National conference examines Affordable Care Act

Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) will host a national conference on June 19, 2012 examining the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as it relates to translational science and its impact on health. The 2010 ACA represents the largest health policy experiment in the nation's history. Embracing Tufts CTSI's mission to translate medical science to impact public policy and health, this conference will review the history and effects of the ACA in the framework of health policy research. Presenters and panelists, including key policymakers, government officials and others who were involved in the development of this historical legislation, will look to recommend priorities, objectives, and next steps for translational research in the post-ACA passage era.

"This conference will present a unique opportunity to hear directly from the key players who help create and now are implementing the landmark Affordable Care Act," said Harry Selker, MD, MSPH, Dean of Tufts CTSI. "The conference will address how the results of this national health policy experiment can be translated into better health care for our nation, and will allow the audience to participate in this conversation."

Presenters and panelists include:

• JudyAnn Bigby, MD, Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services
• Shawn Bishop, MPP, Senior Vice President, Research Group, Marwood Group
• Craig Brammer, Director, Beacon Community Program, Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology
• Ceci Connolly, BA, Managing Director, PWC, Health Research Institute
• John McDonough, DPH, MPA, Director, Harvard School of Public Health Center for Public Health Leadership
• Kavita Patel, MD, MS, Managing Director, Clinical Transformation and Delivery, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, Brookings Institute
• James Roosevelt, Jr., JD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tufts Health Plan
• Brian Rosman, JD, Research Director, Health Care For All Massachusetts
• Harry Selker, MD, MSPH, Dean, Tufts CTSI
• William Shrank, MD, MSHS, Director of Rapid-Cycle Evaluation, CMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
• Stanley Wallack, PhD, Professor and Executive Director of the Schneider Institutes for Health Policy at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University.