BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170918T200000Z DTEND:20170918T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:"Make it Monday" forum - Municipal Healthcare Cost-Transparency Ordinance DESCRIPTION:The Municipality of Anchorage recently adopted a health care price-transparency law to empower health care consumers receiving services in Anchorage. The Municipality's action builds on prior efforts of a growing number of jurisdictions that have adopted similar laws\, including\, most recently Florida and Ohio.\n\n\n\nWhat is it?\n\nAnchorage Municipal Ordinance AO 2017-26 requires health care practitioners and facilities in Anchorage to provide cost estimates to patients who request such information. Upon request by a patient\, and within 10 business days from receiving the request\, AO 2017-26 requires health care practitioners and facilities\, to provide a written or electronic estimate of reasonably anticipated health care charges to treat the patient's condition when receiving nonemergency medical services. In addition\, the ordinance requires health care practitioners and facilities to post a sign in patient waiting areas with specific language regarding requesting cost estimates.\n\n\n\nActive enforcement of the law began September 1\, 2017.\n\n\n\nMore information at: muni.org/Departments/health/COHO/Pages/default.aspx\n\n\n\nSPEAKER: William D. Falsey\, Municipal Attorney\n\n\n\nMr. Falsey is the Municipal Attorney for the Municipality of Anchorage. He was previously a partner in the law firm of Sedor Wendlandt\, Evans and Filippi. In private practice\, Mr. Falsey represented clients before the Alaska Superior Court\, the Alaska Supreme Court\, the Federal District Court of Alaska\, and in several administrative forums. Previously\, Mr. Falsey served as BLM's Deputy Chief of Staff and clerked for Chief Justice Alexander O. Bryner of the Alaska Supreme Court. Mr. Falsey is a graduate of Yale Law School\, Stanford University (B.S.\, Physics\, with Minors in History and Political Science) and A.J. Dimond High School.\n\n____________________________________________\n\nFOLLOW OUR EVENTS ON FACEBOOK!\n\n\n\nNew to Monday Forum? What to expect\n\n\n\nDeadline to register online is 5 pm the Friday directly preceding the forum. But tickets are available at the door\, day-of\, to purchase.\n\n\n\nCancelation Note: There is a 48 hour cancelation policy. To receive a full refund\, registration must be canceled no less than two business days prior to the date of the event. No refunds will be given after this date. All registrations are transferable to another person upon your request. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

\nThe Municipality of Anchorage recently adopted a health care price-transparency law to empower health care consumers receiving services in Anchorage. The Municipality&rsquo\;s action builds on prior efforts of a growing number of jurisdictions that have adopted similar laws\, including\, most recently Florida and Ohio.
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\nWhat is it?
\nAnchorage Municipal Ordinance AO 2017-26 requires health care practitioners and facilities in Anchorage to provide cost estimates to patients who request such information. Upon request by a patient\, and within 10 business days from receiving the request\, AO 2017-26 requires health care practitioners and facilities\, to provide a written or electronic estimate of reasonably anticipated health care charges to treat the patient&rsquo\;s condition when receiving nonemergency medical services. In addition\, the ordinance requires health care practitioners and facilities to post a sign in patient waiting areas with specific language regarding requesting cost estimates.
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\nActive enforcement of the law began September 1\, 2017.
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\nMore information at: muni.org/Departments/health/COHO/Pages/default.aspx
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\nSPEAKER: William D. Falsey\, Municipal Attorney
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\nMr. Falsey is the Municipal Attorney for the Municipality of Anchorage.  \;He was previously a partner in the law firm of Sedor Wendlandt\, Evans and Filippi.  \;In private practice\, Mr. Falsey represented clients before the Alaska Superior Court\, the Alaska Supreme Court\, the Federal District Court of Alaska\, and in several administrative forums. Previously\, Mr. Falsey served as BLM&rsquo\;s Deputy Chief of Staff and clerked for Chief Justice Alexander O. Bryner of the Alaska Supreme Court.  \;Mr. Falsey is a graduate of Yale Law School\, Stanford University (B.S.\, Physics\, with Minors in History and Political Science) and A.J. Dimond High School.
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FOLLOW OUR EVENTS ON FACEBOOK!
\n
\nNew to Monday Forum? \;What to expect
\n
\nDeadline to register online is 5 pm the Friday directly preceding the forum. But tickets are available at the door\, day-of\, to purchase.
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\nCancelation Note: There is a 48 hour cancelation policy. To receive a full refund\, registration must be canceled no less than two business days prior to the date of the event. No refunds will be given after this date. All registrations are transferable to another person upon your request.

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