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,The National Press Club Journalism Institute will partner with The Poynter Institute on a forum focused on the current conversation about newsroom culture as it pertains to women, which was invigorated by the firing of New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson. The program will include an examination of gender and newsroom culture and will encourage positive action to expand the influence of women leaders. |
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2 events,How does poverty affect health decisions? Poverty affects every aspect of life and has particularly bad repercussions on human health. The stress of poverty has detrimental effects on the body — and especially the brain. To learn more about psychology of poverty and which interventions work best to thwart the cycle, join this live online event. |
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5 events,The 4th Annual Government Health Care Congress, called “Preparing for the future of Medicaid, Medicare, and the Exchanges,” will take place July 15-17 in Tysons Corner, Va. This third annual health care innovation event gathers all sectors of the health care ecosystem – leaders from health systems, payers, medical device, pharma and digital health join with entrepreneurs, government leaders, investors and other key stakeholders. The Senate Finance Committee will hold an online hearing on chronic illness with statements from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah).
Join the Altarum Center for Sustainable Health Spending for a symposium on sustainable health spending and national health expenditures. |
1 event,This conference will focus on the latest research on food addictions, glycemic control, and the standard American diet that will help patients prevent and manage chronic disease. |
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1 event,Narrow networks or high-value networks are much in the news lately. The issue of network adequacy will be discussed during a briefing sponsored by the nonpartisan Alliancefor Health Reform. |
1 event,The Annie E. Casey Foundation will release its 25th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book – featuring national and state profiles of children’s well-being. |
1 event,This Colorado Health Foundation event will feature sessions on disparities in health, shared decision making, behaviorial change, health care costs, childhood obesity, the consumer e-health movement, young invincibles, technology and more. |
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1 event,The health care and policy communities have been discussing health equity for more than a decade, but race and ethnicity continue to negatively influence a patient’s chance of receiving many specific health care procedures and treatments—even when insurance status, income and education are equal. |
1 event,Join the Urban Institute’s Health Policy Center for a discussion of new findings from the Health Reform Monitoring Survey on changes in health coverage, access, and use. |
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1 event,CASW established the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting in 2000. The prize, which is given annually, seeks to honor a writer for a body of work published or broadcast within the last five years which, for reasons of uncommon clarity, accuracy, breadth of coverage, enterprise, originality, insight and narrative power, has made a profound and lasting contribution to public awareness and understanding of critical advances in medical science and their impact on human health and well-being. Eligible writing includes work appearing in digital media. |
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