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Celebrating 2023 Wins
ADVOCACY UPDATE
Jumping Into 2024
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Nevada Medicaid Unwinding Successes
At the February 16, 2024 Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services meeting, Kelly Cantrelle, Deputy Administrator for the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS) shared news of an historic high of 88%, up from 69% pre-pandemic, of Medicaid patients who retained eligibility in Nevada Medicaid (watch the video at around the 2:28:00 mark for this). Although much of the credit goes, rightly so, to Nevada Medicaid and other government agencies, credit is also due to the efforts of advocacy groups like ours. A special shout-out to:
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Randi Lampert, MD, FAAP
Secretary/Treasurer,
Mental Health Initiatives Chapter Champion, & Immigrant Health Advocate
In June of last year, Dr. Lampert published a critical opinion piece in the Nevada Independent sharing resources with Nevada providers and patients on how to stay enrolled during the unwinding.
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Nevada Medicaid to begin 'unwinding' - The Nevada Independent | The problems we had before the pandemic will only worsen due to this long period of not having to re-enroll and the increased numbers of families that rely on public insurance. | | | |  |
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Jose Cucalon Calderon, MD, FAAP
E-cigarette Chapter Champion &
Chapter Immunization Representative
in collaboration with
Shalini Jayaweera
Medical Student Representative, University of Nevada, Reno
Chapter Video Content Creator
Dr. Cucalon Calderon worked with UNR medical student Shalini Jayaweera to create a series of social media videos, in both Spanish and English, stressing the importance of competing all paperwork Nevada Medicaid sends to families.
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THANK YOU to all the Nevada AAP members who participated in advocacy efforts in 2023! Advocacy is a marathon, not a sprint, and although there is much work to be done, it is important to take time to celebrate the wins, like the 88% retention number, when we have them. A few photos of just some of our chapter's advocacy efforts in 2023: |
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Steven Shane, MD, MS, FAAP
Obesity Prevention Advocate
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Jose Cucalon Calderon, MD, FAAP
E-cigarette Chapter Champion & Chapter Immunization Representative
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Randi Lampert, MD, FAAP
Secretary/Treasurer, Mental Health Initiatives Chapter Champion & Immigrant Health Advocate
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Leann D. McAllister, MBA
Executive Director
pictured with
Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD, FAAP
Assistant Secretary for Health
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Terence McAllister, MD, FAAP
Vice President & Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Advocate
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2024 Off to a Great Start
Nevada AAP 2024 advocacy efforts are off to a strong start thanks to Pam Greenspon, MD, FAAP, Early Childhood Champion, who spoke on a panel about improving access to pediatric care in Nevada at the Children's Advocacy Alliance Winter Policy Summit on February 29, 2024. Here are just some of the opportunities for advocacy, networking, patient education, and CME the Nevada AAP is planning for 2024:
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Tue Mar 12th
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Virtual Office Hours
Nevada AAP chapter members are welcome to stop by virtual office hours with Nevada AAP Executive Director Leann "Lee" McAllister to talk about anything on your mind. Common topics include advocacy opportunities, practice management best practices, and AAP member benefits.
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Sat Apr 13th
11:00 AM-2:00 PM
Discovery Children's Museum
360 Promenade Pl, Las Vegas
Community Baby Shower for Safe Sleep
Free, but must register. Limited to 100 families.
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Sun - Tue Apr 14th-16th
Washington, DC
2024 AAP Advocacy Conference
So far, at least 4 Nevada AAP members will be attending including Anjali Agrawal, DO, UNLV Pediatric Resident Representative and Gun Violence Prevention Advocate, who secured an AAP grant so that she and UNLV Assistant Professor Josephine Sun, MD, FAAP can attend the conference where attendees will participate in advocacy skills-building workshops, hear from distinguished guest speakers, and learn about policy priorities impacting children.
On the final day of the conference, participants join other attendees from their state to attend meetings with their congressional offices to discuss a key child health issue.
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Thu May 23rd
8:00 AM-7:00 PM
Basin Street Club
1664 North Virginia Street, Reno
Inaugural Wolf Pack Pediatric Symposium
Nevada AAP member and UNR Chair of Pediatrics Kristina Deeter, MD, FAAP has announced that the UNR School of Medicine will be hosting an Inaugural Wolf Pack Pediatric Symposium: Supporting the Medically Complex Child, on May 23rd (the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend). Registration and CME is free.
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Tue Jul 2nd
Book Release
The much anticipated book The Air They Breathe by Nevada AAP Chapter Climate Advocate Debra Hendrickson, MD, FAAP will be released on July 2, 2024. Pre-release sales are accepted.
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Fri - Tue Sep 27th-Oct 1st
Orlando, FL
AAP National Conference
SAVE THE DATE to join Nevada AAP Chapter President & Vision Advocate Mitchell Strominger, MD, FAAP and AAP National President Benjamin D. Hoffman, MD, FAAP at the 2024 AAP National Conference & Exhibition.
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Thank you for being a member of the Nevada AAP!
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