Catalyst for Payment Reform tracks the status of the private sector’s progress from volume-oriented payment to value-oriented payment on a national level and on the California level.

Come hear about the work of the OIG, its role in the Department of Health and Human Services, and some of its current and past projects.

Atul Gawande, Surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Staff Writer for The New Yorker, will be sharing lessons learned and career reflections as part of Harvard School of Public Health’s Voices in Leadership series.

International Day of Older Persons draws attention to the efforts of older persons, NGOs, United Nations organizations and U.N. member states to place the issue of aging on the international development agenda.

The current Ebola outbreak is the largest outbreak of the hemorrhagic disease in history, according to the CDC. Experimental treatments and vaccine testing offer hope of relief. However, the crisis has dramatically strained healthcare systems and humanitarian efforts, while sparking deep concern in the public. How did we get here and what’s to be done to help the affected countries and to prevent further spread?  

With a growing number of states considering the legalization of medical marijuana and, more broadly, the decriminalization of recreational marijuana, this event will examine the public health pros and cons.

The Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) will release its 14th annual 50-state Medicaid budget survey for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, and will be followed by a briefing and panel.

This conference will explore how having stable, secure, and affordable housing affects child development and education, physical and mental health, and long-term economic success.

Kaiser Health News will host an interactive web briefing for reporters covering Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans.

The Leapfrog Group will release new safety scores for 2,500 general hospitals.