States of Despair: Understanding Declining Life Expectancy in the United States

This is the agenda for the public briefing held on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, titled, "States of Despair: Understanding Declining Life Expectancy in the United States."

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.          Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Sarah J. Dash, MPH, president and chief executive officer, Alliance for Health Policy (@AllHealthPolicy)

12:10 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.          Panelist Opening Remarks

  • David Radley, Ph.D., MPH, senior scientist, Tracking Health System Performance, The Commonwealth Fund
  • Marvin Figueroa, Ed.M., deputy secretary, Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Virginia
  • Joe Thompson, M.D., MPH, president and chief executive officer, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement; professor, UAMS Colleges of Medicine and Public Health, (@JoeThompsonMD)
  • Richard McKeon, Ph.D., MPH, chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • Anand Parekh, M.D., MPH, chief medical advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center

 

12:50 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.                        Question and Answer Session