Registration is now open for Rebalancing Health Care in the Heartland, a conference set for Oct. 15 at the Embassy Suites in Des Moines.

The focus for this sixth annual event is on the significant health-related changes, challenges and opportunities in the state of Iowa. It will feature Alan Weil, executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy, and William Hoagland, senior vice president of the Bipartisan Policy Center. A discussion on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on business in a debate format will be facilitated by the University of Iowa’s A. Craig Baird Debate Forum.

An event brochure and registration are available on the UI Carver College of Medicine course schedule website. Additional information can be found on the Rebalancing Health Care in the Heartland 6 website.

Sponsors for the forum are University of Iowa Health Sciences Colleges: College of Dentistry, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine; Hardin Library for Health Sciences; State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa; University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Public Policy Center; Prevention of Disabilities Policy Council and the UI Healthier Workforce Center for Excellence.