HealthCast is the webcasting service of kaisernetwork.org. HealthCast's mission is to provide live coverage of and archival access to health policy events of interest to policymakers, the media, academics and health interest groups. HealthCast provides free online coverage of events, such as press conferences, briefings, seminars, and congressional hearings. The editorial board and staff make every effort to cover a broad range of events sponsored by government, business, labor, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and foundations. Below are some key editorial guidelines and policies:

Kaisernetwork.org staff members meet weekly to review potential health policy events submitted to HealthCast before presenting suggestions to a five-person editorial board. This board convenes regularly to review the suggested HealthCast list to determine what events will be available webcast and whether events will be offered live or through the HealthCast archives. .

Events most likely to be covered are non-partisan events that provide new insight, research or data on pressing health policy issues. Events that explore general medical or scientific discoveries are not covered unless they, in a significant way, address the policy implications of the new discoveries. Preference may be given to events that are difficult for policymakers, congressional staff, journalists, researchers, and advocates to attend because of their timing or location. Special consideration may also be given to events that have appeal to a broader audience, but are not otherwise accessible to the public.

Editorial board and staff members make every effort to be fair and balanced, to cover a range of events and issues, to interview individuals on various sides of a debate, to offer relevant resources, and to recognize the existence of diverse opinions. You may submit an event for webcast consideration by sending an email to: healthcast@kaisernetwork.org

The members of the editorial board are:

• Larry Levitt, M.P.P., Vice President, Editor-in-Chief, Kaisernetwork.org
  Mr. Levitt directs all editorial and technical aspects of kaisernetwork.org. Prior to holding this position Mr. Levitt was the Director of the Changing Health Care Marketplace Project. Mr. Levitt has extensive state and federal health policy experience. Before joining the Foundation, Mr. Levitt senior manager with The Lewin Group, served as a senior White House health policy advisor-working on the development of President Clinton's Health Security Act, served as the Special Assistant for Health Policy with California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, served as a medical economist with Kaiser Permanente, and managed new program development for the Massachusetts Department of Medical Security, the agency charged with implementing the universal health care plan in Massachusetts. Mr. Levitt earned his master's degree in public policy from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
  
  
• Drew Altman, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
  Dr. Altman directs the work of the Kaiser Family Foundation. In 1991, Dr. Altman oversaw a complete overhaul of the Foundation leading to its standing today as a premiere source of research and information on health care in the United States. He has also served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Vice President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Director of Health and Human Services at the Pew Charitable Trusts, and as a senior official at the Health Care Financing Administration. Dr. Altman earned his Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and publishes and speaks widely on health issues.
  
  
• Marla Bolotsky, Vice President; Director, Online Information, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
  Ms. Bolotsky is a leading online health publisher, having spent six years at the National Journal Group, where she oversaw the launch of American HealthLine. Since joining the Foundation, she has overseen the launch of several new online ventures and publications, including kaisernetwork.org. She has also written a regular column on health care websites for The Los Angeles Times.
  
  
• Matt James, Senior Vice President for Media and Public Education, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, and Executive Director, kaisernetwork.org
  Mr. James is responsible for a large portion of the Kaiser Family Foundation's project initiatives. Mr. James currently serves on the board of trustees of the Morris K. Udall Foundation, the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health and on advisory committees for the Council on Foundations and Independent Sector. Prior to joining the Foundation in 1991, Mr. James spent many years on Capitol Hill as Chief of Staff for Congressman Morris K. Udall, and communications and political aides to Senators Dale Bumpers and the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Mr. James was also a former newscaster and reporter and is widely published, with articles appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), The Los Angeles Times, The Detroit Free Press, The Washingtonian, and many other magazines and newspapers. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo.
  
  
• Diane Rowland, Sc.D., Executive Vice President, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Executive Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
  Dr. Rowland is a noted authority on health policy, Medicare and Medicaid, and health care for poor and disadvantaged populations. She is currently on the faculty of Johns Hopkins University's School of Hygiene and Public Health. Dr. Rowland also has extensive federal health policy experience. Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked for the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, and was a senior official in the Office of the Secretary and the Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.

The editorial board and staff draw on several resources for setting operating standards and ethics. They include:

"Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics"
"Radio-Television News Directors Association's Code of Ethics and Standards"
"Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct"
"Health Internet Ethics: Ethical Principles for Offering Internet Health Services to Consumers"
"AMA Guidelines for Medical and Health Information Sites on the Internet."

HealthCast covers events as they happen and does not control or in any way attempt to influence the shape or content of events hosted by other organizations. Coverage of any event is done solely for information purposes -- as a service to our users -- and does not carry any explicit or implied endorsement of any views expressed during the event. On occasion HealthCast may provide additional programming in an effort to provide insight or analysis on health policy issues. These webcasts are clearly identified as HealthCast productions.

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