Select a Day or Month | View the Day | View the Week | View the Month

December 2009   January 2010   February 2010   March 2010   April 2010   May 2010   June 2010   July 2010   August 2010   September 2010   October 2010   November 2010   December 2010          Kaisernetwork.org Calendar      July 2007 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 View Week                                   2 Conference call briefing to announce the details of a new initiative to combat fraud related to the suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthodics and supplies 1:00 PM                                 3 Director Liz Garbus' documentary "COMA" explores the mysteries of the injured brain and its ability to heal 9:00 PM Full Senate Special Committee on Aging field hearing, "Serving Patriots and Heroes: Ensuring Health and Healing for Our Nation's Veterans" 2:00 PM                               4 International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS, July 4-7 (1 of 4) International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS, July 4-7 (1 of 4) International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS, July 4-7 (1 of 4)                             5 International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS, July 4-7 (2 of 4) International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS, July 4-7 (2 of 4) International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS, July 4-7 (2 of 4)                             6 International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS, July 4-7 (3 of 4) International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS, July 4-7 (3 of 4) International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS, July 4-7 (3 of 4)                             7 International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS, July 4-7 (4 of 4) International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS, July 4-7 (4 of 4) International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS, July 4-7 (4 of 4)                             8 View Week                                   9 Full House Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing, "The Future of VA Health Care in South Louisiana" 9:30 AM Discussion, "Caring About Long-Term Care: An Ethical Framework for Caregiving" 9:15 AM News conference to announce new legislation to help companies bring wellness into the workplace 11:00 AM Briefing, "Keeping America Healthy Through Worksite Health Promotion" 10:00 AM                           10 Meeting focusing on the issue of gene patents and licensing practices 8:30 AM HIVision: Exploring What's Positive in Gay Men's Health 4:00 PM HIVision: Exploring What's Positive in Gay Men's Health 4:00 PM House Education and Labor subcommittee hearing on the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 3:00 PM News briefing on a status report on the legislative priorities of the nation's physicians and the patients they serve 2:30 PM Health Care and the '08 Election: A Preview 12:15 PM Hearing From the Office of the HHS Surgeon General, "Mission and Challenges for the Future"                     11 News conference to announce the creation of the Alzheimer's Disease Study Group 9:30 AM Conference call briefing on the CMS' Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement formula for generic prescription drugs 2:00 PM Briefing, "Physician Support for Medicare Advantage" 12:00 PM House Veterans' Affairs Health Subcommittee mark up of the Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 10:00 AM 12th Annual Richard Duma/National Foundation for Infectious Diseases news conference and symposium on infectious diseases 10:00 AM 12th Annual Richard Duma/National Foundation for Infectious Diseases news conference and symposium on infectious diseases 10:00 AM Discussion, "Getting Medicare Right," focusing on Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare fee-for-service 10:00 AM 10th Annual Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Conference, July 11-13 (1 of 3)                   12 Meeting of the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries to review actuarial methods and assumptions to be used in the valuation of benefits 1:30 PM ACTION lunch and film screening, "Talk to Kids About AIDS" 1:00 PM ACTION lunch and film screening, "Talk to Kids About AIDS" 1:00 PM News conference to release the results of a new study examining savings and safety with e-prescribing 12:00 PM Inaugural luncheon for The World Soy Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to improving the health of thousands of developing country school children, people living with HIV/AIDS and others 12:00 PM Inaugural luncheon for The World Soy Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to improving the health of thousands of developing country school children, people living with HIV/AIDS and others 12:00 PM Full Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the nomination of James Holsinger to be U.S. surgeon general 10:00 AM 10th Annual Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Conference, July 11-13 (2 of 3) House Veterans' Affairs Health Subcommittee and Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee joint hearing, "Issues Facing Women and Minority Veterans" 10:00 AM                 13 Discussion, "Smarter Tax Treatment of Health Insurance: The First Step Towards a Bipartisan Health Reform" 10:00 AM             10th Annual Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Conference, July 11-13 (3 of 3)                   14                                   15 View Week                                   16 Briefing, "Financing and Improving Global Health Care" 9:30 AM Briefing, "Financing and Improving Global Health Care" 9:30 AM Second Annual Institute for Health Technology Studies Symposium, "Accelerating Technological Change: Value and Health Reform" 8:30 AM Forum on the Veterans Affairs Department's mental health program 1:00 PM Discussion, "Medicare Advantage: Whose Cost, Whose Benefit?" 12:15 PM 2007 Faith and HIV Conference, July 16-17 (1 of 2) 2007 Faith and HIV Conference, July 16-17 (1 of 2) Public Health Congress: Harnessing the Power To Transform and Revitalize America’s Public Health Care System Through Public and Private Sector Partnerships, July 16-18 (1 of 3)                   17 Forum, "Who's Got the Cure? Four Options for Achieving Universal Coverage" 9:00 AM Summit, "Chronic Care at the Crossroads: Exploring Solutions for Chronic Care Management" 9:00 AM Full Senate Finance Committee mark up of legislation to reauthorize and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program 7:00 PM Retirement and Aging Subcommittee hearing, "Federal Response to the Alzheimer's Epidemic" 2:30 PM Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing, "Working Families in Financial Crisis: Medical Debt and Bankruptcy" 1:00 PM 2007 Faith and HIV Conference, July 16-17 (2 of 2) 2007 Faith and HIV Conference, July 16-17 (2 of 2) Public Health Congress: Harnessing the Power To Transform and Revitalize America’s Public Health Care System Through Public and Private Sector Partnerships, July 16-18 (2 of 3) Briefing, "Medicare Advantage Overpayments: Undermining Traditional Medicare, Shortchanging Beneficiaries" 1:00 PM News conference to call on the Government Accountability Office and Congress to investigate the medical debt crisis bankrupting and destroying credit of working Americans 12:00 PM Conference call briefing on the Senate Finance Committee's bipartisan plan for the State Children's Health Insurance Program 11:00 AM Briefing, "Affordable Health Care Agenda for America" 11:00 AM Discussion, "I Pay, You Pay, Variable Co-Pay: The Next Generation of Health Insurance Design" 10:00 AM         18 Discussion, "Electronic Health Records: Can Policymakers Promote Progress and Protect Privacy?" 8:30 AM Luncheon discussion, "The Federal Burden for Health Care Spending" 12:00 PM Panel discussion and brown bag lunch on drug safety regulation and the Prescription Drug User Fee Act 12:00 PM News conference to reintroduce the Pre-Natally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act 11:30 PM News conference to unveil recommendations to improve disaster response 11:15 PM Full Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on a national system of background checks for long-term care workers 10:30 AM Full House Education and Labor Committee mark up of the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 10:00 AM Public Health Congress: Harnessing the Power To Transform and Revitalize America’s Public Health Care System Through Public and Private Sector Partnerships, July 16-18 (3 of 3) Full House Small Business Committee hearing, "Medicaid Drug Reimbursements: Are CMS Cuts Bad Medicine for Small Businesses and Beneficiaries?" 10:00 AM                 19 Full House Appropriations Committee mark up of the FY 2008 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and related agencies appropriations bills 9:00 AM Briefing, "Medicaid's Soaring Costs: Time To Step on the Brakes" 8:30 AM SPAN USA's National Awareness March for Suicide Prevention 6:00 PM News conference following the Senate Finance Committee's vote to renew and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program 12:00 PM "The Digital Opportunity: Using New Media for Public Education Campaigns" 12:00 PM House Ways and Means Income Security and Family Support Subcommittee hearing, "Health Care for Children in Foster Care" 10:00 AM                       20 Discussion, "Making America's Social Contract Citizen-Based: Step One is a Sustainable Health System For All" 9:30 AM Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality to discuss current research, programs and initiatives 9:00 AM Discussion, "Extending the Cure: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance" 12:00 PM Acting Assistant Homeland Security Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer Jeffrey Runge to speak at the Second National Congress on Health System Readiness 11:30 PM News conference to unveil a new joint advertising effort to push for legislation that protects Medicare and provides health coverage for America's children 10:30 AM                         21 Kaiser-CNN Forum on HIV/AIDS in Africa, July 21-22 (1 of 2) Kaiser-CNN Forum on HIV/AIDS in Africa, July 21-22 (1 of 2)                               22 View Week Kaiser-CNN Forum on HIV/AIDS in Africa, July 21-22 (2 of 2) Kaiser-CNN Forum on HIV/AIDS in Africa, July 21-22 (2 of 2) 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, July 22-25 (1 of 4) 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, July 22-25 (1 of 4)                           23 Briefing, "The Role of Chronic and Catastrophic Care Management: Lessons for Health Care Reform" 1:00 PM Film and Luncheon Expert Panel: Lessons From Cuba's Health Results and Global Medical Diplomacy 12:00 PM 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, July 22-25 (2 of 4) 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, July 22-25 (2 of 4) Lunch Forum, "HIV and HSV Interactions" 12:00 PM Lunch Forum, "HIV and HSV Interactions" 12:00 PM Meeting of the Center for Mental Health Services National Advisory Council Subcommittee on Consumer/Survivor Issues to review finding activities in support of the work of CMHS, July 23-24 (1 of 2) Workshop, "Common Ground: Leadership Commitments To Improve Value in Health Care," July 23-24 (1 of 2)                   24 Briefing, "Women Leaders Speak! Global Priorities for Action Against AIDS" 9:30 AM Briefing, "Women Leaders Speak! Global Priorities for Action Against AIDS" 9:30 AM 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, July 22-25 (3 of 4) 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, July 22-25 (3 of 4) Briefing, "Women Leaders Speak! Global Priorities for Action Against AIDS" 9:30 AM Meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee to discuss new drug applications 8:00 AM Meeting of the Center for Mental Health Services National Advisory Council Subcommittee on Consumer/Survivor Issues to review finding activities in support of the work of CMHS, July 23-24 (2 of 2) Workshop, "Common Ground: Leadership Commitments To Improve Value in Health Care," July 23-24 (2 of 2) Conference call on the introduction of a bill that ensures Medicaid patient access to general prescription drugs 2:00 PM Discussion, "Drug Resistant TB in Russia" 12:00 PM Briefing on new Government Accountability Office Report, "HHS Needs To Ensure Availability of Health Screening and Monitoring for all Responders" 11:00 AM Hearing, "The Misclassification of Workers as Independent Contractors: What Policies and Practices Best Protect Workers?" 10:30 AM Health Care for Public Housing Residents National Conference, July 24-25 (1 of 2)         25 Full committee hearing on Veterans' Affairs health care funding 9:30 AM News conference to announce a new national television ad campaign urging Congress to protect seniors' Medicare Advantage benefits 9:15 AM 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, July 22-25 (4 of 4) 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, July 22-25 (4 of 4) Discussion, "Can We Get It for You for Retail? Moving Beyond Wholesale Markets for Health Care Services" 9:00 AM Meeting of the Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care to discuss acquisition and procurement issues related to the military health care system 8:30 AM Release of Association for Community Affiliated Plans' paper, "Medicaid Health Plans Can Be a Turnkey Solution for Expanding Health Insurance Coverage, Case Studies of California and Massachusetts" 1:00 PM Conference call briefing to examine the House Energy and Commerce Committee's emerging plan to reauthorize SCHIP 1:00 PM Meeting of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors 11:15 PM News conference about SCHIP reauthorization 10:00 AM Full committee hearing, "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Personality Disorders: Challenges for the VA" 10:00 AM News conference to unveil the Republican SCHIP proposal 10:00 AM Health Care for Public Housing Residents National Conference, July 24-25 (2 of 2) Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition to discuss general program issues, July 25-27 (1 of 3) Meeting of the Center for Mental Health Services National Advisory Council to discuss the Center's policy issues and current administrative and legislative activities, July 25-26 (1 of 2) National Institute of Mental Health National Research Conference on the role of families in preventing and adapting to HIV/AIDS, July 25-27 (1 of 3) National Institute of Mental Health National Research Conference on the role of families in preventing and adapting to HIV/AIDS, July 25-27 (1 of 3) 26 News conference on the release of "Voices for Change: Beneficiaries Paving the Way To Work a Roadmap to Program Improvement" 9:30 AM Full committee mark up on FDA tobacco regulation and other pending issues 9:30 AM Full committee mark up of the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 1:00 PM Audio Conference,"FDA Reauthorization Legislation (from the Inside Out)" 1:00 PM News conference to introduce the Patients First Act to promote research and human clinical trials using stem cells that are ethically obtained and show evidence of providing near-term clinical benefit 1:00 PM News conference to announce the introduction of bills designed to fight the prevalence and effects of "meth mouth," the condition that affects users of methamphetamine 11:45 PM Meeting of the Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee to hear updates of research programs 11:00 AM Discussion, "Adult Stem Cell Successes: Patients and Doctors To Speak Out" 10:00 AM Health subcommittee hearing on "Gulf War Exposures" 10:00 AM News conference on the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act 10:00 AM       Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition to discuss general program issues, July 25-27 (2 of 3) Meeting of the Center for Mental Health Services National Advisory Council to discuss the Center's policy issues and current administrative and legislative activities, July 25-26 (2 of 2) National Institute of Mental Health National Research Conference on the role of families in preventing and adapting to HIV/AIDS, July 25-27 (2 of 3) National Institute of Mental Health National Research Conference on the role of families in preventing and adapting to HIV/AIDS, July 25-27 (2 of 3) 27 Briefing on SCHIP reauthorization 12:00 PM                         Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition to discuss general program issues, July 25-27 (3 of 3)   National Institute of Mental Health National Research Conference on the role of families in preventing and adapting to HIV/AIDS, July 25-27 (3 of 3) National Institute of Mental Health National Research Conference on the role of families in preventing and adapting to HIV/AIDS, July 25-27 (3 of 3) 28                                   29 View Week                                   30 Joint meeting of the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee to discuss Avandia's cardiovascular risks 8:00 AM Lunch and educational bingo game as part of "Rolling for Autism," an event to raise autism awareness 12:00 PM 2007 National Conference on Latinos and AIDS, July 30-31 (1 of 2) 2007 National Conference on Latinos and AIDS, July 30-31 (1 of 2)                           31 Briefing on the health of incarcerated women 9:00 AM Joint meeting to discuss the biologic license application for TYSABRI for the treatment of moderate to severe Crohn's disease 8:00 AM 2007 National Conference on Latinos and AIDS, July 30-31 (2 of 2) 2007 National Conference on Latinos and AIDS, July 30-31 (2 of 2) Full committee hearing, "Ensuring that Death and Serious Injury are More than a Business Cost: OxyContin and Defective Products" 2:30 PM News conference to urge Senate approval of bipartisan agreement to renew and improve SCHIP 12:00 PM Conference call briefing to introduce the Universal Health Coverage Act 11:30 PM Conference call briefing to release a new survey on seniors' views on funding SCHIP and cutting Medicare Advantage 10:00 AM HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Stakeholders Workshop, July 31-August 2 (1 of 3)                 1 August Full committee mark up of FDA tobacco regulation and pending business 9:30 AM Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing, "Post-Katrina Health Care in the New Orleans Region: Progress and Continuing Concerns" 9:30 AM Briefing, "Portable Health Information: Are We Any Closer? Lessons Learned From the Santa Barbara Experiment" 9:30 AM Joint meeting to receive a briefing on iPLEDGE, a program that uses a computer-based risk management program designed to eliminate fetal exposure to isotretinoin 8:00 AM Event to celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act 6:00 PM Conference call briefing to discuss children's health insurance and veterans' mental health 1:30 PM Conference call briefing to discuss the latest developments in the congressional debate of SCHIP 1:00 PM Conference call briefing on health care policy 11:00 AM HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Stakeholders Workshop, July 31-August 2 (2 of 3) News conference to discuss the importance of funding SCHIP 11:00 AM News conference to kick off the "Promise To Remember Me Campaign" to fight juvenile diabetes 11:00 AM Regulations, Health Care and Trade Subcommittee hearing, "Ensuring Prompt Payment for Small Health Care Providers" 10:00 AM           2                 HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Stakeholders Workshop, July 31-August 2 (3 of 3)                 3                                   4

...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......