385859600-1385859600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:World AIDS Day DESCRIPTION:This year’s theme is “Shared Responsibility: Strengthening Results for an AIDS-Free Generation.” \nThe annual observance is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV\, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held in 1988. \nThe U.S. government website has information and resources about the disease as well as information about the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and PEPFAR. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-aids-day-2/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131202T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131202T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160234Z CREATED:20231103T154232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160234Z UID:25905-1385946000-1385946000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medical Care and Medical Ethics at Guantanamo Conference DESCRIPTION:8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. \nA conference co-sponsored by The Constitution Project and Global Lawyers and Physicians at Boston University School of Public Health. Participants will include physicians\, medical ethicists and others. Discussions will examine obstacles said to impede physicians’ ability to deliver medical care to Guantanamo detainees. The conference will be held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington\, D.C. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medical-care-and-medical-ethics-at-guantanamo-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131202T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160233Z CREATED:20231025T161345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160233Z UID:23950-1385946000-1386118800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Summit on Fostering Transparency in the Cost and Quality of Health Care DESCRIPTION:This conference\, at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill\, is sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\, and will be offered both onsite and live and archived online for six months. Steven Brill\, J.D.\, who wrote\, “Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us\,” for Time magazine in March\, will be the keynote speaker for this conference. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-summit-on-fostering-transparency-in-the-cost-and-quality-of-health-care/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131203T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131205T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160232Z CREATED:20231025T161402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160232Z UID:23963-1386032400-1386205200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2013 Lown Conference: From Avoidable Care to Right Care DESCRIPTION:The Lown Institute’s 2013 Conference will gather clinicians\, patient advocates\, and civic leaders to discuss the issue of overuse in the health care system and possible solutions to this pervasive problem. A series of panels and speakers will address medical overuse as a global epidemic\, explore physician fears of medical malpractice suits\, envision the U.S. health care system 25 years from now\, and demonstrate how to start conversations about overuse with patients\, physicians\, and community leaders to foster in attendees a network of collaboration and a framework for addressing the issue. \nWhile the conference is invitation-only\, AHCJ member Leana S. Wen\, M.D.\, M.Sc.\, has arranged for AHCJ members to attend. To register\, click here. (Please do not share this link.) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2013-lown-conference-from-avoidable-care-to-right-care/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150837Z CREATED:20231103T154225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150837Z UID:25903-1386118800-1386118800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:D.C. Chapter Annual Holiday Networking Party DESCRIPTION:We’ve completed our “punch lists” and checked them twice and after a year filled with talk about exchanges\, cancellations and repeal\, it’s time for you to grab your in-person assistor and navigate your way to: \nThe Association of Health Care Journalists’ DC Chapter Annual Holiday Networking Party\nThe gathering will be 6-8:15 p.m. on Wednesday\, Dec. 4\, at The National Journal offices at The Watergate (600 New Hampshire Ave. NW). \nThere’s no formal program but a chance to network with some new and old(er) health journalists and a few invited guests. AHCJ and a few of your colleagues will supply the craft beer\, wine and light food. The National Journal has been kind enough to offer their space. We can guarantee “the vast majority of” guests will have fun. \nPlease RSVP by Dec. 2 to either pgalewitz@kff.org or critger@nationaljournal.com \nDetails:All health journalists are invited. \nNational Journal is located in the Watergate building at 600 New Hampshire Ave NW\, next to the Kennedy Center across from the Saudi Arabian embassy. If you walk in the main doors and make a left\, you will see the elevators. The party is on the 8th floor in the common area\, but after-hours access requires someone to scan in to start the elevator. We’ll have someone in the lobby to greet & get people upstairs. Please plan to arrive no later than 7. \nDriving:The building is accessible by two parking garages\, the Watergate and the Kennedy Center. \nMetro:Foggy Bottom is the closest Metro station. When exiting the station\, walk in the opposite direction of the restaurants (Circa\, Whole Foods\, Devon & Blakely) toward New Hampshire and make a left. Go straight down New Hampshire and around the traffic circle in the direction of the Kennedy Center. It’s a 7-10 minute walk. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/d-c-chapter-annual-holiday-networking-party/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160232Z CREATED:20231103T154233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160232Z UID:25907-1386118800-1386118800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The U.S. Healthcare Law Rollout: Where Do We Stand? DESCRIPTION:Last weekend marked a self-imposed deadline to improve the website Healthcare.gov to enroll consumers in the federal insurance marketplace. Leading up to the weekend\, Americans experienced weeks of debate and a Presidential mea culpa as some consumers reported losing health care coverage and having trouble enrolling in new plans. Yet the vision for the historic health care law perseveres — providing affordable\, quality coverage. Supporters have pointed out the complexities of implementing such an enormous set of health reforms. So at this critical juncture\, this Forum at Harvard School of Public Health event will assess where the U.S. stands in the health care law rollout and the resulting health policy implications. \n\nModerator: David Morgan\, correspondent\, Reuters \nParticipants: \n\n\nDavid Cutler\, Harvard Professor of Applied Economics \n\n\nKatherine Baicker\, professor of health economics\, Harvard School of Public Health \n\n\nRobert Blendon\, professor of public health and senior associate dean for policy translation and leadership development\, Harvard School of Public Health \n\n\nJohn McDonough\, Professor of the practice of public health and director of the Center for Public Health Leadership\, Harvard School of Public Health \n\n\nThis will be a live webcast on Dec. 4\, 10:30-11:30 a.m. ET. E-mail questions for the expert participants to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. \nPresented in collaboration with Reuters. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-u-s-healthcare-law-rollout-where-do-we-stand/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131205T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160231Z CREATED:20231025T161356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160231Z UID:23960-1386118800-1386205200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference DESCRIPTION:One of the only meetings in the nation to focus on rural multiracial and multicultural health issues\, this event from the National Rural Health Association offers attendees the opportunity to meet with peers and experts who share unique concerns and interests. This conference is designed for those who are dedicated to bringing quality health care and health care services to this underserved and often under-represented portion of the rural population. \nThe full agenda is available here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rural-multiracial-and-multicultural-health-conference-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131205T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131205T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160230Z CREATED:20231103T154233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160230Z UID:25906-1386205200-1386205200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CDC director to host media briefing on recent resurgence of measles in the United States DESCRIPTION:The CDC will host a live media briefing at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday\, Dec. 5\, to discuss the renewed spike of measles in the U.S. and its continued threat to health security. \n\n\nTom Frieden\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Director\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \n\n\nPeter Strebel\, M.B.Ch.B.\, M.P.H.\, Accelerated Disease Coordinator\, Immunizations\, Vaccines and Biologicals Department\, WHO \n\n\nAlan Hinman\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Director for Programs\, Center for Vaccine Equity\, Task Force for Global Health \n\n\nSamuel Katz\, M.D.\, Wilburt Cornell Davison Professor and Chair Emeritus of Pediatrics\, Duke University Medical School \n\n\nThe briefing will be at the CDC:1600 Clifton Road NEAtlanta\, GA 30329Tom Harkin Global Communications Center (Building 19)\, Press RoomClick here for directions. \nRSVP: Reporters who wish to attend the media briefing must send RSVP to Laura Bellinger\, public affairs specialist\, CDC’s Division of Public Affairs\, at lbellinger@cdc.gov or contact CDC’s main press office at 404-639-3286 by noon on Tuesday\, Dec. 3. Reporters who RSVP will be guaranteed access. \nFor U.S. reporters outside of Atlanta\, please call 1-888-795-0855. If based internationally dial 1-630-395-0353. Passcode: CDC media.             \n  \nA transcript of this media briefing will be available following the briefing at the CDC’s website. \nContact: CDC Media Relations; 404-639-3286  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-director-to-host-media-briefing-on-recent-resurgence-of-measles-in-the-united-states/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131206T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131207T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160229Z CREATED:20231025T161413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160229Z UID:23972-1386291600-1386378000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering Immigrants and Refugees DESCRIPTION:A workshop for reporters\, photographers and news managers on covering immigrants and refugees\, with a special focus on mental health and related issues\, sponsored by the Scattergood Foundation\, will take place December 6-7\, 2013. \nAmid national debate over immigration reform\, recent immigrants and refugees face a host of challenges in the U.S. Many have survived extreme traumas in their native countries\, such as genocide or violent civil conflict\, natural disaster\, chronic community violence\, poverty and human trafficking. Here\, they may encounter discrimination in housing\, education\, employment\, health care or in encounters with law enforcement\, along with cultural and language barriers. Women and children often face particular challenges\, including family violence. \nAll of these issues have a profound impact and demand robust mental-health support for individual immigrants\, families and communities. But despite this well-documented need\, immigrants face significant obstacles in accessing essential help. \nReporters\, too\, face special challenges in covering immigrant communities – whether in individual stories\, on community beats or in reporting on politics and policy. \nTo help local journalists and regional news organizations in the Greater Philadelphia area improve their coverage of immigrant communities\, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia Journalism School is sponsoring “Covering Immigrants and Mental Health.” \nThe workshop will feature a range of local and national mental health and immigration policy experts\, award-winning journalists\, immigrant community advocates and service providers. The workshop will include expert briefings and specialized reporting skills training to enhance the practical ability of journalists to report on immigrants and immigration-related issues knowledgeably\, ethically and effectively.  \nThe workshop is offered at no cost to reporters in print\, broadcast and online media as well as editors\, photographers\, producers or bloggers. Staff\, contract and freelance journalists are welcome.   \nFor more information\, or to register\, please email Ariel Ritchin at ariel.ritchin@dartcenter.org with your name\, position and contact information.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-immigrants-and-refugees/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131209T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131209T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160228Z CREATED:20231103T154234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160228Z UID:25909-1386550800-1386550800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Media Rx: Access to Information and Medicine DESCRIPTION:With so much health news dominating the headlines from the Affordable Care Act to the launch of new drugs\, The Paley Center for Media is gathering experts to explore the crucial role of media in providing the public with accurate and useful information. \nOur panel\, representing varying perspectives\, will examine how television\, print\, and the Internet have engaged the public in health issues that literally have life or death consequences. With the recent introduction of two breakthrough hepatitis-C drugs\, the panel will also consider issues surrounding reporting on pharmaceutical research and development and the high costs of life-saving medicine\, as well as the need to make pharmaceutical research and expenditures transparent. \nWhile discussing the health of medical journalism\, our panel will discuss how the public can be better informed to ask the essential medical questions of their health care providers and policy makers.  \nPanelists:\n\n\nDr. Leonard Saltz\, MD\, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center \n\n\nDr. Jonathan LaPook\, Chief Medical Correspondent\, CBS Evening News  \n\n\nElisabeth Rosenthal\, Correspondent\, New York Times \n\n\nRobert Bazell\, Adjunct Professor in Molecular\, Cellular and Developmental Biology\, Yale; former Chief Science and Health Correspondent\, NBC News \n\n\nRohit Malpani\, Director of Policy and Advocacy\, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières  \n\n\nAdditional panelists to be announced.  \n\n\nModerator: Trudy Lieberman\, Contributing Editor\, Columbia Journalism Review \n\n\n  \nWhen and where:\nDec. 9 at 7 p.m. ET at the Paley Center\, 25 West 52nd Street\, New York \nWebcast:\nHere is the link to view “Media Rx” Panel Live Stream (7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT)    \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/media-rx-access-to-information-and-medicine/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131210T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131210T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160228Z CREATED:20231103T154236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160228Z UID:25910-1386637200-1386637200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Atlanta chapter gathering DESCRIPTION:The Atlanta chapter will gather to greet the 2013-14 Regional Health Journalism Fellows\, who will be in town visiting the CDC as part of the fellowship program. \nThe event will be Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Emory Conference Center Hotel\, The Club Room. Please RSVP to Andy Miller\, amiller@georgiahealthnews.com\, by Dec. 6. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/atlanta-chapter-gathering/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131210T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131210T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160226Z CREATED:20231103T154237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160226Z UID:25911-1386637200-1386637200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:State Medicaid Expansions and Reforms DESCRIPTION:Media-Only Breakfast on Medicaid Expansion \nSusan Dentzer\, senior policy adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — and on-air analyst for the PBS NewsHour — will convene an informal\, media-only discussion on state Medicaid reforms. \nThe discussion will include a national overview of state progress in Medicaid expansion; initiatives in states that are pursuing alternatives to Medicaid expansion\, such as premium assistance to purchase private insurance coverage; and other reforms designed to improve the value of care provided to Medicaid enrollees. \nSpeakers: \n\n\nAlan Weil\, executive director\, National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) \n\n\nJoe Thompson\, director\, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement; surgeon general for the state of Arkansas \n\n\nJudy Mohr-Peterson\, medicaid director\, Oregon Health Authority \n\n\nWhen:Dec. 10\, 9–10 a.m. (Breakfast available at 8:30 a.m.) \nLocation: National Press ClubFourth Estate Room529 14th St NWWashington\, DC 20045 \n  \nRSVP: Please reserve your space by replying to Genevieve Rupp at grupp@gymr.com\, 202-745-5118 \nThis event is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/state-medicaid-expansions-and-reforms/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131212T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131212T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160226Z CREATED:20231103T153609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160226Z UID:25894-1386810000-1386810000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 73rd Policy Forum DESCRIPTION:8:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m.The Shriners’ Building1315 K Street\, NWWashington\, D.C. 20005 \nPolicy forums bring together a cross-section of EBRI sponsors\, congressional and executive branch staff\, benefit experts\, and representatives from academia\, interest groups and labor to examine public policy issues. The forums are roundtable discussions featuring verbal and written exchange among speakers and participants. \nTopics on the agenda include: \n\n\nEBRI at 35”•Employee Benefits Yesterday Through Today \n\n\nThe Changing Role of Employers in Employee Benefits \n\n\nWorkforce Trends and Preferences –Today\, Tomorrow \n\n\nEmployee Benefits From 2013 to 2048: The Road To Tomorrow \n\n\nEBRI: Mapping the Road to Tomorrow With Data and Research \n\n\nRegister here – The registration deadline is Dec. 2. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/employee-benefit-research-instituteaes-73rd-policy-forum/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131212T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131212T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150838Z CREATED:20231103T154125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150838Z UID:25899-1386810000-1386810000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The cost of health care: Is transparency possible? DESCRIPTION:Resources\nSee a recording of this webcast. \nSpeakers’ presentations: \n\n\nSuzanne Delbanco\, Ph.D. \n\n\nKatherine Hempstead\, Ph.D.\, \n\n\n \nAHCJ Core Topic: Insurance \nWill price transparency drive up health care costs? \nInsurance highlights from Covering Health \nCompanies rethink roles in the new health economy \nFive Takeaways from the National Transparency Summit \nAll Payer Claims Database \nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation Hospital Price Transparency Challenge \nOkay Copay \nChange Healthcare \nIntermountain Healthcare extends data-driven approach to reducing costs \nUnaccountable\, by Marty Makary\, M.D. \nChoosing Wisely \nChoosing Wisely: How to avoid unnecessary tests and treatments\, Consumer Reports \nChoosing Wisely: An Initiative to Improve the Quality and Safety of Health Care \nFlip the Clinic consumer experience \nOpenNotes \nMedical practice survey \nPros and Cons of Concierge Medicine \nProvider consolidation \nCPR Market Power Summit \nImpact of hospital consolidation \nMass. health care delivery system map \nReport care on state price transparency laws \nThe Effects of Price Transparency Regulation on Prices in the Healthcare Industry \nGood examples of why we should talk about transparency in health care costs \nCompare prices at N.Y. hospitals: Look up procedures\, compare costs\, charges \nTransparency: Big Data Sexy and Pricey \nNational Summit on Health Care Price\, Cost and Quality Transparency \nTransparency is key to free-market cost control  \nHigh Deductibles Fuel New Worries of Health-Law Sticker Shock \n\nOn Jan. 1\, many formerly uninsured Americans will have health insurance coverage and thus will be prepared to engage the health system. \nBut the newly insured will be like most Americans using the health care system today: They will lack the information they need about the cost of health care services and about how much of the total cost is their responsibility. \nAnd\, like most Americans\, many of the newly insured will have high-deductible health plans and thus may face sticker shock when they visit and physician or hospital and learn how much they have to pay out of pocket until they reach their deductible. \nThis lack of price transparency is widespread in the U.S. health care system. Yet\, for years\, health insurers and employers have been shifting the responsibility to pay for care to consumers and employees. Clearly there is a pressing need for information on the cost of care. \nAHCJ will explore these issues during a one-hour webcast on price transparency on Dec. 12 at 1 p.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Pacific). \nSpeakers:\n\n\nSuzanne Delbanco\, Ph.D.\, executive director of the Catalyst for Payment Reform in San Francisco \n\n\nKatherine Hempstead\, Ph.D.\, senior program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton\, N.J. \n\n\nModerator: Joseph Burns\, AHCJ topic leader on health insurance \n\n\n \nSuzanne F. Delbanco \nKatherine Hempstead \nJoseph Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-cost-of-health-care-is-transparency-possible/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131212T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131212T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160225Z CREATED:20231103T154234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160225Z UID:25908-1386810000-1386810000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ New York City Chapter: New York's Insurance Exchange DESCRIPTION:Join AHCJ’s New York City chapter at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 for a discussion about New York’s Insurance Exchange\, featuring Elisabeth Benjamin\, vice president of the New York Community Service Society. \nRefreshments will be available. \nThe meeting is at:New York State Health Foundation1385 Broadway at 38th Street \n  \nPlease RSVP to Trudy.Lieberman@gmail.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-new-york-city-chapter-new-yorks-insurance-exchange/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131217T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131217T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154504Z CREATED:20231103T154225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154504Z UID:25904-1387242000-1387242000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast — Maximizing Enrollment Under the ACA: Lessons from the States DESCRIPTION:As Jan. 1 approaches\, policymakers and the public are increasingly focused on state and federal agency work to enroll the uninsured. Over the past four years\, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Maximizing Enrollment program worked with eight states to transform their Medicaid and CHIP enrollment systems\, policies and procedures. NASHP and the Urban Institute are co-hosting a panel discussion of state officials and national experts to highlight successful state enrollment strategies. This briefing will be webcast live. Click here for the list of speakers. \nDec. 17\, 12:30-2 p.m. ETRegister  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-ae-maximizing-enrollment-under-the-aca-lessons-from-the-states/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131217T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131217T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160224Z CREATED:20231103T154237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160224Z UID:25912-1387242000-1387242000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release on health insurance from the National Health Interview Survey DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics will release two sets of data and reports on health insurance coverage\, based on the National Health Interview Survey: \n\n\nHealth Insurance Coverage and Adverse Experiences With Physician Availability \n\n\nHealth Insurance Coverage: Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey\,January-June 2013 \n\n\nAll materials are embargoed until 12:01 a.m. on the date of release.  For more information or to request an interview\, contact the NCHS press office at 301-458-4800 or paoquery@cdc.gov. \n\nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters should contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media List.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-on-health-insurance-from-the-national-health-interview-survey/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131217T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131217T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160224Z CREATED:20231103T154238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160224Z UID:25914-1387242000-1387242000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar for Journalists: A Year-End Update on the ACA Rollout & Looking Ahead to 2014 DESCRIPTION:Two and an half months into the open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act\, where does the rollout of the law stand with marketplace coverage set to begin on January 1\, 2014? \nFeaturing two Kaiser Family Foundation experts\, Larry Levitt and Jennifer Tolbert\, this webinar will touch on some of the major questions as people start using ACA coverage and the end of open enrollment period approaches on March 31\, 2014. Most of the hour will be devoted to a question and answer session with the participating audience. \nDec. 17\, 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET \nSign up in advance. \n\nThe Kaiser Family Foundation hosts a series of interactive webinars exclusively for journalists to address key aspects of the ACA\, its implications for consumers\, and strategies for connecting the dots for different audiences. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-for-journalists-a-year-end-update-on-the-aca-rollout-looking-ahead-to-2014/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131218T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131218T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150839Z CREATED:20231103T154224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150839Z UID:25902-1387328400-1387328400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medicare: Whose Entitlement Is It? DESCRIPTION:Resources\nSee a recording of this webcast. \nSpeakers’ presentations (PDFs): \n\nStacy Sanders\nRosemary Gibson\n\n\nWednesday\, Dec. 18\, 2 p.m. ET\n \nAbout the webcast\nMedicare reform is a hot topic on the agenda for the bipartisan congressional budget committee whose Dec. 13 deadline for a compromise deal on a federal spending plan is looming. Both political parties have proposed raising the Medicare eligibility age and premiums on older adults\, among other changes.    \nIn the midst of this debate\, two policy experts will help AHCJ members understand:  \n\n\nwhat are the underlying forces driving up Medicare spending and what does it mean for older adults? \n\n\nwhat is being done to combat waste\, fraud and overtreatment? \n\n\nhow did Medicare become a big business and a darling of Wall Street? \n\n\nwhere does the money for Medicare come from and where does it go? How much of Social Security income are seniors paying for Medicare?   \n\n\nwill boomers be able to find a doctor when they become eligible for Medicare? \n\n\nwhat rights and protections do older adults have in this changing Medicare landscape? \n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nRosemary Gibson\, senior adviser to The Hastings Center  \n\n\nStacy Sanders\, M.S.W.\, is federal policy director at the Medicare Rights Center \n\n\nModerator Liz Seegert\, AHCJ’s core topic leader on aging and an independent journalist \n\n\nAbout the speakers\nRosemary Gibson is national authority on patient safety and the health care industry. She’s a senior adviser to The Hastings Center and an editor for JAMA Internal Medicine. She’s authored several books\, including “The Treatment Trap\,” which puts a human face on overtreatment\, and “Medicare Meltdown: How Wall Street and Washington are Ruining Medicare and How to Fix It\,” which examines the business of Medicare and its impact on the fiscal challenges facing the federal program for older Americans. Gibson led national health care initiatives at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for 16 years.  She holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. \nStacy Sanders\, M.S.W.\, is federal policy director at the Medicare Rights Center a national\, nonprofit organization that works to ensure that older adults and people with disabilities understand their rights and benefits\, navigate the system and gain affordable\, quality care.  Previously\, Sanders led national campaigns to enhance income security for older adults\, including strengthening social security for older women. She completed her master’s at the University of Michigan as a fellow of the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education. She is an executive fellow of the Center for Progressive Leadership\, a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance and served as co-chair of the Income Security Committee of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations in 2011. \nModerator Liz Seegert is AHCJ’s core topic leader on aging. Her reporting and writing background spans more than 25 years in print\, broadcast and digital media covering consumer and professional health topics. Seegert’s writing credits include Kaiser Health News\, New America Media\, Women \, Home Care Technology Report and professional journals\, such as the Journal of Healthcare Information Management and Practical Diabetology. She is a regular contributor to theHealthCetera\, blog and to the award-winning HealthStyles radio show (WBAI/Pacifica)\, both part of the Center for Health\, Media and Policy at Hunter College\, NYC\, where she is a senior fellow. \nRosemary Gibson \nStacy Sanders \nLiz Seegert URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medicare-whose-entitlement-is-it/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131223T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131223T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154503Z CREATED:20231103T154224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154503Z UID:25901-1387760400-1387760400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Last day to pay for insurance for enrollment DESCRIPTION:Dec. 23 is the last day consumers who do not have Medicare or employer-sponsored insurance have to enroll for health insurance online if they expect to be enrolled in a plan under the Affordable Care Act on Jan. 1\, 2014. \nNote: This date was pushed back from the original date of Dec. 15 as a result of the technical problems people experienced signing up through the marketplaces. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/last-day-to-pay-for-insurance-for-enrollment/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR