BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1296@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20181003T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20181003T191500 DTSTAMP:20181001T191544Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/future-of-health-care SUMMARY:The Future of Health Care — Insurance\, Access to Care\, Prescrip tion Benefits - DuVal Auditorium\, Banner – University Medical Center Tu cson - 3 Oct 18 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Critical issues facing the U.S. health-care system and the pote ntial impact of the mid-term elections will be discussed by Daniel Derksen \, MD\, a nationally noted health-care policy expert and associate vice pr esident for health equity\, outreach and interprofessional activities at t he University of Arizona Sciences. The free lecture will include time for questions and answers.\n\n \;\n\nThe critical state of the U.S. health -care system and the potential impact of the mid-term elections will be th e topic of a lecture by University of Arizona health-care policy expert Da niel Derksen\, MD\, on Wednesday\, Oct. 3\, from 6 to 7:15 p.m.\, at Banne r – University Medical Center – Tucson\, DuVal Auditorium\, 1501 N. Ca mpbell Ave.\n\n \;\n\nPresented by the UA Arthritis Center in partners hip with the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health\, the even t is free and open to the public and will include time for questions and a nswers.\n\n \;\n\nSeating for the lecture is limited and prior registr ation is requested. For more information or to register\, please visit the UA Arthritis Center website\, arthritis.arizona.edu/tucson-lecture-series \, call 520-626-5040 or email livinghealthy@arthritis.arizona.edu\n\n  \;\n\nDr. Derksen is associate vice president for health equity\, outreach and interprofessional activities at the UA Health Sciences and the Walter H. Pearce Endowed Chair and professor of public health policy and managem ent at the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health.\n\n \;\n\nIn his pre sentation\, Dr. Derksen will express his personal opinions based on more t han 30 years of experience as a family physician and in applied health pol icy\, outcomes\, education and workforce research to inform the public\, p roviders and policymakers. He does not represent the positions of the UA o r the Arizona Board of Regents.\n\n \;\n\nWhile presidential elections are held every four years\, mid-term elections are held near the mid-poin t of a president’s four-year term. This year on Nov. 6\, federal offices up for election include all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representative s and 35 of the 100 U.S. Senate seats.\n\n \;\n\nDr. Derksen will disc uss how the elections could dramatically impact all aspects of the U.S. he alth-care systems and health care — including Medicare\, Medicaid\, priv ate health insurance\, prescription benefits\, access to health care\, cos ts\, payment\, health outcomes and the health-care economy — at the nati onal and state levels.\n\n \;\n\nCertain groups could be disproportion ately affected\, including the disabled\, low-income\, rural and older adu lt populations\, many of whom are enrolled in Medicare\, Medicaid or the C hildren’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In 2018\, 40 percent of Ameri cans are enrolled in Medicaid\, Medicare and CHIP (130 million of the 328 million total U.S. population) and 44 percent of Arizonans (3.1 million of the 7 million total Arizona population) are enrolled in Medicaid\, CHIP o r Medicare.\n\n \;\n\nAmong Medicare beneficiaries\, the most common c hronic conditions include arthritis\; high blood pressure\, high cholester ol and heart disease\; and diabetes. Many have two or more chronic conditi ons. The costs of chronic conditions have far-reaching implications for th e health-care system.\n\n \;\n\nAbout the Living Healthy With Arthriti s lectures\n\nThe UA Arthritis Center offers validation of parking tickets for the Banner – UMC Tucson Visitor/Patient Parking Garage during “Li ving Healthy With Arthritis” lectures. Tickets can be validated by a UA Arthritis Center staff member in the hospital lobby before or after the le cture.\n\n \;\n\nIf you have questions concerning access\, wish to req uest a Sign Language interpreter or disability-related accommodations\, pl ease contact Tracy Shake\, 520-626-5040\, email: livinghealthy@arthritis.a rizona.edu\n\n \;\n\nThe lecture is part of the “Living Healthy with Arthritis” series of free monthly talks presented by the UA Arthritis C enter at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson and supported through the S usan and Saul Tobin Endowment for Research and Education in Rheumatology.\ n\n \;\n\nAbout Dan Derksen\, MD\n\nRecently appointed associate vice president for health equity\, outreach and interprofessional activities at the UA Health Sciences\, Dr. Derksen also is the Walter H. Pearce Endowed Chair and professor of public health policy and management in the UA Zuck erman College of Public Health\, with a joint appointment as professor in the UA College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Family and Community M edicine. As director of the Arizona Center for Rural Health\, Dr. Derksen ’s current service\, research and education activities include informing legislative\, regulatory and program policy to improve health equity\; in creasing health insurance coverage\; reducing the uninsured\; narrowing he alth disparities\; developing\, implementing and evaluating interprofessio nal serving/learning sites\; and working to assure a well-trained and dist ributed health workforce to meet the health needs of all Arizonans.\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nAbout the University of Arizona Arthritis Center\n\nThe University of Arizona Arthritis Center\, a Center of Excellence at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson\, is a research leader with a focus on identifying th e causes of arthritis and developing improved diagnosis\, measurement and treatment of the disease. For more information\, please visit arthritis.ar izona.edu\n\n \;\n\nAbout the University of Arizona Health Sciences\n\ nThe University of Arizona Health Sciences is the statewide leader in biom edical research and health professions training. The UA Health Sciences in cludes the UA Colleges of Medicine (Phoenix and Tucson)\, Nursing\, Pharma cy and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health\, with main campus locations in Tucson and the growing Phoenix Biomedical Campus in downtown Phoenix. From these vantage points\, the UA Health Sciences reaches across the state of Arizona and the greater Southwest to provide cutting-edge he alth education\, research\, patient care and community outreach services. A major economic engine\, the UA Health Sciences employs approximately 4\, 000 people\, has approximately 800 faculty members and garners more than $ 140 million in research grants and contracts annually. For more informatio n: uahs.arizona.edu (Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn | Instagram)\n\n \;\n\n# \; \; \; # \; \; \; #\n \nContact: Tracy Shake\, 520-626-6046\, shake@arthritis.arizona.edu\n\nSep t. 26\, 2018 LOCATION:DuVal Auditorium\, Banner – University Medical Center Tucson\, 1 501 N. Campbell Ave\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1501 N. Campbell Ave\, Tucs on\, AZ\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DuVal Auditorium\, Bann er – University Medical Center Tucson:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171003T180000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR