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:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160229T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160304T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161722Z CREATED:20231025T161840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161722Z UID:24125-1456707600-1457053200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference DESCRIPTION:This event brings together 40\,000 health IT professionals\, clinicians\, executives and vendors from around the world. Exceptional education\, world-class speakers\, cutting-edge health IT products and powerful networking are hallmarks of this industry-leading conference. More than 300 education programs feature keynotes\, thought leader sessions\, roundtable discussions and e-sessions\, plus preconference symposia and workshops. \nHIMSS is offering press credentials to journalists who intend to cover HIMSS16. Here’s information on how to apply for credentials. \nSome of the topics and events being planned: \n\n\nMarketing to Customers in an Uncertain Healthcare IT Marketplace \n\n\nKeynote Speaker: Michael Dell \n\n\nConvergence of Healthcare IoT & Analytics \n\n\nImpact of an ADC System on Medication Administration \n\n\nRising to the Challenge: Heart Attack Prediction \n\n\nQuantifying the ROI of Population Health Solutions \n\n\nCybercrime Triage: Managing Health IT Security Risk \n\n\nLessons Learned and Best Practices from Rural Telemedicine \n\n\nThe Changing Nature of the Informatics Workforce \n\n\nEHR Optimization: Why Is Meaningful Use So Difficult? \n\n\nMedical Device Patching – Factors for Strategy & Execution \n\n\nImproving the quality and viability of rural healthcare \n\n\nMaking the Case for Disaster Recovery in the Cloud \n\n\nHIPAA Reality Check: The Gap Between Execs and IT \n\n\nSucceed in Adapting to Mobile and Connected Health \n\n\nPatient Matching EHR Ailments: Going from Placebo to Cure URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/healthcare-information-and-management-systems-society-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160301T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160301T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154343Z CREATED:20231103T164204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154343Z UID:26171-1456794000-1456794000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Extended Diagnosis: How to Get Equipped for the Telehealth Era DESCRIPTION:The Health:Further Quarterly gatherings and reports will be a chance for forward-thinking health care professionals to elevate their awareness and capacity for strategic innovation in their organizations. \nThis event will feature a high profile keynote\, a panel discussion\, and a briefing from Jumpstart Foundry CEO\, Vic Gatto.  \n\n\n\nWHEN: March 1\, 8-11 a.m. CT\n\nWHERE: Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Vanderbilt – 1715 Broadway Nashville\, TN 37203  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/extended-diagnosis-how-to-get-equipped-for-the-telehealth-era/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160302T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160302T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154343Z CREATED:20231103T164406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154343Z UID:26190-1456880400-1456880400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:IOM Panel Discussion on Health Literacy DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Medicine hosts a roundtable discussion at its Washington headquarters on health literacy’s role in precision medicine. The daylong meeting among a panel of experts will look at health literacy in “the genomic era” as well as how understanding health has evolved over time. \nPanelists will discuss issues involving informed consent\, recruiting representative study cohorts and communicating research results clearly. In particular\, one session with Weill Cornell Medical College Associate Professor of Healthcare Policy and Research Jessica Ancker will address “Communicating risk to low health literacy populations.” URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/iom-panel-discussion-on-health-literacy/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161721Z CREATED:20231025T161838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161721Z UID:24120-1456966800-1457312400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Association of Gerontology in Higher Education Conference DESCRIPTION:This will be a meeting of the educational branch of The Gerontological Society of America with ideas and issues in gerontological and geriatric education. Educators\, clinicians\, administrators\, researchers\, and students share their experiences\, expertise\, and innovations regarding teaching and learning about aging and older persons.  \nContact: Todd Kluss\, tkluss@geron.org; (202) 587-2839 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/association-of-gerontology-in-higher-education-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160304T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154342Z CREATED:20231025T161850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154342Z UID:24131-1457053200-1457312400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Media Advisory: Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health DESCRIPTION:Social factors such as education\, access to clean water\, exposure to violence\, and birth place can determine how long and how well a person and his or her descendants will live.  Such social determinants — or the conditions in which people are born\, live\, work\, and age — contribute to disparities in population health status between and within countries.  Educating health professionals about social determinants of health generates awareness about certain potential root causes of ill health and the importance of addressing these determinants in and with communities. \nA new report from the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine presents a framework for how to better educate health professionals to address social determinants of health.  \nAdvance copies of A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health will be available to reporters only beginning at 3 p.m. EST on Friday\, March 4.  The report is embargoed and not for public release before 11 a.m. EST on Monday\, March 7.  To request a copy\, please contact the Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/media-advisory-educating-health-professionals-to-address-the-social-determinants-of-health/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150850Z CREATED:20231103T164405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150850Z UID:26189-1457312400-1457312400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:View from CMS: Andy Slavitt talks to AHCJ DESCRIPTION:Recorded webcast\nWatch this webcast \nResources\nAndy Slavitt on Twitter (@ASlavitt) \nThe CMS Blog \n \n\n \nMarch 7\, 3 p.m. ET\nCMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt oversees Medicaid\, Medicare\, Children’s Health Insurance Program and the ACA health insurance exchanges. And he’s deeply involved with CMS efforts to improve value and quality of U.S. health care by changing delivery models and payment incentives. He’s talking to AHCJ members about what’s ahead this year. \nThe webcast will be moderated by Joanne Kenen\, AHCJ’s core topic leader on health reform and health editor at Politico. \n \nAbout the speaker\nAndy Slavitt is the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\, where he oversees programs that provide access to health care for 140 million Americans\, including Medicaid\, Medicare\, the Children’s Health Insurance Program\, and the Health Insurance Marketplace. \nSlavitt and the CMS team are focused on improving quality\, health outcomes\, access and affordability while addressing health disparities and protecting program integrity\, including combatting health care fraud. \nSince joining CMS in July 2014 as principal deputy administrator\, Slavitt has worked strengthen the performance of the Health Insurance Marketplace and the success of the 2014 Open Enrollment season. Since taking the role in February\, Slavitt’s focus as acting administrator is on strengthening CMS’s role in helping the health care delivery system meet the evolving needs of consumers by transforming the way care is paid for\, providing the tools to make the system thrive and by fostering simplicity and transparency. \nIn the private sector\, he served as group executive vice president for Optum\, as CEO of OptumInsight and he was founder and CEO of HealthAllies. Prior to that\, he was a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company\, and an investment banker with Goldman Sachs. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/view-from-cms-andy-slavitt-talks-to-ahcj/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154341Z CREATED:20231103T164509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154341Z UID:26192-1457312400-1457312400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:IOM Meeting on Health Equity DESCRIPTION:An Institute of Medicine committee holds its second meeting to discuss “Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity.” \nSpeakers at the daylong event include representatives from GE’s Healthymagination\, GW Milken Institute of Public Health\, Texas Southern University and Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Board of Health\, among others. \nThe committee is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of its Culture of Health program. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/iom-meeting-on-health-equity/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160309T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160312T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161720Z CREATED:20231025T161838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161720Z UID:24118-1457485200-1457744400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Conference on Health Disparities DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Medical University of South Carolina\, the 9th Annual National Conference on Health Disparities will be held over four days in Washington D.C. Organizers expect more than 600 attendees at the conference\, which will also include a student research forum. Other sponsors include Morehouse School of Medicine\, California State University (Monterey Bay and Long Beach campuses)\, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences\, Allen University and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-conference-on-health-disparities/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160310T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160310T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150850Z CREATED:20231103T164509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150850Z UID:26193-1457571600-1457571600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Packaging the perfect pitch DESCRIPTION:Recording\nWatch the webcast \nSpeakers’ presentations\n• Jessica Bylander • Anna Maltby \n\nMarch 10\, noon ET\nThe perfect story pitch needs to answer detailed questions in a relatively short word length: why this story; why this story is perfect for this particular publication; why this story needs to be covered now; and how this story has been covered in the past. \nYou also need to sell yourself as the perfect writer. Obviously\, a strong pitch can take more of an effort than pasting a link to a press release into an email and saying\, “Hey did you see this?” \nIn this webcast\, two experienced editors\, Jessica Bylander of Health Affairs and Anna Maltby of Refinery29\, will talk about pitching to their publications. They also will give advice on how to package a successful pitch\, and how to package a successful story idea.  \nJeanne Erdmann\, an AHCJ board member and veteran freelance writer\, will moderate the webcast and submit your questions to the editors. \nAbout the speakers\nJessica Bylander (@jebylander) is a senior editor at Health Affairs and editor of the Narrative Matters section of the journal. Prior to joining Health Affairs\, she was a medical technology reporter for “The Gray Sheet.” She received a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism\, and holds a bachelor’s degree in writing from Johns Hopkins University. \nAnna Maltby (@amalt) is director of health and wellness at Refinery29. She was previously on staff at Men’s Health\, Marie Claire\, Self\, Fit Pregnancy\, Natural Health and Condé Nast Traveler. As a freelancer\, Maltby’s work has appeared in such outlets as The Wall Street Journal\, Cosmopolitan\, Glamour\, O\, Family Circle\, Fitness\, Redbook\, Dr. Oz The Good Life\, Vogue.com\, TeenVogue.com\, MensJournal.com\, CondeNastTraveler.com\, FastCompany.com and Brides.com.  \nJeanne Erdmann (@jeanne_erdmann) is an award-winning health and science writer based in Wentzville\, Mo. Her work has appeared in Discover\, Women’s Health\, Aeon\, Slate\, The Washington Post\, Nature\, Nature Medicine and other publications. She is co-founder of The Open Notebook\, a craft-focused website for science and health writers. She is the chair of AHCJ’s Freelance Committee. \n\nJessica Bylander \n\n\nAnna Maltby \n\n\nJeanne Erdmann URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/packaging-the-perfect-pitch/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160315T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160315T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161720Z CREATED:20231103T164232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161720Z UID:26176-1458003600-1458003600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Virtual Summit on Specialty Pharmacy DESCRIPTION:The Catalyst for Payment Reform will host a Virtual Summit on Specialty Pharmacy that will include an overview of specialty pharmacy issues and address what employers need to know about these medications\, most of which are high-cost drugs\, and what health insurers are doing to manage the cost of these pharmaceuticals. \nSpeakers will include Lee Newcomer\, MD\, of UnitedHealthcare\, Edythe Ferris of Anthem\, Kate Farley of the Pennsylvania Employees Benefits Trust Fund\, Bryan Amick of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Robert Galvin\, MD\, of Equity Healthcare. To attend\, journalists should contact CPR’s Roz Murray at rmurray@catalyzepaymentreform.org.  \nMarch 15\, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET (online) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/virtual-summit-on-specialty-pharmacy/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160316T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160316T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161719Z CREATED:20231103T164234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161719Z UID:26180-1458090000-1458090000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:IOM workshop on children and violence DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Medicine holds a 3-day workshop in Washington on “Investing in Young Children for Peaceful Societies: Individual and Structural Transformation.” \nPart of the IOM’s Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally (iYCG)\, the open meeting will feature experts in early childhood development and peacebuilding and will look at a wide range of issues that affect children’s growth\, including the impact of conflict on health\, safety\, education\, and nutrition particularly in early childhood. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/iom-workshop-on-children-and-violence/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160321T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160323T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154340Z CREATED:20231025T161850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154340Z UID:24133-1458522000-1458694800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Twenty-Fourth National HIPAA Summit DESCRIPTION:The conference will address HIPAA privacy\, security\, technology and health reform. \nThe HIPAA Summit will provide the most up-to-date information on the new laws and regulations. Comprehensive presentations by leading regulators from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\, the Office for Civil Rights\, and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology will provide unique insights. Private sector leaders will add practical advice from their many experiences in implementation. This HIPAA Summit will address privacy\, security\, data breach changes and challenges\, and the legal and policy issues implicated\, as well as electronic health record adoption issues. It will also cover developments and requirements for transactions\, code sets\, and operating rules and how they are being implemented. \nKeynote speakers: \n\n\nDenesecia Green\, Deputy Director\, National Standards Group (NSG)\, Office of Enterprise Information (OEI)\, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services \n\n\nDeven McGraw\, Esq.\, Deputy Director\, Health Information Privacy\, Office for Civil Rights\, Department of Health and Human Services; Former Partner\, Manatt\, Phelps & Phillips LLP; Director\, Health Privacy Project\, Center for Democracy & Technology; Former Chief Operating Office\, National Partnership for Women & Families \n\n\nCharles Ornstein\, Senior Reporter\, ProPublica\, Awardee\, Pulitzer Prize for Public Service\, Past President\, Association of Health Care Journalists \n\n\nJocelyn Samuels\, Esq.\, Director\, Office for Civil Rights (OCR)\, US Department of Health and Human Services\, Former Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights\, United States Department of Justice \n\n\nLucia Savage\, Esq.\, Chief Privacy Officer\, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT\, US Department of Health and Human Services\, Former Senior Associate General Counsel\, UnitedHealthcare\, Former General Counsel\, Pacific Business Group on Health \n\n\nSessions will include:\n\n\n\nOCR Update and Outreach \n\n\nOCR Policy and Implementation Update \n\n\nPrivacy by Design \n\n\nThe HIPAA Privacy Rule and Research \n\n\nHealthcare CPO Best Practices Roundtable \n\n\nHealthcare Cyber Risk = Business Risk \n\n\nHIPAA Data Breach Legal Compliance \n\n\nStrategies for Reporting Breaches and Responding to OCR \n\n\nBusiness Associate Breaches \n\n\nStolen Health Records: Report from the “Dark Web” \n\n\nHealthcare CSO Best Practices Roundtable \n\n\nPreparing for and Responding to an OCR HIPAA Audit \n\n\nWhat’s Next for Health Care Privacy and Security? \n\n\nONC Privacy and Security Policy Update \n\n\nHealth Information Exchange Privacy and Security Issues \n\n\nHIPAA and Payment and Delivery System Reform \n\n\nInformation Governance – the Next Evolution of Privacy and Security \n\n\nCMS Operating Rules\, Health Plan Identifier\, ICD-10\, and Health Plan Certification Updates \n\n\nPathways to Administrative Simplification \n\n\nACA Operating Rules Update \n\n\nReview Committee and the NCVHS Standards Subcommittee Update \n\n\nHospitals Leveraging Administrative Simplification \n\n\nPost ICD-10 Update \n\n\nAggregation and Integration: Standards in Multi-Payer\, Multi-Provider Initiatives \n\n\n\nThe Twenty-Fourth National HIPAA Summit will be offered both onsite and live and archived for six months online. Follow on Twitter at #HIPAASummit. \nPress representatives may request a press pass by emailing registration@hcconferences.com or calling 800-503-7382. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/twenty-fourth-national-hipaa-summit/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160323T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160323T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154339Z CREATED:20231103T164609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154339Z UID:26198-1458694800-1458694800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Affordable Care Act at Six: Impact and Next Steps DESCRIPTION:Join Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal\, M.D.\, and the Johns Hopkins University Department of Health Policy and Management on March 23rd for a seminar\, “The Affordable Care Act at Six: Impact and Next Steps.” \nParticipants will include: \n\nDavid Blumenthal\, M.D.\, President\, The Commonwealth Fund\nKaren Davis\, Director\, Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care\nMichael Hash\, former Director of the Office of Health Reform\, Department of Health and Human Services\nKaren Nelson\, former Deputy Committee Staff Director for Health\, House Committee on Energy and Commerce\nJoshua Sharfstein\, M.D.\, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and Training\, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health\nFormer Congressman Henry A. Waxman\, Johns Hopkins Centennial Policy Scholar.\n\nAttend in person at Sheldon Hall or tune into the live webcast at 10 a.m.\, E.S.T. \nWednesday\, March 23\, 2016”‹10-11 a.m. ETTune in live to www.jhsph.edu/cps URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-affordable-care-act-at-six-impact-and-next-steps/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160326T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160326T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154338Z CREATED:20231103T164609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154338Z UID:26197-1458954000-1458954000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Healthy People 2020 Oral Health Webinar DESCRIPTION:Who’s Leading the Leading Health Indicators?\nThursday\, March 24\, Noon ET \nThis webinar\, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Human Services will focus on the importance of oral health and strategies to improve oral health among people living with HIV/AIDS. \nThe discussion will feature insights from a successful Boston-based initiative. \nFor more information or to register use this link. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/healthy-people-2020-oral-health-webinar/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160331T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160331T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154337Z CREATED:20231103T164610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154337Z UID:26199-1459386000-1459386000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:ACHP Twitter Chat – The Spike in Drug Costs DESCRIPTION:Prescription drug costs\, especially for chronic conditions\, are rising alarmingly: \n\n\nThe cost of treating the nation’s million-plus rheumatoid arthritis sufferers is expected to reach $9.3 billion by 2020 – a 45 percent jump from 2013. \n\n\nOne in 11 Americans suffers from diabetes\, and related medication spending is expected to rise 18.3 percent over the next three years. \n\n\nNew drugs for multiple sclerosis\, which affects more than 400\,000 Americans\, are being priced up to 25-60 percent higher than existing ones. \n\n\nThe Alliance of Community Health Plans invites you to join us for a Twitter chat on Thursday\, March 31 from noon-12:30 p.m. EDT at #ACHPDrugCosts to discuss the high cost of prescription drugs and ways we can collectively begin to address the issue. The chat will explore issues  including: \n\n\nHow are high drug prices affecting people’s lives? \n\n\nHow are health plans working with patients to ensure they receive proper treatment? \n\n\nHow do you define the value of a drug? \n\n\nWhat are possible solutions to the cost problem? \n\n\nJoin the conversation at #ACHPDrugCosts from noon-12:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday\, March 31 and follow us on Twitter @_ACHP. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/achp-twitter-chat-ae-the-spike-in-drug-costs/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160331T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160331T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154336Z CREATED:20231103T164610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154336Z UID:26200-1459386000-1459386000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Getting beyond employer-sponsored health insurance: Some fitful starts DESCRIPTION:The American Enterprise Institute hosts an event (and livestream) looking at the future of health coverage on the job. Employer-sponsored coverage has not eroded under the Affordable Care Act\, but employers remain apprehensive about cost and regulation in the future.  Trends and options to be discussed include private exchanges\, defined contribution plans\, and corporate purchaser alliances. \nParticipants include  \n\n\nChristopher Condeluci\, CC Law & Policy \n\n\nMark Hall\, Wake Forest University \n\n\nThomas P. Miller\, AE \n\n\nPeter Nelson\, Center of the American Experiment \n\n\nTevi Troy\, American Health Policy Institute; Health Transformation Alliance \n\n\nMarch 31\, 2106\, 9-11 am ET \nTo attend in person\, RSVP here. \nTo watch live online\, click here on March 31 at 9:00 AM ET. Registration is not required. \nFor media inquiries\, please contact MediaServices@aei.org\, 202.862.5829. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/getting-beyond-employer-sponsored-health-insurance-some-fitful-starts/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR