Thursday, April 10
12:00 p.m.
Hamann Auditorium
Daniel E. Dawes, Esq.
Healthcare Attorney & Executive Director of government relations, health policy and external affairs at Morehouse School of Medicine.
The discussion will include:
Progress that has been made to advance health equity in laws and policies (will include a discussion on the behind the scenes work to include health equity provisions and ultimately pass the health reform law).
Provisions of the health reform law that will have the greatest impact on vulnerable populations and their implementation status to date.
Challenges to advancing a health equity agenda in laws and policies (discussion of attempts to repeal or modify provisions through different mechanisms, actual modifications to the law, the federal budget negotiations, cases winding their way through the district and appellate courts, etc.)
Opportunities for attendees moving forward.
In addition to his executive role, Mr. Dawes is a lecturer of health law and policy at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute and holds a faculty appointment in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine. Before joining Morehouse School of Medicine, Dawes was an Attorney & Manager of Federal Affairs and Grassroots Network for the Premier Healthcare Alliance, as well as Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer at the American Psychological Association (APA). Prior to working for the APA, Dawes worked on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee under the leadership of Senator Edward M. Kennedy where he advised the Senator and members of the committee on an array of issues related to health care, public health, employment, education, and disability law and policy.
Dawes holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska - College of Law and a Bachelor of Science in business administration and psychology from Nova Southeastern University.
Sponsored by Health, Law and Ethics