Welcome to the 2024 Policy & Issues Forum!

This dynamic gathering draws thousands of Community Health Center professionals and leaders from around the country to focus on critical health care issues and hear from thought leaders and top health care officials in Washington. Health center advocates will also descend on the halls of Congress to fight for long-term and stable funding in the new decade. They bring with them a long history of bipartisan support based on significant achievement as the largest primary health care network in the U.S., now serving 30 million people nationwide.

We recommend you take some time to navigate this event portal before you join us in order to get the most value out of your experience and review our Virtual Event FAQs.

Virtual Conference Schedule

PCA & HCCN General Session (Invitation Only and Separate Registration Required)
Saturday, February 10th, 1:00 - 5:00 pm ET

Policy & Issues Main Conference
Monday, February 12th, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
Tuesday, February 13th, 8:00 am - 2:45 pm ET
Wednesday, February 14th, 8:00 am - 11:00 am ET
Thursday, February 15th, 8:30 am - 9:45 am ET

Be Ready to Head to the Hill
Tuesday, February 13th, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

340B Day
Thursday, February 15th, 8:30 am - 1:00 pm ET

All times listed are Eastern.

Presenters:

Paloma Hernandez, MS, MPH, Chair, NACHC Board of Directors and President and CEO, Urban Health Plan, Inc.
Rachel Gonzales-Hanson, Interim Chief Operations Officer, NACHC

Panel Discussion Moderators:

Michael R. Taylor, Chair-Elect, NACHC Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center
Anne Kauffman Nolon, Chief Executive Officer, Sun River Health
Tess Stack Kuenning, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bi-State Primary Care Association

Welcome and Chair of the Board Remarks

Paloma Hernandez, MS, MPH
Chair, NACHC Board of Directors and President and CEO, Urban Health Plan, Inc.

NACHC President and CEO Remarks

Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP
President and CEO, NACHC

Presenter

Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, PhD
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Fireside Chat

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Michael R. Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

Grassroots Advocacy Panel

Moderator:

Aaron Todd, MPP, MHCDS, Parliamentarian/ Region VII Representative, NACHC Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Iowa Primary Care Association, InConcertCare, IowaHealth+

Panelists:

Carlos Aguilera, Associate Director of Civic Engagement, California Primary Care Association
Yamilet Valladolid, Director of Government and Community Affairs, Golden Valley Health Center
Julie DiRossi-King, President and CEO, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
Charleta B. Tavares, Chief Executive Officer, PrimaryOne Health

Update from the Health and Human Services Secretary

The Honorable Xavier Becerra
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

Presenters

Neera Tanden
White House Domestic Policy Advisor

Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL), 7th District

Lifetime Achievement Awards Presentation

Presenters

Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN), Indiana's 8th District 
Former Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Partner, The Normandy Group
Steven Sera, AAMS®, Immediate Past Board Chair, MHC Healthcare
Perla Herrera, Board Member, ACCESS Community Health Network
Sue Veer, MBA, CMPE, Secretary, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, Carolina Health Centers, Inc.
Veronica Clarke, Vice Speaker of the House, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, TCA Health Inc.
Joe Dunn, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Research Division, NACHC
Vacheria Keys, JD, Associate Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, NACHC
Susan Burton, Director, National Grassroots Advocacy, NACHC
Nick Widmyer, Director, Federal Affairs, NACHC

Virtual Conference How-To Guide

Launching a Session
Each session opens 15 minutes prior to the start time. To access your live streamed session(s) click "Program" on the top menu and then "Live Stream Sessions" and select the desired session.

Accessing and Downloading Handouts
To access all currently available conference materials, click "Program" on the top menu and then "Handouts.". Check back frequently for updated materials.
Building Your Itinerary
Before you attend, we encourage you to visit "My Itinerary" under "Program" on the top menu to add sessions to your personalized itinerary. During the event, navigate to the "My Itinerary" tab for easy access to your pre-selected sessions with the ability to launch a session.

Online Evaluations
To access the speaker evaluations, click the "Evaluations" on the top menu. You are encouraged to complete the evaluation for each session you attend. In order to complete speaker evaluations, you must respond to the majority of alertness checks throughout a session. If you have not met this criteria, you will not be able to complete a session evaluation and you will not be eligible for continuing education credits.

Print Continuing Education Certificates
Once you have responded to the majority of alertness checks throughout a session and completed a speaker evaluation(s), you can print your transcript. At the top of the page, you must click “Take Evaluation,” then click “Confirm,” then click “Submit” and then click “Print Transcript.”

NACHC Conference Code of Conduct
All attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers at our conference are required to agree with the following code of conduct. NACHC will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody. Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. This also includes inappropriate physical contact and unwelcome sexual attention. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of NACHC. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the conference staff immediately. NACHC is a nonpartisan and noncommercial organization. Conference speaker presentations may not necessarily reflect the views of NACHC and the presence of vendors, exhibitors and sponsors does not constitute endorsement of their respective products or services.