Access to Innovation Forum Briefing: Federal Policy Changes’ Impact on the Insurance Market

You are cordially invited to an Access to Innovation Forum (Forum) briefing featuring a conversation with:

 

• Claire McAndrew, Director of Campaigns and Partnerships at Families USA

 

• Veronica Jackson, Managing Director of Planning and Outreach at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

 

 

Moderated by: John Clymer, Executive Director, National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention, with time dedicated to audience Q&A.

 

We will be discussing how recent federal policy changes, including the repeal of the individual mandate, the Executive Order on association health plans, the recent rule on short-term limited duration plans, and this year’s Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters will impact patients’ access to quality coverage and care.

 

 

This event will be held on June 19th from 12:00-1:30 PM at the F Street Conference Center located at 20 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001.

 

We hope to see you there. Please RSVP HERE by June 13

Contact Lindsey Trischler with any questions

 

Sincerely,

 

Access to Innovation Forum Steering Committee

 

 

The Access to Innovation Forum (Forum) is a periodic roundtable and briefing series designed to foster dialogue and facilitate partnership around pressing issues facing the patient advocacy community and the biotechnology industry. The Forum provides an informal venue for stakeholders to share information, discuss timely public policy issues, and identify opportunities for collaboration to advance patient access to innovative medicines.

 

By regularly convening a diverse group of stakeholders, the goal of the Forum is to create a platform for peers in the patient advocacy community to share best practices and identify potential areas of partnership and synergies across different disease communities.

 

To inform and guide the effort, a Steering Committee was established to drive the programming for the briefings and roundtables. The Steering Committee Members are:

 

Alan Balch, PhD

Chief Executive Officer

Patient Advocate Foundation

 

John Clymer

Executive Director

National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention

 

Elizabeth Franklin

Executive Director, Cancer Policy Institute

Cancer Support Community

 

Anna Hyde

Senior Director, Advocacy and Access

Arthritis Foundation

 

Carl Schmid

Deputy Executive Director

The AIDS Institute

 

Pam Traxel

Vice President, Alliance Development and Philanthropy

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

 

Patrick Wildman

Vice President, Advocacy and Government Relations

Lupus Foundation of America