Interview with Liz Helms, Chair of the CCCC on Capitol Public Radio: 

Fail First Health insurers require chronic pain patients to try and fail on more than two pain medications before he or she can access the pain medication prescribed by his or her physician. 

But legislation introduced by Marin assembly member Jared Huffman seeks to end step therapy.  Joining us to discuss the benefits of step therapy and the merits of this legislation are Patrick Johnston, CEO of the California Association of Health Plans, and Liz Helms, the CEO of California Chronic Care Coalition -a supporter of Huffman's bill.

Listen to Segment C

Public Health Grand Rounds

The Public Health Grand Rounds is a monthly webcast created to foster discussion on major public health issues. Each session focuses on key challenges related to a specific health topic, and explores cutting-edge scientific evidence and potential impact of different interventions. The Grand Rounds sessions also highlight how CDC and its partners are already addressing these challenges and discuss the recommendations for future research and practice. Please click below to view video.

http://www.youtube.com/user/CDCStreamingHealth?feature=watch  

Preventing 1 Million Heart Attacks and Strokes by 2017: the Million Hearts Initiative