The Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Stem Cell Transplant
Our current health care environment is complex with new laws and changes. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was signed into law in 2010, with most of the health care provisions going into effect during 2014. The ACA was designed to increase access, improve quality, and control health care costs. As a result of the ACA, SCT patients may be impacted more quickly and to a greater degree than average health care consumers. This presentation will discuss how the ACA will impact SCT patients and the role it plays from patients’ and providers’ perspectives.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to
- Review the ACA implementation and design that are impacting SCT
- Describe non-ACA changes and issues impacting SCT
- Evaluate how the ACA and non-ACA health care provisions are impacting SCT
Faculty Listing
Alicia Silver, MPP
National Marrow Donor Registry (NMDP)/Be the Match
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Disclosures of Relevant Financial Relationships
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Financial Relationship Key A-Advisory Board C-Consultant E-Employee G- Grant/Research Support I-Stocks and Other Ownership Interests S-Speakers’ Bureau O-Other Financial or Material Support N-Nothing to disclose X-Will disclose onsite | Resolution Key R1-Restricted to Best Available Evidence R2-Removed/Altered Financial Relationship R3-Refrain from Recommending Products or Services R4-Peer Review of Presentation R5-Ensure that content is independent of commercial bias R6-Recommend an alternative speaker for this topic for the planning committee’s consideration N/A-Not Applicable |
Last Name | First Name | Disclosure | Resolution | Role |
Abecassis | Michael | N | N/A | Planner |
Chart-Hart | Sarah | UnitedHealth Group (E) (I) | R5 | Planner |
Gleason | Rebecca | UnitedHealth Group (E) (I) | R5 | Planner |
LeMaistre | C. Fred | N | N/A | Planner |
Mulligan | David C. | N | N/A | Planner |
Roberts | John P. | Gilead (C) | R5 | Planner |
Rome | Arlene | UnitedHealth Group (E) (I) | R5 | Planner |
Sendaydiego | Anne M. | N | N/A | Planner |
Silver | Alicia | N | N/A | Faculty |
Method of Participation
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- Completing the entire activity
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Method for Calculating CE Credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.
Provided By
This activity is provided by OptumHealth Education.
Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Onyx Pharmaceuticals.
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Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, case managers, and other health care professionals.
Available Credit
- 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacists
- 0.75 AMA - Physicians
- 0.75 ANCC - Nurses
- 0.75 Attendance - General Attendance
- 0.75 CCMC - General - Case Managers