Jan. 20-24: MACPAC policy meeting among upcoming healthcare finance events

Significant upcoming events in healthcare finance include a meeting of Congress’s leading group of outside advisers on Medicaid.

Information on that event is below, along with our complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of Jan. 20

Tuesday, Jan. 21

Deadline for comments to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force  on its draft recommendations for behavioral counseling for sexually active adolescents and for adults with increased risk of sexually transmitted infection. Submit comments.

Wednesday, Jan. 22

Webinar sponsored by the American Hospital Association titled “Physician Wellness: A Self and System Imperative in a Value Based Model.” Learn more.

Webcast of a workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Committee on Implementing High-Quality Primary Care. Learn more.

Webcast by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality titled “Understanding CAHPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users.” Learn more and register.

Thursday, Jan. 23

Webinar sponsored by the National Rural Health Association titled “Surprise Billing and Transparency Mandates: What They Might Mean for Providers.” Learn more and register.

Webinar by the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare titled “2019 CAQH Index Findings.” Learn more.

Public meeting by the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, Washington, D.C. (through Jan. 24). Learn more.