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The fellowship will give journalists a chance to take a deep dive with experts and veteran reporters into several hot-button issues, from the ongoing impact of Covid, to abortion, to changes in reimbursement for prescription drugs. The program kicks off on Thursday evening, March 23, with a welcome dinner and drinks at the National Press Club. On Friday, March 24, we will have a day of learning at Northwestern University’s Medill News Service, located in D.C. The sessions will conclude on Saturday, March 25, before noon.

This is a working agenda. Times and Topics are subject to change.

4:00pm EDT

Hotel Check-In

Thursday March 23, 2023 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Homewood Suites by Hilton Washington, D.C. Downtown 1475 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA

6:00pm EDT

Welcome Dinner at the National Press Club

Enter the National Press Building lobby enter and take the elevators to the 13th Floor.
Go up the stairs to the “Members Only” area to the 14th Floor. Proceed past the dining room through the kitchen to the Cosgrove. The sign will read Press Club member Kathleen Graham.
If you are walking from the hotelHead southeast on Highland Terrace NW

At the traffic circle, take the 5th exit onto 14th St NW

Turn left onto F St NW and the Press Club is on your right.

Organizers | Hosts

Kathleen Graham

Executive Director, SABEW

Kathleen Graham is the executive director of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW). Since 2014, Kathleen has been an advocate for business journalists, overseeing programming and initiatives for newsrooms, journalists, media professionals and students. Graham... Read More →

Ridgely Ochs

Health care program coordinator, SABEW

Ochs is a retired health-care reporter from New York’s Newsday. Her beat included the island's 23 hospitals and two county health departments, as well as the ACA. She was a fellow in the Atlanta Commonwealth/SABEW health-care symposium. Ridgley is responsible for producing the 2018... Read More →

Thursday March 23, 2023 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
National Press Club 529 14th Street NW, Washingont, DC 20045

6:00am EDT

Complimentary hot buffet breakfast

Friday March 24, 2023 6:00am - 8:00am EDT
Homewood Suites by Hilton Washington, D.C. Downtown 1475 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA

8:15am EDT

Meet in the hotel lobby to walk to Medill

Homewood Suites 1475 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Medill Washington Newsroom 1301 K Street NW, Suite 200 West

Head southeast on Highland Terrace NW

At the traffic circle, take the 5th exit onto 14th St NW

Turn left onto K St NW

Friday March 24, 2023 8:15am - 8:30am EDT
Medill News Service

8:45am EDT

Covid: Impact of decreased funding, vaccine boosters, and more

Speakers

Rachel Roubein

Health Care Reporter, The Washington Post

Rachel Roubein is a national health care reporter for The Washington Post and author of The Health 202, a daily morning newsletter bringing readers inside everything from the health policy battles dominating Capitol Hill to the White House's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Fenit Nirappil

Health Care Reporter, The Washington Post

Fenit Nirappil joined the health & science team in 2020 to cover government response to the coronavirus pandemic and vaccine distribution. He previously spent five years on the local politics team covering D.C. government and politics, Virginia elections and government accountability... Read More →

Friday March 24, 2023 8:45am - 9:45am EDT

9:45am EDT

Break

Friday March 24, 2023 9:45am - 10:00am EDT

10:00am EDT

Gun violence: A deep dive into the research

Speakers

Joshua M. Horwitz, J.D.

Dana Feitler Professor in Gun Violence Prevention and Advocacy, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Joshua Horwitz, J.D., works to reduce gun violence by utilizing public health research and health equity analysis to build advocacy campaigns that meet critical opportunities in the policy development process.

Friday March 24, 2023 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

11:00am EDT

Break

Friday March 24, 2023 11:00am - 11:15am EDT

11:15am EDT

Abortion: What’s happening on the ground? Who is most impacted?

Speakers

Sarah Varney

Senior correspondent, Kaiser Health News

Sarah Varney, Senior Correspondent, is an enterprise reporter with a special focus on racial and ethnic health disparities and the impacts of federal and state health laws on vulnerable populations, including children. Sarah is an accomplished journalist on multiple platforms, adapting... Read More →

Friday March 24, 2023 11:15am - 12:15pm EDT

12:15pm EDT

Break for Lunch

Friday March 24, 2023 12:15pm - 1:30pm EDT

1:30pm EDT

Medicare Advantage: A changing Medicare program adapts to the rise of private plans

Speakers

Gretchen Jacobson

Vice President, Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund

Gretchen joined the Commonwealth Fund in 2020 as the vice president of the Medicare Program. In this role, she is responsible for developing strategy and program plans for advancing Medicare initiatives, understanding and maintaining a view of developments and policy initiatives within... Read More →

Friday March 24, 2023 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

2:30pm EDT

Break

Friday March 24, 2023 2:30pm - 2:45pm EDT

2:45pm EDT

Employer-based insurance: Can it be saved?

Speakers

Sabrina Corlette, J.D.

Research professor, founder, and co-director, Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR)

Sabrina Corlette, J.D. is a research professor, founder, and co-director of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. At CHIR she directs research on health reform issues, with a focus on state and federal regulation of private health insurance. She provides expertise and strategic advice to individuals and organizations on health... Read More →

Friday March 24, 2023 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT

3:45pm EDT

Break

Friday March 24, 2023 3:45pm - 4:00pm EDT

4:00pm EDT

Prescription drugs: Explaining the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on drug costs

Speakers

Leigh Purvis, MPA

Director, Health Care Costs and Access, AARP Public Policy Institute

Leigh Purvis is the director of health care costs and access in AARP’s Public Policy Institute (PPI), where she leads a team of policy advisors who work on health care issues that are relevant to the 50-plus population. She also heads the Institute’s work on prescription drug... Read More →

Friday March 24, 2023 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

7:00am EDT

Complimentary hot buffet breakfast

Saturday March 25, 2023 7:00am - 8:15am EDT
Homewood Suites by Hilton Washington, D.C. Downtown 1475 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA

8:30am EDT

Meeting in the hotel lobby to walk to Medill

Organizers | Hosts

Kathleen Graham

Executive Director, SABEW

Kathleen Graham is the executive director of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW). Since 2014, Kathleen has been an advocate for business journalists, overseeing programming and initiatives for newsrooms, journalists, media professionals and students. Graham... Read More →

Ridgely Ochs

Health care program coordinator, SABEW

Ochs is a retired health-care reporter from New York’s Newsday. Her beat included the island's 23 hospitals and two county health departments, as well as the ACA. She was a fellow in the Atlanta Commonwealth/SABEW health-care symposium. Ridgley is responsible for producing the 2018... Read More →

Saturday March 25, 2023 8:30am - 8:45am EDT

9:00am EDT

Story ideas, Resources, Databases and Moving Forward

Speakers

Dan Keating

Data analysis reporter, The Washington Post

Keating reported at The Berkshire Eagle for four years including three years as a police and court reporter. He worked for 11 years at The Miami Herald, including four years in the Key West Bureau. He then specialized in data analysis. Keating was part of a team that won a Pulitzer... Read More →

Carol Eisenberg

Deputy Health and Science Editor, The Washington Post

Carol Eisenberg is the deputy editor for the Health/Science team at Washington Post. Carol previously worked at Politico Pro, where, as a deputy managing editor, she helped oversee coverage of health policy in the early days of the Trump administration, leading a team whose aggressive... Read More →

Saturday March 25, 2023 9:00am - 11:00am EDT

11:00am EDT

Hotel Check Out

Saturday March 25, 2023 11:00am - 11:00am EDT
Homewood Suites by Hilton Washington, D.C. Downtown 1475 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA