Uninsured Congress Features Hospital EMTALA, Community Benefit and State Property Tax Obligations

PRESS RELEASE: The National Congress on the Uninsured Features Hospital EMTALA Anti-Dumping, Community Benefit and State Property Tax Obligations

From Practical Local and Regional Solutions to State and National Health Reform

December 10 - 12, 2007

Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill

Washington, DC

www.UninsuredCongress.com

PRESS RELEASE
Phone: 800-684-4549
Email: registration@hcconferences.com
Website: www.UninsuredCongress.com

WASHINGTON DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- JULY 10, 2007: The National Congress on the Uninsured, December 10 - 12, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC today announced that it will feature an analysis of hospital EMTALA anti-dumping, community benefit and state property tax obligations.

CURRENT LEGAL AND REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS TO SERVE THE UNINSURED

The Uninsured Congress will offer a detailed analysis of current law and regulation which impose obligations on healthcare providers to serve the uninsured. The Congress is pleased to announce that the community benefit obligations of tax exempt hospitals will be discussed by:

The controversial issue of hospital charity care obligations and qualification for state property tax exemption will be discussed by:

Hospital anti-dumping obligations under EMTALA will be analyzed by:

This discussion of legal and regulatory obligations will be moderated by:

SPEAKER PRESENTATION PROPOSALS

The Congress is especially interested in case study presentations by providers regarding their strategies and policies and procedures for complying with EMTALA, community benefit and state property tax exemption requirements.

Speaker/Presentation Proposals for the Uninsured Congress May Be Submitted Through Our Online Form
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(Submissions accepted through Friday, July 20, 2007)

CONGRESS OVERVIEW

The challenge of the un and underinsured in America puts great social and economic stress on the nation's health system. The goals of The National Congress on the Uninsured are, in a balanced, practical and non partisan manner,

to define the issue in all of its aspects
to identify and assess various federal and state health reform proposals
to analyze the role of Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP in expansion of coverage for the uninsured
to describe and compare various international approaches to the issue
to identify voluntary, charitable initiatives that are happening across the country to address the issue at the local level
to assess current obligations and practices of healthcare providers to render care to uninsured patients

The Congress will feature prominent keynote speakers and plenary session panels on these topics and the following concurrent session tracks:

National Health Reform
State Health Reform
Medicaid and Children's Health
International Lessons
The Role of Safety Net Providers
Provider Strategies in Serving the Uninsured
Case Studies in Community-Based Initiatives
Legal Issues

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Gerard Anderson, PhD Professor of Health Policy and Management, and Director, Center for Hospital Finance and Management, Bloomberg School Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Michael F. Cannon, MA, JM Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute Former Domestic Policy Analyst, United States Senate Republican Policy Committee Washington, DC
Sara R. Collins, PhD Assistant Vice President, Future of Health Insurance, The Commonwealth Fund, Former Associate Director/Senior Research, New York Academy of Medicine, Division of Health and Science Policy, Former Associate Editor, US News & World Report, New York, NY
Carmella Coyle Senior Vice President for Policy, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC
Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, MPP Founder, Renaissance Health, Former Executive Director, Harvard Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co author, Uninsured in America - Life and Death in the Land of Opportunity, Boston, MA
Paul B. Ginsburg, Ph.D. President, Center for Studying Health System Change, Founding Executive Director, Physician Payment Review Commission (now the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission), Washington, DC
David U. Himmelstein, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Co-founder, Physicians for a National Health Program, Cambridge, MA

Karen Ignagni, MBA President and Chief Executive Officer, America's Health Insurance Plans, Former Director, AFL-CIO Department of Employee Benefits, Former Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee, Washington, DC
Stan Jenkins Chair, Champaign County Board of Review, Urbana, IL
Charles N. (Chip) Kahn, III, MPH President, Federation of American Hospitals, and Former President, Health Insurance Association of America, Washington, DC
Judith E. Kindell, Esq. Tax Law Specialist EO Rulings and Agreements, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC
Sally C. Pipes President, Pacific Research Institute, Author, Miracle Cure: How to Solve America's Health Care Crisis and Why Canada Isn't the Answer, San Francisco, CA
Ron Pollack, Esq. Founding Executive Director, Families USA, Founder and Chair, Health Assistance Partnership, Former Dean, Antioch School of Law, Former Founding Executive Director, Food Research and Action Center, Washington, DC
Ken Terry Senior Editor, Medical Economics Magazine, Arthor, Rx for Healthcare Reform, Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Charlotte S. Yeh, MD Regional Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Region I, Former Medical Director for Medicare Policy, National Heritage Insurance Co., Former Physician-in-Chief, Emergency Department, New England Medical Center in Boston, Boston, MA

CONGRESS CO CHAIRS

John Iglehart
Founding Editor, Health Affairs, National Correspondent, New England Journal of Medicine, Washington, DC (Uninsured Congress Chair)

Katharina Janus, PhD
Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, Former Senior Lecturer, Hannover Medical School, New York, NY (International Coverage Co chair)

T. J. Sullivan, JD, LLM
Partner, Drinker Biddle & Gardner Carton, Former Special Assistant (Health Care), to the IRS Assistant Commissioner (Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations), Washington, DC (Legal Issues Co chair)

Mark D. Smith, MD, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer, California HealthCare Foundation, Oakland, CA (National Health Reform Co chair)

CONGRESS SPONSORS

The California HealthCare Foundation is an independent philanthropy committed to improving the way health care is delivered and financed in California. By promoting innovations in care and broader access to information, our goal is to ensure that all Californians can get the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford. CHCF commissions research and analysis; publishes and disseminates information; convenes meetings of key health care groups; and funds development of programs and models aimed at improving health care in California.
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. The Fund carries out this mandate by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy. An international program in health policy is designed to stimulate innovative policies and practices in the United States and other industrialized countries.
The Harvard Health Policy Review is dedicated to broadening awareness of health policy issues and aims to educate people about healthcare policy and to stimulate thinking about the pressing healthcare questions facing the nation and the world. The HHPR is published by Exploring Policy in Health Care at Harvard and is supported by the University-wide Interfaculty Initiative in Health Policy.
Health Affairs is the leading journal of health policy thought and research. Health Affairs is a multidisciplinary journal covering a wide range of health issues, including access to care, health spending, quality, Medicare, Medicaid, prescription drug coverage and costs, physician practice, nursing trends, mental health, malpractice and health law, insurance reform, hospitals, global health, and disparities in healthcare, among others.
Inquiry seeks to contribute to the continued improvement of the nation's health care system by providing a thoughtful forum for the communication and discussion of relevant public policy issues, innovative concepts, and original research and demonstrations in the areas of health care organization, provision and financing.
The Milbank Memorial Fund is an endowed operating foundation that works to improve health by helping decision makers in the public and private sectors acquire and use the best available evidence to inform policy for health care and population health. The Fund has engaged in nonpartisan analysis, study, research, and communication on significant issues in health policy since its inception in 1905. Its staff organizes and participates in meetings with decision makers and publishes reports, books, and The Milbank Quarterly, a peer-reviewed journal of population health and health policy.

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