Improving Women’s Health: Opportunities
and Challenges of Health Reform
Fall Forum 2011: November 29-30, 2011
Overview
Hear presentations from national and state experts about improving women's health and the Affordable Care Act. Topics will include health care delivery models, the ACA and state budgets, and prevention and wellness initiatives.
Click here for brief video presentations from featured speakers.
Resources
- Agenda (
 2-pages PDF file)
- Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Walgreens
PowerPoint Presentation ( 21-pages PDF file)
- Julie Barnes, JD, Director of Health Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center
PowerPoint Presentation ( 6-pages PDF file)
- Christian Lease, Director, Immunization Policy, Novartis Vaccines
PowerPoint Presentation ( 11-pages PDF file)
- Sharon Moffatt, RN, BSN, MSN, Chief, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
PowerPoint Presentation ( 21-pages PDF file)
NCSL Resources
NCSL Contacts
This site is made possible with support from Novartis.
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Expanding Access to Care for Women and Exploring Health Delivery Models
This session explores the importance of women’s health, expanding access and exploring new health care delivery models.
Keynote Speaker: Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Walgreens
Women’s Health, the Affordable Care Act and Tough Budget Times
This session explores opportunities within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to improve women’s health, while also considering the complex landscape of state budget crises.
Faculty: Julie Barnes, JD, Director of Health Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center
Respondents: Shawn Martin, Managing Principal Analyst, California Legislative Analyst’s Office
Representative Mark McCullough, Oklahoma, Co-Chair, NCSL Standing Committee on Health
Senator Harriette Chandler, Massachusetts, Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Public Health
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Implementing the ACA: Women and Prevention and Wellness Initiatives
This sessions addresses the numerous provisions in ACA to promote women’s health and reduce the burden of chronic disease.
Welcome and remarks: Christian Lease, Director, Immunization Policy, Novartis Vaccines
Faculty: Sharon Moffatt, RN, BSN, MSN, Chief, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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