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In March, we are hosting a Journal Club event for Insiders and a Policy Spotlight event - open to all - featuring Douglas Jacobs, Chief Transformation Officer at CMS.

Read the details below to join us this month.

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The centerpiece of the Health Affairs Insider Journal Club meeting in March is, “Georgia’s Reinsurance Waiver Associated With Decreased Premium Affordability And Enrollment.”

In the paper, authors examine the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplaces and how reinsurance affects the premium minimum cost of coverage and enrollment in Marketplaces for the large majority of enrollees who receive premium subsidies.

On March 14, please join author David M. Anderson of Duke University for a detailed discussion of the paper’s data, methods, and policy implications. Health Affairs Senior Editor Kathleen Haddad will host.

Date:   Thursday, March 14, 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Place: Online details will be shared with registrants 24 hours in advance of the event

This event is exclusive to our Health Affairs Insiders!

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On Tuesday, March 19, you are invited to join Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil when he welcomes Douglas Jacobs, Chief Transformation Officer, Center for Medicare at the HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), for a Policy Spotlight event.

At CMS, Dr. Jacobs leads center-wide efforts to move the health care system towards value-based care, advance health equity, and promote delivery system transformation.

Prior to joining CMS, Dr. Jacobs was the Chief Medical Officer and first Chief Innovation Officer for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS), where he helped oversee the state’s Medicaid program.

A board-certified internal medicine physician, he has continued seeing patients throughout the pandemic. He has worked in several health policy offices in government, including ASPE at HHS, the National Academy of Medicine, and the Senate HELP Committee. He was previously selected as one of Forbes 30 under 30 in Healthcare. Dr. Jacobs is a frequent contributor to Health Affairs Forefront.

Date:  Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Time:  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Place: Online details will be shared upon registration

This event is open to all!

If you have accessibility or support requirements in order to participate fully in this event, please contact [email protected] to ensure that we can arrange reasonable accommodations.