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Patrick J. Kennedy to speak at Moss Adams Health Conference November 15

By Meredith Elkins

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Las Vegas, N.V. / November 15, 2018 – Moss Adams will host its 23rd annual health care conference November 15-16 at the Red Rock Casino & Spa in Las Vegas. The conference theme will be “Disruption, Innovation, Transformation” and approximately 300 attendees will convene to discuss industry trends, best practices, and new ideas for health care transformation.

Patrick J. Kennedy, former Rhode Island Congressman and international advocate for parity in mental health and substance use disorder treatment, will address attendees at the Point-Counterpoint Keynote Session on November 15, 2018. He will be joined by Dr. Thomas Price, orthopedic surgeon and former secretary of health and human services.

For more information or to register, please visit https://www.mossadams.com/events

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About Patrick J. Kennedy:
Former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.) is a lifelong mental health advocate and former member of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. He is the founder of The Kennedy Forum, a convening think tank tackling mental health and addiction issues and co-founder of One Mind, a global leader in open science collaboration for brain research. In 2015, he co-authored A Common Struggle, a New York Times best seller, which details his personal journey and provides a roadmap for the future of mental health policy. Mr. Kennedy is pushing for full enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. He was the lead sponsor of this groundbreaking legislation, which requires health plans cover mental health, eating disorder, and addiction care health benefits the same way they cover physical health benefits. To learn about Mr. Kennedy’s efforts, please visit www.patrickjkennedy.net.