2024 ACS CAN National Forum on the Future of Health Care - GENERAL ATTENDEE & SPONSOR REGISTRATION SITE
From 08:30 AM to 02:30 PM EDT
Register By: May 8th at noon EST
Registration will close on May 8th at noon EST. If you wish to join virtually, go to www.fightcancer.org/2024nationalforum and click on “If you did not pre-register, click here."
Welcome!
Please join the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) for our 13th annual National Forum on the Future of Health Care on May 9th at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington D.C.
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As part of ACS CAN’s on-going commitment to making cancer care affordable for everyone the 2024 conference will focus on alleviating the burden of medical debt many cancer patients, survivors and their families face. In a recent national survey 54% of those surveyed who had cancer also had medical debt, which caused many respondents to delay or skip medical care. The accumulation of medical debt not only made the cancer diagnosis more challenging it also resulted in mental health challenges.
The pervasive problem of medical debt – even for those with health insurance coverage - requires multi-faceted solutions. Forum participants will hear first-hand from cancer patients and their families what they need to address this issue. Issue experts will also examine public policy and private sector options for preventing medical debt, minimizing the impact of debt once it is incurred, and industry best practices.
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Agenda
Breakfast Available
Ronald Reagan Building | Room: The Pavilion
Welcome Remarks
Lisa Lacasse, President of ACS CAN | Dr. Karen E. Knudsen, CEO, American Cancer Society and ACS CAN
Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speaker, Eva Stahl, Vice President of Public Policy & Program Management, Undue Medical Debt
Welcome Remarks, Kimberly L. Jeffries Leonard, Chair, ACS CAN Board of Directors
Keynote Speaker, Michael Perry, Partner & Co-Founder of PerryUndem
Panel 1: Preventing Medical Debt
How do people with cancer end up with medical debt? What are the most significant sources of this debt? And how can we prevent the debt from happening in the first place? This panel will explore these questions and public policy solutions to the problem. Panelists include experts on health insurance policy, the No Surprises Act, hospital financial assistance programs and revenue operations, and state-based policies.
• Patient Voice: DonnaMarie Woodson, ACS CAN ACT Lead, District 12, Charlotte, NC, ACS CAN Black Volunteer Caucus
• Moderator: Angela Reimer, Vice President, Global Policy and Public Affairs, Oncology, Pfizer
• JoAnn Volk, M.A., Research Professor, Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms
• Jared Walker, Founder of Dollar For
• Matt Szaflarski, Director, Revenue Cycle, Kodiak Solutions
• Samantha Bunk, J.D., Health Policy Strategist, Missouri Foundation for Health
Break
Panel 2: Reducing the Impact of Medical Debt
Once a person with cancer has incurred medical debt, how does it impact their health, quality of life, and financial wellbeing? This panel will explore how to reduce the impact of medical debt on patients, survivors, and their families. Policy solutions to be discussed include changing the way medical debt is reported on credit cards, reducing interest rates, reforming how medical debt is collected, and using patient navigation.
• Patient Voice: Howie Jackson
• Moderator: Juny Simpson, Head of Health Equity, Customer Engagement, Genentech, Inc.
• John McNamara, Principal Assistant Director of Markets and the Assistant Director for CCPD, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Kaylan Fodor, Political Coordinator at Healthcare Rising Arizona
• Jen Sharp, Communications Specialist, North Carolina Justice Center
• Aimee Hoch, MSW, LSW, OSW-C, FACCC, Oncology Financial Navigator, Grand View Health Cancer Center
Break for Lunch
Lunchtime Speaker: Diagnosis: Debt
Who is impacted by medical debt in the U.S.? How do we think about this topic as the general public, and how do policymakers react? A leading national reporter will share his experiences writing about medical debt in an award-winning series of investigations.
• Noam N. Levey, Senior Correspondent, KFF Health News
Spotlight on Research
How does medical debt impact people with cancer and their families? How do we track what laws are passed to address medical debt, and whether they are improving outcomes? Leading researchers in this area will discuss their work and how they approach these questions differently.
• Moderator: Robin Yabroff, Scientific Vice President, Health Services Research, American Cancer Society
• Maanasa Kona,J.D., LL.M., Assistant Research Professor at Georgetown University
• Sarah Long, Project Manager, Survey Administration and Analysis, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Panel 3: Innovative Solutions
How can organizations help people with cancer and their families stay out of medical debt or deal with the impacts of debt? What innovations are happening in the field that others can explore or consider replicating? This panel will include stakeholders from multiple sectors to share how they are approaching these challenges and finding innovative solutions that directly help patients.
• Patient Voice: Jennifer Schultz
• Moderator: Gissoo DeCotiis, Global Head of Advocacy & Strategic Relations, Daiichi Sankyo
• Amanda Brown Lierman, Senior Director of Policy and Engagement, GoFundMe
• Jennifer Holloway, Equal Justice Works Fellow, Tzedek DC
• Fumiko Chino, MD, Radiation Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering
• Andy Janning, Chief Storytelling Officer, AndyJanning.com
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