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Moving Forward: Policy Solutions to Advance Health Equity, Ellen Wu

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This session highlighted policy solutions and opportunities for advancing a health equity agenda. Speaker: Ellen Wu, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network Ellen Wu, has been the Executive Director of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) since 2001. CPEHN is a statewide health policy organization whose mission is to eliminate health disparities by advocating for public policies…

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State and Community-Based Models for Addressing Health Disparities, Dr. Owen Garrick

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This session focused on local and state-based initiatives and best practices for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. Speaker: Dr. Owen Garrick, Sinkler Miller Medical Association Dr. Owen Garrick is Chief Operating Officer of Bridge Clinical Research. He has overall responsibility for the Clinical Trials and Investigator Training business units. Bridge CRO is the leading…

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State and Community-Based Models for Addressing Health Disparities, James Allen Crouch

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This session focused on local and state-based initiatives and best practices for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. Speaker: James Allen Crouch, California Rural Indian Health Board James Allen Crouch, California Rural Indian Health Board, a member of the Cherokee Nation, is Executive Director of the Sacramento-based California Rural Indian Health Board, a position he…

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State and Community-Based Models for Addressing Health Disparities, Dawn Mahi

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This session focused on local and state-based initiatives and best practices for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. Speaker: Dawn Mahi, Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Service Dawn Mahi, Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services, is the Health Through Action and Lei Hīpu’u Coordinator at Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services in Honolulu, Hawai’i. There…

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Health Equity Summit Keynote Address, Dr. Garth Graham

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The keynote address focused on the national strategy to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities and a plan of action to achieve health equity. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Garth Graham, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Dr. Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH, FACP is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health in the Office of…

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Health Care Reform Implementation Timeline

Fact Sheet

In March 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law historic health care reform, a combination of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152). These new laws will provide 32 million currently uninsured individuals with health insurance coverage, make health care more…

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Comments on Interim Final Rule for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Program File Code OCIIO-9995-IFC

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The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) looks forward to the implementation of the federally-run Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program. Disproportionately high rates of cancer, diabetes, and Hepatitis B persist within Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) populations. Compounding these disparities, 17% of Asian Americans and 21% of…