CONTACT: University Relations
304.293.6997
WHO: Former U. S. Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV; Former U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Secretary and current president of American University Sylvia Mathews Burwell. Note: Media availability for Sen. Rockefeller: 10:35 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. Media availability for President Burwell 12:15 p.m. to 12:25 p.m.
WHAT: Children’s Health Policy Summit: Understanding the People, Place and Policy Behind Health Care; hosted by the WVU John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics and the WVU Health Sciences Center
WHEN: Thursday (Sept. 7), 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
WHERE: Erickson Alumni Center, 1 Alumni Dr., Morgantown. Note: Media may park in the circle outside the Erickson Alumni Center for purposes of unloading equipment, but must move vehicles to marked spaces immediately.
WVU President Gordon Gee will introduce speakers Rockefeller and Burwell. Clay Marsh, vice president and executive dean of WVU Health Sciences Center, will open the event with a welcome. Speakers and panelists will discuss progress and challenges related to children’s access to quality, affordable health care around the 20th anniversary of CHIP and the reauthorization of the measure which could occur this month. Discussions will also consider the future of health policy and the delivery of care during a year of potential major policy shifts.
20 Years of CHIP: Caring for America's Children (Video)
The event has reached capacity; to register for the webcast, visit https://wvucommhealth.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1KSIoJKWxk9AgBL
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