21st Washington Health Policy Institute Begins on June 2nd!

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  The 21st Washington Health Policy Institute   Registration is now open!    If you want a true insiders’ view of what health care policy is about, how it is made, and who makes it, you should not miss the Washington Health Policy Institute (WHPI). Students have the unique experience to learn from top Health [...]

HAP-CHPRE Seminar Series March 18th – Todd Olmstead, PhD – Is it Cost-Effective to Pay People to Stop Using Illicit Drugs?

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Contingency management (CM) is a behavioral therapy intervention in which patients receive tangible reinforcers for evidence of positive behavior change. In a meta-analysis of interventions for substance use disorders (SUDs), CM had the largest effect size of all psychosocial treatments. Despite its strong evidence base, CM has not been widely adopted largely because it adds [...]

HAP-CHPRE Seminar Series Featuring Michael Furukawa, Ph.D. – Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records

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Join the Department of Health Administration and Policy and the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics, for the first Spring Semester Seminar of our HAP-CHPRE Seminar Series. This months speaker is the Director of Evaluations at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Please click here to view the flyer: Meaningful Use of Electronic [...]

CHPRE Hosts a Twitter Chat with Len M. Nichols 12pm on February 6th @LenMNichols #CHPREGMU

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  On February 6, 2013 at 12pm, CHPRE will host its first twitter chat featuring CHPRE Director Len M. Nichols. Our topic for this discussion is Health Reform Changes Facing Virginia in 2013. Please join us at 12pm on 2/6 using hashtag #CHPREGMU and following @LenMNichols.  Click here to view the flyer CHPRE Twitter Chat Flyer [...]

GMU College of Health and Human Services Presents the HAP-CHPRE Seminar Series Featuring Speaker Mark R. Meiners, Ph.D. – 12/3/12

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HAP CHPRE Seminar Series Presents: Mark R. Meiners, Ph.D. Aging and Long-Term Care Policy Mark R. Meiners, Ph.D., is a Professor of Health Administration and Policy in the College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University. Dr. Meiners specializes in the areas of aging and health with emphasis on financing and reimbursement issues. [...]

GMU College of Health and Human Services Presents the HAP-CHPRE Seminar Series Featuring Speaker Denise Osborn-Harrison, JD, MPH – 11/19/12

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“Health Insurance Exchanges and Medicaid Expansions under the ACA” Denise G. Osborn-Harrison, JD, MPH Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Authorized by the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), health insurance exchanges will give millions of people and small businesses access to health coverage.  With less than two years until exchanges must be fully operational in [...]

Save the Date for the upcoming HAP-CHPRE Seminar Series

Private Health Insurance and Healthcare Reform Bradley Herring, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University Wednesday, October 10, 2012  12:00 – 1:30pm Johnson Center Gold Room State Health Exchanges and Medicaid Expansions Denise Osborne-Harrison, J.D., MPH Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Monday, November 19, 2012 12:00 – 1:30pm Johnson Center Gold Room   Aging and Long-Term Care [...]

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