Health Action 2016: Full Schedule

10:45am EST

The Intersection of Health Equity and Health System Transformation

Payment and delivery reform is a huge opportunity for targeting health disparities, but also poses a serious risk of making disparities worse. This workshop will explain how health system transformation efforts could support interventions that reduce disparities.

Moderator

Philippe Villers

Families USA Board

Mr. Villers is the cofounder of Families USA. In 1981, he and his wife, Kate Villers, founded the organization, which was initially called The Villers Foundation. He has served as its President and as a permanent member of the Board of Directors since its inception. Mr. Villers is... Read More →

Speakers

Daniel Dawes

Executive Director of Government Relations, Health Policy and External Affairs, Morehouse School of Medicine

Daniel E. Dawes, Esq. is a healthcare attorney and the Executive Director of Government Relations, Health Policy and External Affairs at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. The author of several publications on health reform and health equity; he now adds to his repertoire... Read More →

Sinsi Hernández-Cancio

Director of Health Equity, Families USA

Sinsi Hernández-Cancio is the Director of Health Equity at Families USA, where she focuses on expanding and strengthening the organization's ability to enhance and elevate health care advocacy and activism in communities of color across the nation. She is continuing the group's work... Read More →

Marshall Chin, MD, MPH

Professor, University of Chicago

Marshall Chin, MD, MPH, Richard Parrillo Family Professor of Healthcare Ethics at the University of Chicago is a practicing general internist and health services researcher who has dedicated his career to advancing health equity through interventions at individual, organizational... Read More →

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Thursday February 4, 2016 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Congressional CD

Health Equity Health Systems Transformation

2:00pm EST

Community Health Workers and Promotores Tackle Disparities in Diverse Communities

Feedback Survey

Community health workers and _promotores_ reduce health-centered disparities in their communities—from addressing social determinants to improving the quality of care. Learn more about their success in diverse communities, and the challenges they continue to face.

Moderator

Ellen Albritton

Families USA

Speakers

Dr. Tyra Bryant-Stephens

Community Asthma Prevention Program

Nadia Islam

NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health

Carlos Londoño

Tiburcio Vàsquez Health Center

CHW workshop Carlos Londono Presentation ppt

CHW workshop Linda Son Stone Presentation pptx

CHW workshop Nadia Islam Presentation pptx

CHW workshop Tyra Bryant Stephens Presentation pptx

Thursday February 4, 2016 2:00pm - 3:15pm EST
Capitol B

Health Equity

10:45am EST

Improving Immigrant Health: Marketplace Challenges and Covering the Undocumented

Feedback Survey

Immigrant health advocates will explain the remaining barriers immigrants face in enrolling for marketplace coverage. They will also highlight efforts in New York and California to ensure that all people, regardless of legal status, have access to health care.

Moderator

Steven Lopez

National Council of La Raza

Speakers

Ron Coleman

California Immigrant Policy Center

Shelby Gonzales

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Laura Redman

Director, Health Justice Program, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest

Legal and policy advocacy; New York and national Medicaid access issues; intersections with immigration, gender, reproductive justice, LGBTQ, housing, disability, and whole health/healthy lives.

Immigrant Health Workshop Combined PPT pptx

Friday February 5, 2016 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Congressional CD

Health Equity

2:00pm EST

LGBTQ Federal Update and Improving Health Care for Transgender People

Feedback Survey

Update on the shifting national landscape around LGBTQ health rights, and an in-depth conversation about transgender health equity.

Moderator

Diego Sanchez

PFLAG

Speakers

Kellan Baker

Center for American Progress

Kellan Baker is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, where he works on LGBT health and data collection policy with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and state and local stakeholders across the country. Kellan is also currently the Centennial Scholar... Read More →

Cecilia Chung

Transgender Law Center

Ryan Combs

University of Louisville School of Public Health

Cecilia Gentili

APICHA CHC

FUSA LGBTQ presentation BAKER pptx

Friday February 5, 2016 2:00pm - 3:15pm EST
Columbia C

Health Equity

2:00pm EST

1332 State Innovation Waivers to the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Feedback Survey

States can now apply for ACA waivers that replace many of the federal reforms with state reforms that provide at least as much affordable coverage. Come learn what the federal government is allowing and what states and advocates are considering

Moderator

Cheryl Fish-Parcham

Private Insurance Program Director, Families USA

Cheryl Fish-Parcham is Private Insurance Program Director at Families USA. Her current areas of focus include private insurance, in particular, implementation of the private market provisions in the Affordable Care Act, and enrollment in Medicaid and the health insurance marketplaces... Read More →

Speakers

Suzanne Curry

Health Care for All - MA

Maureen O'Connell

Take Action Minnesota

Anthony Wright

Health Access

Anthony Wright has served as Executive Director for Health Access, the statewide health care consumer advocacy coalition, since 2002. Health Access has led state and national efforts to win consumer protections, fight budget cuts and invest in our safety-net, encourage prevention... Read More →

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Friday February 5, 2016 2:00pm - 3:15pm EST
Regency D

Health Equity Private Insurance

4:45pm EST

How the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) is Driving Advocacy on Health Disparities

Feedback Survey

The Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) is a vision for how Congress could systematically address health disparities. Panelists will review how a uniquely diverse group convened around HEAA, and how advocates can use it to further their own equity work.

Moderator

Ben D'Avanzo

Families USA

Speakers

Priscilla Huang

Independent Consultant, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum

Priscilla Huang, JD, is an independent consultant and currently works with various clients in the non-profit and governmental sectors. Priscilla has 15 years of experience working with non-profit organizations, and spent 10 years dedicated to federal policy work in Washington, DC... Read More →

Susie Saavedra

National Urban League Washington Bureau

Brandon Webb

U.S. House of Representatives

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Friday February 5, 2016 4:45pm - 5:45pm EST
Bryce

Health Equity

4:45pm EST

Reproductive Justice in Communities of Color

Feedback Survey

There are still significant barriers to reproductive and other essential health care for low-income women, particularly women of color. We’ll explore women’s health care advocacy at the national and state levels, particularly in states where access to reproductive care is being restricted.

Moderator

L. Toni Lewis

SEIU-Healthcare

Dr. Lewis is a physician, and, since the spring of 2010, she has also been Chair of SEIU Healthcare. From 2007-2010, Dr. Lewis was President of the Committee of Interns and Residents, the largest physicians local in SEIU. She played a central role in building Healthcare United, a... Read More →

Speakers

Elizabeth Dawes Gay

Echoing Ida

Yvonne Gutierrez

PP TX Votes

Monica Simpson

Monica is the Executive Director of SisterSong: Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. Monica has organized extensively against human rights violations, reproductive oppression, the prison industrial complex, racism and intolerance and is deeply invested in southern movement... Read More →

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YG Presentation pptx

Friday February 5, 2016 4:45pm - 5:45pm EST
Congressional CD

Health Equity Medicaid

4:45pm EST

Tools for Fighting Discrimination in Health Care

Feedback Survey

What can advocates do to combat discriminatory practices in health care by both health plans and providers? This workshop will arm participants with helpful policy tools, such as federal requirements under section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.

Moderator

Dania Palanker

National Women's Law Center

Dania Palanker is a Senior Counsel at the National Women’s Law Center. Her work focuses primarily on implementing health reform and expanding access to quality, affordable health care for women and their families. Prior to joining the Law Center, Dania worked for the Service Employees... Read More →

Speakers

Sarah Albrecht

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services

Kellan Baker

Center for American Progress

Mara Youdelman

Managing Attorney, National Health Law Program

Mara Youdelman is Managing Attorney of the National Health Law Program's Washington D.C. offices. Youdelman has worked at the National Health Law Program since 2000 on issues that include Medicaid, health reform, language access, racial and ethnic disparities, and data collection... Read More →

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Tools for Fighting Discrimination Sarah Albrecht pptx

FUSA 1557 presentation BAKER pptx

Friday February 5, 2016 4:45pm - 5:45pm EST
Regency D

Health Equity Medicaid Private Insurance