A 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.
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1 event,Recent immigrants and refugees may encounter discrimination in housing, education, employment, health care or in encounters with law enforcement, along with cultural and language barriers. All 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. |
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1 event,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. |
1 event,Susan 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. |
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1 event,NASHP and the Urban Institute are co-hosting a panel discussion of state officials and national experts to highlight successful state enrollment strategies. |
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1 event,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. |
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