Health Summit – Delaware Health Care Benchmark and Legislative Update

When: Tuesday, Nov 7, 2017 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Gateway Conference Center, Wilmington, DE

The American Lung Association and the Delaware Academy of Medicine and, with support from Pfizer, conducted virtual meetings with Delaware health officials.  The Delaware Chronic Disease Coalition was born, and serves as an all purpose website with useful information and dates of Delaware Meetings.  This is the second year of our Health Summit.

Please join us to hear from area experts including Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kara Odom Walker.

This morning session will cover:

  • 2017 Legislative Recap
  • Delaware Health Care Benchmark Presentation
  • 2018 Legislative session

Brown Bag lunch available to eat on site and network with colleagues, or to go.  Registration is required for this free event.

Read more, and Register here.

The Genesis of a Healthcare Benchmark: A Legislative and Regulator Perspective

The Genesis of a Healthcare Benchmark: A Legislative and Regulator Perspective

When: Monday, September 25, 2017 from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Delaware Technical Community College – Stanton Campus

Host: Senator Bryan Townsend

Speakers:
Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS; Cabinet Secretary, DHSS
Stuart Altman, PhD; Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy, the Heller School for Social Policy & Management, Brandeis University
Senator Richard Moore; former State Senator in Massachusetts, Author of the 2006 Massachusetts Health Reform Law (that later became a template for the National Health Reform Law signed by President Obama)