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LDI Report: AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Against a background of continuing political battles over the Affordable Care Act and the rollout of its first round of insurance exchange operations, nearly 700 health services researchers and policy executives gathered at the Capital's Grand Hyatt for the two-day 2014 AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference. LDI sent a contingent of eleven senior fellows, clinical scholars and staff journalists to cover the event. Below are their reports.
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Rosenbaum

Lisa Rosenbaum, MD

A MEASURE OF MEASUREMENT DISCONTENT

One Clinician's Journey Through a New World of Unintended Consequences

Reddy

Pooja Mehta, MD

A DEAFENING SILENCE ON WOMEN'S HEALTH

Policy Conference Bypasses Reproductive Issues

Kathleen Noonan

Kathleen Noonan, JD

THE ACA QUANDARY: TO CHIP OR NOT TO CHIP?

Expert Panel Contemplates The Future of Child Health Coverage

Levins

Hoag Levins

THE MOST UNEXPECTED BUZZ AT ACADEMYHEALTH

Shutting Down RWJF Clinical Scholars Program

Weiner

Janet Weiner, MPH

HOPING FOR FRAILTY

The Policy Crisis in U.S. Elder Care

Pauly

Mark Pauly, PhD

WILL EMPLOYERS PAY OR PLAY IN A POST-ACA WORLD?

Health Economist Analyzes Potential for 'Crowd-Out'

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Maughan

Brendon Maughan, MD

PRICE TRANSPARENCY WITHOUT VALUE TRANSPARENCY?

A Panel Contemplates The Long Road to Achieving Both

Meisel

Zachary Meisel, MD

GIVING PATIENTS MORE ACCESS TO COST AND VALUE DATA

A Congressman Takes on Exorbitant Hospital Pricing

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Hoffmann

Loren Robinson, MD

MORE THAN A 'MINORITY PROBLEM'

Moving Health Disparities Research and Action Forward

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Elizabeth Brown

Elizabeth Brown, MD

EXPANDING THE PRIMARY CARE TEAM,

The Accelerating Buy-In to Non-Physician Solutions

Sunny Hallowell

Sunny Hallowell, PhD

NURSING CHILD HEALTH POLICIES AND RESEARCH FORWARD

Conference Session is Something of a 'Return to The Future'

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Charlene Wong

Charlene Wong, MD

FIGURING OUT THE #PATIENTPERSPECTIVE

The Puzzle and Promise of Social Media



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Conference Visuals

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Congressman Rob Wittman
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Conference Venue
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Shannon Brownlee
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Neil Kirschner
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John Santa
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Lisa Simpson
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Hyatt Grand Venue
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Harvard's Ashish Jha
Photography: Hoag Levins
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