[Hac-announce] Reminder: How Religious Organizations Get Away with Selling Junk Insurance | Monday, June 17, 2024, 6:30PM to 9:00PM | Humanist Association of Connecticut

Mon Jun 17 17:06:31 EDT 2024

Here's the link for tonight's event:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81038598150

I hope you can make it in person!

On 2024-06-16 23:25, Carol Siddall wrote:

> FYI: I'll announce the zoom link here around 5pm before the event.
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> On 6/16/2024 8:37 AM, webmaster at cthumanist.org wrote:
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>> Reminder: How Religious Organizations Get Away with Selling Junk 
>> Insurance | Monday, June 17, 2024, 6:30PM to 9:00PM | Humanist 
>> Association of Connecticut
>> Reminder: How Religious Organizations Get Away with Selling Junk 
>> Insurance | Monday, June 17, 2024, 6:30PM to 9:00PM | Humanist 
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>> I hope you can join us for this event tomorrow.
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>> How Religious Organizations Get Away with Selling Junk Insurance
>> 
>> Monday, June 17, 2024
>> 6:30PM to 9:00PM
>> 
>> Unlike traditional health insurance, Health Care Sharing Ministries 
>> (HCSMs) are religiously affiliated and are not required to pay for all 
>> medically necessary care, despite collecting a monthly premium, or 
>> "share," from members. Some states are fighting back to bring much 
>> needed transparency to HCSMs so that consumers are not fooled by HCSM 
>> promises of coverage. Join us to learn the background of HCSMs, the 
>> current state of policy and legal actions against HCSMs, and policy 
>> options states can consider to protect consumers and patients.
>> 
>> This is a hybrid presentation, and our presenters will be joining us 
>> via Zoom.
>> 
>> Most of this presentation will be done by Zach Snyder. Zach is State 
>> Policy Associate at Secular Strategies. He is an experienced 
>> government affairs consultant, lobbyist, and legal analyst. He has 
>> dedicated his career to helping mission-driven organizations influence 
>> the future of health laws and policies at the local, state, and 
>> federal levels.
>> 
>> Zach served in various health policy leadership roles in his career, 
>> including Director of Government Affairs for Blue Cross Blue Shield, 
>> leading the Children's Dental Health Campaign for The Pew Charitable 
>> Trusts, and advising numerous healthcare associations on legal and 
>> policy matters.
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>> In addition to his consulting work, Zach is an adjunct professor, 
>> teaching courses on the US healthcare system and legal and regulatory 
>> aspects of healthcare. Zach earned his J.D. and M.P.A. from Seattle 
>> University School of Law.
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>> Sarah Levin will introduce the organization that is bringing us this 
>> educational program. Sarah Levin is the founder and principal at 
>> Secular Strategies, a consulting firm specializing in engaging the 
>> nonreligious demographic and advancing policies to protect religious 
>> freedom for all faiths and none. Sarah worked for the Secular 
>> Coalition for America in various roles from 2013 to 2019. In her 
>> personal capacity, she proudly represents the secular community as a 
>> Co-Chair on the DNC Interfaith Council.
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>> Prior to joining the Secular Coalition, Sarah completed a year of 
>> AmeriCorps service in Northern Virginia. She earned her Bachelor's 
>> degree from American University, where she served on the board of the 
>> university's Secular Student Alliance. Sarah identifies as culturally 
>> Jewish, an agnostic atheist, and a humanist. After spending a decade 
>> in Washington, DC, she now lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband.
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>> This month our presenters will be joining us remotely via Zoom. Join 
>> us at 700 Hartford Turnpike for half an hour of coffee and 
>> conversation at 6:30 PM, followed by the main program with remote 
>> presenters after brief announcements at 7:00 PM, or join online from 
>> the comfort of your home.
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>> The link will be announced closer to the event.
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