Health Action Conference 2023 Agenda

Learn tips and tools to identify and connect with your audience and drive action. Dive into which social media platforms can get the most eyes and ears on your content and expand your reach.

Speakers:

• Chantez Bailey, Director of Communications, Families USA
• Justin Charles, Digital Media Associate, Families USA
• Genelle Adrien, Politics & Government Outreach, Meta

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This workshop will elevate community voices on key issues we all care about, such as oral health issues and Medicaid issues, as well as share strategies for centering community voices in advocacy.

Moderator:

• Tera Bianchi, Community Catalyst, Project Director for the Dental Access Project

Speakers:

• Sookyung Oh, Director, Hamkae Center 
• Ciearra Walker, Executive Director, St. Louis Community Health Network 

The recent Supreme Court decision changed access to safe abortion care across state lines. Learn how advocates can advance policies that make reproductive health care available and accessible for all.

Moderator:

• Elizabeth Nash, Guttmacher Institute

Speakers:

• Nikia Grayson, Choices: Memphis Center for Reproductive Health
• Melissa Reed, Planned Parenthood Keystone
• Nicole Wells Stallworth, PPMI

Learn from on-the-ground advocates about how they were able to use state plan amendments as a tool to explicitly reimburse community health workers for their critical services.

Moderator:

• Angie Kuzma, Policy & Advocacy Manager, National Association of Community Health Workers 

Speakers:

• Gilbert Arvizu, Community Development and Engagement Director, Valley of the Sun United Way
• Cara Stewart, Director of Policy Advocacy, Kentucky Voices for Health
• Mar Velez, Director of Policy, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California

This session will explore strategies for leveraging your stories to inspire change and outline critical tools to prepare your storytellers for media appearances.

Moderator:

• Kasey Hampton, Families USA

Speakers:

• Amber Macdonald, Former HHS Speechwriter
• Barion Grant, The Hub Project 

Learn from senior philanthropic and foundation leaders about how foundations will address health equity, reproductive health and justice, and health care value in 2023 and beyond.

Moderator:

• Ann McMillan, Program Director, Grantmakers in Health

Speakers:

• Alexandra Spratt, Director – Health Care, Arnold Ventures
• Jennie Riley, Executive Director, Rx Foundation 
• Timothy Lash, President, West Health 

The continuous Medicaid coverage requirements associated with the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency are coming to an end soon. Learn key strategies they’ll use to protect health coverage.

Speakers:

• Erica Andrade, Chief Program Officer, El Centro Inc
• Sara Cariano, Senior Health Policy Analyst, Virginia Poverty Law Center 
• Rebecca Cerese, Health Policy Advocate, North Carolina Justice Center 
• Dr. Jamila Michener, Associate Dean for Public Engagement, Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University

As advocates, we tirelessly fight for the health of our communities. Learn tangible skills and methods from key experts on how to recognize and prevent burnout for ourselves and within our movements.

Speaker:

• Dr. Cecile Bhang, Assistant Professor, Sonoma State University
• Rosa Martha Zárate Macías, Vision y Compromiso 
• Dr. Latifat Cabirou  

Join senior Congressional and Administration staff to hear their insights on opportunities to advance health care policy in a new Congress as well as upcoming priorities for the Biden Administration.

Speaker:

• Jay Gulshen, House Ways and Means Committee (GOP)
• Kristi Martin, HHS
• Shawn Bishop, Senate Finance Majority 

Learn practical tips for generating local media coverage to showcase how strong health care reform initiatives improve health care access and affordability for your neighbors and communities.

Speakers:

• Tawana Jacobs, Director of Brand and Communications, DC Action
• Keya Vakil, Deputy Political Editorial Director, Courier Newsroom 

This workshop will delve into ways that state governments can push for cheaper prescription drugs, foster greater transparency, and tailor their markets to their populations.

Speakers:

• Ashley Blackburn, Director of Private Insurance and Prescription Drug Reform, MA Health Care For All
• Vinny Demarco, MA Health Care For All
• Natalie Litton, Patients for Affordable Drugs

Enhanced premium tax credits have been extended to 2024. How can we make them permanent? What state-level wins can expand coverage for immigrants and make it more affordable for small businesses?

Moderators:

• Philippe Villers, Families USA Co-Founder & President 
• Cheryl Fish-Parcham, Families USA’s Director, Private Coverage

Speakers:

• Stephani Becker, Associate Director of Healthcare Justice, Shriver Center on Poverty Law
• Adam Fox, Deputy Director, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
• Dr. Jessie Ice, Executive Director, West Virginians for Affordable Health Care 

States are taking on the high healthcare costs that burden families, workers, and employers. Learn from state advocates working to end pricing abuses.

Speaker:

• Katherine Mills, Senior Director for Market Oversight and Transparency, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
• Anthony Wright, California Health Access 

In this session, messaging experts discuss how we can talk about wonky health care policy, including payment and delivery system reform, in a way that is engaging and inspiring to persuadable voters.

Speakers:

• Drew Westen, Westen Strategies
• Allyn Brooks-LaSure, Vice President Communications, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The ways we compile data may harm or exclude marginalized communities. Data justice is key to developing policies that improve health outcomes. Learn more about state and local solutions.

Moderator:

• Dr. Gary Puckrein, National Minority Quality Forum 

Speakers:

• Dr. Chandria Jones, NORC at the University of Chicago
• Richard Chang, UCLA Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab 
• Rachel Bryan, HHS OIG