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Wed Oct 3 14:39:06 UTC 2012

Greetings:

Do find below information about a conference that my health law program at Am. U. will host on Tuesday, 16 October. Do share.
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Presented by the Health Law & Justice Program and the Program on Law and Government

October 16, 2012

  9:00 am - 3:00 pm

American University Washington College of Law

4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Room 603

The coming months will mark a crucial stage in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which creates significant opportunities and obligations for federal regulators, state governments, private health plans, health care providers, and many other stakeholders.  In light of the many legal issues raised by ACA implementation, the Health Law & Justice Program and the Program on Law and Government at American University Washington College of Law will be hosting a public event to discuss the current state of implementation and to explore issues on the horizon.  The event will include three in-depth panel discussions with state and federal policymakers, prominent health law practitioners, and industry representatives. Panelists will cover a wide range of topics including:

*        Medicaid Expansion

*        State implementation of health insurance exchanges

*        Medical underwriting reforms

*        Minimum essential benefits and preventive care coverage

*        Provider-level cost and quality control reforms

A lunchtime keynote address will discuss the broader significance of federal health reform at this historic moment.

Tentative Agenda

(To be updated as additional panelists and keynote are confirmed)

8:30 - 9:00

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15

Introductory Remarks

*        Matt Pierce, Associate Director, Health Law & Justice Program, American University Washington College of Law

*        Lindsay Wiley, Director, Health Law & Justice Program and Assistant Professor, American University Washington College of Law

*        Jamin Raskin, Director, Program on Law & Government, Professor of Law, and Maryland State Senator.

9:15 - 10:30

Panel 1: Next Steps for States

*        Sarah Luck, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities

*        Carolyn Quattrocki, Executive Director, Maryland Governor's Office of Health Care Reform

10:30 - 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 - 12:00

Panel 2: Next Steps for Health Plans

*        Greg Geirer, Vice President of Policy, America's Health Insurance Plans

*        Stephen Finan, Senior Director of Policy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc

*        Mara Youdelman, Managing Attorney, National Health Law Program

12:00 - 1:30

Lunchtime Keynote

1:30 - 3:00

Panel 3: Next Steps for Providers

*        John Boese, Of Counsel, Fried Frank

*        Richard Deem, Senior Vice President, Advocacy, American Medical Association

*        Eileen Carlson, Associate Director, Government Affairs, American Nurses Association

General Registration, no charge.
CLE Accreditation (4 hours) can be applied for - CLE Registration. To register, please go to www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration<http://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration>. For further information, contact:  Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education, 202.274.4075 or secle at wcl.american.edu<mailto:secle at wcl.american.edu>.

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