See You Next Year! March 23-25, 2027
Pre-Conference Workshops on March 22, 2027Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center | National Harbor, MD Alan J. Balch, PhDPatient Advocate Foundation; Incoming Executive Chairman at Board of Directors, Patient Advocate FoundationSpeaker
Profile
Dr. Balch has 23 years of executive leadership in the nonprofit sector spanning multiple areas both nationally and internationally including access and affordability, health equity, prevention and early detection, and patient-centered research. He earned his PhD in environmental studies with a concentration in political economy in 2003 from the University of California, Santa Cruz; his master’s degree in environmental sciences in 1997 from the University of Texas in San Antonio; his bachelor’s degree in biology in 1994 from Trinity University in San Antonio.
Agenda Sessions
The Medicare Patient Experience—Affordability, Access, and the State of Healthcare Today
, 9:00amView Session