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SUMMARY:Webinar on costs of hospital procedures
DESCRIPTION:Late-breaking opportunity!\nA special HHS press call will focus on the costs of hospital procedures. Following that briefing\, join us for a webinar on understanding and using the data behind those costs. \nInstructors include: \n\n\nJonathan Blum\, acting principal deputy administrator\, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \n\n\nKarl Stark\, AHCJ vice president and Philadelphia Inquirer health editor  \n\n\nThe free webinar is 2-3 p.m. ET\, Wednesday\, May 8. \nRegister now and obtain the webinar link at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/275022694 \nQuestions? Call CMS press line at 202-690-6145. \n\nMore on medical costs\nThe cost of medicines\, devices\, tests and treatment is such an important element of health reporting that it is included in AHCJ’s Statement of Principles: “Strive to include information about cost and insurance coverage in any reporting of new ideas in medicine.” \nBrenda Goodman\, AHCJ’s topic leader on covering medical studies says that the runaway costs of such things are arguably one of the most important issues in medicine\, but it’s one that’s often missing from health stories. \nMichael Schroeder\, who covers health for Angie’s List Magazine\, is required to include meaningful medical pricing information in his stories. He acknowledges this is no simple task but urges reporters to have a strategy and be persistent. “You won’t always get the information you’re after\, but your batting average will certainly go up\, and you won’t be left to routinely settle for hollow numbers.” \nTo that end\, Goodman and Schroeder have contributed tip sheets to help reporters get that vital information. Goodman focuses on several resources where you might find pricing information\, while Schroeder shares his strategy and the specific questions he asks sources about costs.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-on-costs-of-hospital-procedures/
LOCATION:Georgia
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SUMMARY:Boston AHCJ chapter: Meet Massachusetts’ new health honcho
DESCRIPTION:The Boston conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists was a huge success\, in no small part because of the efforts of those of you who served on the local organizing committee or moderated panels. We had record attendance and received rave reviews. \nNow\, we want to keep the excitement going with regular meetings of the Boston chapter of AHCJ. First up is an evening with John Polanowicz\, the state’s top health official. He will talk about current health issues in Massachusetts and answer questions\, and there will be an opportunity to socialize with Mr. Polanowicz and your journalism colleagues. Refreshments will be served. \nWHAT: Meet John Polanowicz\, the new secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. A former hospital executive and a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and Stanford University’s business school\, Polanowicz oversees 15 state agencies. With his background as a company commander in the U.S. Army\, he has a special interest in issues facing veterans and military families. \nWHEN: Tuesday\, May 14\, 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nWHERE: Boston Globe media lab\, 135 Morrissey Blvd.\, Boston \nPlease RSVP by Monday\, May 6\, to AHCJ: info@healthjournalism.org \nFollow the Boston AHCJ Facebook page to stay updated on chapter events.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/boston-ahcj-chapter-meet-massachusettsae-new-health-honcho/
LOCATION:Georgia
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SUMMARY:Cleveland chapter — State health law implementation: Race to the starting line
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Cleveland-Akron chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists for a media briefing on Thursday\, May 16. \nTopic: The complex issues that Ohio faces this year\, leading up to major 2014 health law changes. \nDate: Thursday\, May 16 \nTime: 6 p.m. open bar and appetizers; 6:30 p.m. program \nLocation: Cleveland State University’s Levine College of Urban Affairs (Bonda Room – 2nd Floor) 2121 Euclid Avenue\, Cleveland\, OH 22115. Parking in the garage gives you direct access to the building (cost is $8). There is also plenty of free street parking starting at 6 p.m. \nThe panel will include: \n\n\nSarah Dash\, research faculty associate at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute\, who will address the complex insurance aspects of implementing the health law\, and how the insurance exchange will work. \n\n\nRandall Cebul\, director of the Center for Health Care Research and Policy at MetroHealth\, and professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine\, who will discuss challenges facing hospitals such as health information technology adoption\, potential workforce shortages\, etc. \n\n\nRichard Browdie\, president and CEO\, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging\, who will talk about Ohio Medicaid initiatives and the challenges of caring for older beneficiaries\, who tend to be among the most expensive in the program. \n\n\nSarah Jane Tribble\, health care reporter\, The Plain Dealer\, who will suggest story ideas and tips on writing about the health law changes. \n\n\nModerator: Marilyn Werber Serafini\, communications director and health policy adviser\, Alliance for Health Reform\, a nonpartisan\, nonprofit health policy group based in Washington\, D.C. \n\n\nWHY: Less than a year from now\, states must be ready to enroll millions of people in insurance exchanges\, as outlined in the 2010 health care overhaul law. Or\, the federal government will step in to do the job\, or part of it. \nStates also have the option of opening their Medicaid programs to millions of new participants. But that’s not much time\, considering their long to-do lists. \nDespite pushback from the Republican-controlled Ohio General Assembly\, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is still hoping to expand the state’s Medicaid program and is committed to seeking federal help with the state’s insurance exchange. \n\n\nWhat information do the states still need about how the federal and partnership exchanges will work? \n\n\nHow much latitude will the states have to handle eligibility for Medicaid and to make sure that people transitioning between Medicaid and subsidized private insurance in the exchanges won’t have gaps in coverage? \n\n\nCan the federal government be ready with its own exchanges? \n\n\nWill insurers be ready in time? \n\n\nCome to the briefing and find out! \nPlease RSVP to Eileen Beal 216-320-1358 eojb@visn.net. \nThis media briefing is sponsored by AHCJ and the Alliance for Health Reform\, and is made possible through funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cleveland-chapter-ae-state-health-law-implementation-race-to-the-starting-line/
LOCATION:Georgia
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