May 20, 2024 | 5pm-7pm ET
Charlie Palmer Steak
101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001
Free Happy Hour Event
Enjoy food and drinks as you hear from leading experts on the Inflation Reduction Act and three active pieces of legislation supporting patient access to therapeutics to improve cardiovascular disease outcomes and save lives. The Partnership to Advance Cardiovascular Health (PACH) invites you to a conversation at the seventh annual Cardiovascular Health Policy Summit about why Congress should pass these three bills and what patients and providers can do to advocate effectively.
Agenda
5:00 pm | Registration and Networking Happy Hour
5:45 pm | Welcome Remarks
Dharmesh Patel, MD, FACC
5:50 pm | The IRA’s Impact on America’s #1 Killer
Kim Brandt
Jennifer Ellis, MD, MBA
Milena Sullivan
Moderated by Ryan Gough, Partnership to Advance Cardiovascular Health
6:15 pm | Hot Topics
Bill: H.R.1691 – Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2023- Bobby Patrick
Bill: H.R.4818 – Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023- Dharmesh Patel, MD, FACC
Bill: S.652 – Safe Step Act– Alisa Vidulich Casavant
Moderated by Jessica Wehrman, CQ Roll Call
6:40 pm | Closing Remarks and Networking Continues
Ryan Gough
7:00 pm | Summit Concludes
Featured Speakers
Kim Brandt
Former Principal Deputy Administrator for Operations and Policy, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Alisa Vidulich Casavant
Policy Director, Arthritis Foundation
Jennifer Ellis, MD, MBA
Cardiothoracic Surgeon. Former Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bellevue Hospital New York Health and Hospital
Ryan Gough
Executive Director, Partnership to Advance Cardiovascular Health
Dharmesh Patel, MD, FACC
Director of the Stern Cardiovascular Lipid Clinic and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Baptist Desoto Hospital
Bobby Patrick
Vice President of State Affairs, Regional Government, and Alliance Development, AdvaMed
Milena Sullivan
Managing Director, Avalere
Stephen Salfeety
Managing Director, CQ Roll Call
Master of Ceremonies
Jessica Wehrman
Health Policy Editor, CQ Roll Call
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