kaisernetwork.org:daily reports:kaiser first edition

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

TODAY'S NEWS

Congressional Democrats Reach Agreement on $3.3T Budget Blueprint for FY 2009 That Does Not Include Proposed Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid
Washington Post (Requires free, one-time registration)

51% of Insured U.S. Residents Regularly Take Prescription Drugs for Chronic Illnesses, Study Finds
AP/Houston Chronicle

FDA Requests $275M To Ensure Safety of Imported Medical Devices, Drugs, Food
New York Times

News summaries of these stories and more will be published at 11:30 a.m. ET in the complete Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report.

TODAY'S HEALTH POLICY EVENTS

Host: Aspen Institute Health Stewardship Project
Event: "Transforming Health Care in the United States: Sizing Up the Presidential Candidates' Plans and a New National Poll by Zogby International"
Start Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Russell Building, 385, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Event Contact: Noah Bartolucci, 202-736-2536; e-mail, noah.bartolucci@aspeninstitute.org

Host: Senate Special Committee on Aging
Event: Senate Special Committee on Aging to hold hearings to examine the future of Alzheimer's disease, focusing on current breakthroughs and challenges
Start Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Dirksen Building, 106, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Event Contact: 202-224-5364

Host: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Event: Children and Families Subcommittee to hold hearings to examine addressing the challenge of children with food allergies
Start Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Dirksen Building, 430, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Event Contact: 202-224-5465

Host: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Event: Consumer Affairs, Insurance and Automotive Safety Subcommittee to hold hearings to examine plastic additives in consumer products
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Russell Building, 253, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Event Contact: 202-224-0411

Host: House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Regulations, Health Care and Trade
Event: Hearing, "The Impact of CMS Regulations and Programs on Small Health Care Providers"
Start Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Longworth Building, 1539, Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Event Contact: 202-226-3636

Host: American College of Physicians
Event: American College of Physicians Annual Convention, May 13-17
Location: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place, Washington, D.C.
Event Contact: 800-523-1546 or 215-351-2400; or visit Web site.

Host: International Association for the Study of Obesity
Event: 16th European Conference on Obesity, May 14-17
Location: Geneva Palexpo, CH-1218 Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland
Event Contact: +41 22 761 24 04 or +41 22 761 24 05; e-mail, media@eco2008.org; or visit Web site.

Host: House Ways and Means Committee
Event: Heath Subcommittee hearing, "Health Savings Accounts and Consumer-Driven Health Care: Cost-Containment or Cost-Shift"
Start Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Longworth Building, 1100, Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Event Contact: 202-225-3625

Host: Milliman
Event: Media briefing on health care cost drivers
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
Event Contact: Marjorie Taylor, 202-292-1195; e-mail, marjorie.taylor@milliman.com

THURSDAY'S EVENTS (5/15/2008)

Host: National Quality Forum
Event: National Quality Forum Leadership Colloquium, "Investing in Health Care Value"
Start Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Kaiser Family Foundation, 1330 G St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
Event Contact: Alicia Aebersold, 202-783-2772; e-mail, aaebersold@qualityforum.org; or visit Web site.

Host: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Event: Hearings to examine nuclear terrorism, focusing on providing medical care and meeting basic needs in the aftermath
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Dirksen Building, 342, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Event Contact: 202-224-2627

Host: Senate Committee on Appropriations
Event: Business meeting to mark up the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2008
Start Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Dirksen Building, 106, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Event Contact: 202-224-7363

Host: Cato Institute
Event: Forum, "Whatever Happened to Medicare Reform?"
Start Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
Event Contact: 202-789-5229; e-mail, events@cato.org; or visit Web site.
NOTE: An archived webcast of this event will be available after 9 a.m. ET, May 16. Please visit HealthCast.

For a comprehensive list of upcoming National Health Policy events, please visit the Calendar.

Kaisernetwork's improved Site Search offers quick and easy access to news summaries, information, and events.

-------------------------------------------------------
EDITORIAL STAFF:
Jill Braden Balderas, managing editor, kaisernetwork.org
Allison Czapp, associate editor, Kaiser Daily Health Policy Reports
Beth Liu, senior web writer, kaisernetwork.org
Kate Steadman, web writer, kaisernetwork.org
Simone Vozzolo, senior web producer, HealthCast
Amanda Wolfe, editor-in-chief, Kaiser Daily Reports
Francis Ying, web producer, HealthCast
Hayes Edwards, Bryn Lansdowne, Chris Sowerwine, Justyn Ware, Sherkiya Wedgeworth, Cameron Williams, Emily Zeigenfuse, staff writers, Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report
Alyssa Mitchell, Emily Picillo, copy editors, Kaiser Daily Reports
--------------------------------------------------------
SYNDICATION AND OUTREACH STAFF:
Shari Lewis, online communications associate, Kaiser Family Foundation
Sahar Neyazi, communications associate, Kaiser Family Foundation
Robin Sidel, communications officer, online activities, Kaiser Family Foundation
--------------------------------------------------------
Larry Levitt, editor-in-chief, kaisernetwork.org; vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation
--------------------------------------------------------
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For questions about kaisernetwork.org including calendar, Daily Reports or syndication/outreach, Contact Us
DAILY REPORTS PHONE: 202-266-5856, FAX: 202-266-5700; KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION PHONE: 202-347-5270
To manage your email subscription: www.kaisernetwork.org/email
For questions about your email subscription: subscriptions@kff.org
The Kaiser First Edition and Daily Health Policy Report are published for kaisernetwork.org, a service of Kaiser Family Foundation. © 2008 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.

-------------------------------------------------------

kaisernetwork.org is a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation. For access to the Foundation's policy research, analyses, reports and fact sheets, and media partnerships, visit the Foundation's main website at www.kff.org.