Health Law Legislative and Regulatory Practice Colloquium
Spring 2019
Join us for a series of events highlighting current developments in health law and policy.
RSVP to health@wcl.american.edu
Texas v. US and the Future of the Affordable Care Act
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm in N101
Featuring Joel McElvain,ÌýPartner, King & Spalding
The Support Act of 2018 and Federal, State, and Local Responses to the Opioid Crisis
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 from 6 pm to 7:50 pm in N101
Featuring:
Brian Altman, Director of Federal & Political Affairs at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, former Director of the Division of Policy Innovation at the HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Waverly Gordon, Deputy Chief Counsel, House Energy and Commerce Committee
Capri Cafaro, Executive in Residence, Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Public Affairs and former Minority Leader, Ohio Senate
Sex-Based Discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: Implications for People who are Transgender
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 from 6 pm to 7:50 pm in N101
Featuring:
Elliot Kennedy, Â鶹ÊÓƵWCL JD 2012, HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Luc Athayde-Rizzaro, Â鶹ÊÓƵWCL LLM 2017, Policy Counsel, National Center for Transgender Equality
Mara Youdelman, Managing Attorney, National Health Law Program (tentative)
Cosponsored by the Women and the Law Program, the Â鶹ÊÓƵWCL chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, and the Â鶹ÊÓƵWCL chapter of the American Constitution Society
Litigation Challenging Medicaid Work Requirements
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 from 6 pm to 7:50 pm in N101
Featuring:
Capri Cafaro, Executive in Residence, Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Public Affairs and former Minority Leader, Ohio Senate
Leo Cuello, Director of Health Policy, National Health Law Program
Cosponsored by the Women and the Law Program
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