Wednesday, November 6, leading healthcare expert Shahriar Kahn will explain the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. He will discuss the policy issues and implications for EDS at our next meeting 7pm November 6th at the 92nd St. Y. Shahriar has been instrumental in helping set up the Rhode Island exchange.
All are welcome, especially those who are not yet diagnosed but have questions. We will also conduct other normal meeting business.
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Shahriar Khan bio:
Shahriar Khan studied and worked as a biochemistry researcher at Harvard and MIT (where he earned his S.B.). He spent a great deal of time working in community health centers and hospitals, ultimately getting into medical school twice. However, he chose to study health policy instead to make sense of rapidly changing landscape in the health care world. As a Ph.D. student and teacher at NYU, Shahriar continues studying healthcare reform, medicine, and biotechnology.
Recently, he worked internationally to implement a draft national biotechnology policy in Bangladesh to align research with clinical and agricultural needs. In the US, Shahriar worked on implementing Obamacare as a researcher/practitioner in the state of Rhode Island. He has worked on insurance rate reviews, plan choice, and hospital quality improvement measures. His experience positions him well to explain what the changes mean for us.
These issues create both opportunities and challenges for the EDS community and others with orphan diseases. Learn about new paradigms in health care and insurance, ways that you can stay ahead of the curve, and how to prepare for new practice models in medicine.
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New RSVP method
RSVP right here on this link
We added a forum on our web site. Early signs show it may work.
Almost 200 people have registered with the web site.
http://3.88.127.49/forums/topic/november-2013-meeting/
Please RSVP in the forum so we can estimate attendance and prepare accordingly.
Post questions there for our expert as well.
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Directions:
The meeting is at the 92nd Street Y. 1395 Lexington is between 91st and 92nd streets. For transportation information, the nearest subway is the number 6, which stops at 96th St.
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Mark your calendar
This event is another in our continuing effort to provide useful information and events to support the EDS community in NYC and improve the quality of life for our members. I hope you can join us Wednesday, Nov 6 at 7PM.
