Health Action 2012: Tentative Conference Agenda
as of January 5, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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| 7:00pm-9:00pm |
Registration |
| 7:00pm-10:00pm |
Opening Reception
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| Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
| 7:30am-5:00pm |
Registration |
| 7:00am-8:15am |
Red State Caucus Networking Breakfast (closed to the press)
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| 7:00am-9:30am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30am-10:30am |
Opening Plenary: Implementation Challenges and the Importance of 2012
Presenters:
Moderator:
- Ron Pollack, Families USA
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| 10:30am-12:30pm |
Book Signing featuring Stuart Altman
- Power, Politics, and Universal Health Care by Stuart Altman & David Shactman
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| 10:45am-12:15pm |
Workshops I |
| 12:30pm-2:30pm |
Luncheon Plenary: From the Governor's Desk to the U.S. Supreme Court Chamber
Presenter:
Moderators:
- Vincent DeMarco, Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative
- Ron Pollack, Families USA
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| :45pm-4:15pm |
Workshops II |
| 4:30pm-6:00pm |
Afternoon Plenary: Implementing Consumer-Friendly Exchanges
Presenters:
Moderator:
- Claire McAndrew, Families USA
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| 8:00pm-9:00pm |
Special Cabaret Performance: The Capitol Steps |
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| Friday, January 20, 2012 |
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| 7:30am-9:30am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30am-5:00pm |
Registration |
| 7:45am-8:45am |
Networking Breakfasts
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| 9:00am-10:30am |
Morning Plenary: Health Equity and the Affordable Care Act: Delivering on the Promise and Ensuring Its Success
Presenters:
- Dr. L. Toni Lewis, SEIU Healthcare Division
- Janet Murguía, National Council of La Raza
- Dr. David Satcher, The Satcher Health Leadership Institute & Center of Excellence on Health Disparities, Morehouse School of Medicine; 16th Surgeon General of the United States
Moderator:
- Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, Families USA
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| 10:30am-12:30pm |
Book Signings featuring Richard Kirsch and John E. McDonough
- Fighting for our Health, by Richard Kirsch
- Inside National Health Reform, by John E. McDonough
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| 10:45am-12:15pm |
Workshops III |
| 12:30pm-2:30pm |
Awards Luncheon: Consumer Health Advocates of the Year
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| 2:45pm-4:15pm |
Workshops IV |
| 4:30pm-6:00pm |
Afternoon Plenary: Advancing a Patient-Centered and Cost-Effective Health Care
System
Presenters:
- Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Department of Health Care Management, University of Pennsylvania
- Dr. Atul Gawande, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health
Moderator:
- Michealle Gady, Families USA
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| Saturday, January 21, 2012 |
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| 8:30am-10:00am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am-10:30am |
Morning Plenary: Advancing an Issue-Based Campaign in an Election Year
Presenters:
Moderator:
- Kathleen Stoll, Families USA
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| 10:45am-12:15pm |
Workshops V |
| 12:30pm-2:30pm |
Luncheon: Closing Plenary
Presenter:
Moderator:
- Philippe Villers, Families USA
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| 2:30pm |
Conference Ends |
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*Invited
Notable Speakers from Past Conferences: Presidents Barack Obama & Bill Clinton; Vice President Al
Gore; Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Surgeon Generals Regina Benjamin and David Satcher; Sens. Ted
Kennedy, Paul Wellstone, Hillary Clinton, Gordon Smith, John Kerry,
Debbie Stabenow, Tom Daschle, Ron Wyden, Sherrod Brown, Mark Warner;
Reps. John Dingell, Xavier Becerra, Tom Allen, John Lewis, Stephanie
Tubbs Jones; Gov. Howard Dean; Benjamin Jealous, CEO & President,
NAACP; Uwe Reinhardt, Princeton University; Bob
Ross, The California Endowment; and the list goes on
and on.
This conference agenda is subject to change. Check back often for updates.
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