On Friday October 20th, 2023 Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine announced that OCCHE would launch a “catalytic program” early in 2024 to support health care providers and especially safety net organizations in taking advantage of the tax credits, grants and other supports made available by the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Speaking at a White House Roundtable, Admiral Levine noted that this legislation creates unprecedented opportunities for health sector organizations to make investments in clean energy, building efficiency, infrastructure resilience and more. This initiative is occurring through collaboration with federal partners including the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy and will feature national webinars as well as breakout sessions by provider type to help organizations assess their needs and opportunities.
More details on the initiative were provided during a November 30th information session, which is now available in recorded form at this link.
A full schedule of planned national sessions (which will begin on January 25th), as well as breakouts for different safety net provider types (which will begin on February 1st), is below.
You can sign up for all or some of the national sessions at this link. These sessions will occur on the following schedule:
- Session 1 (January 25, 2024, noon-1pm eastern): Introduction
- Session 2 (February 8, 2024, noon-1pm eastern): Self-Assessment
- Session 3 (February 22, 2024, noon-1pm eastern): IRA Tax Credits Overview
- Session 4 (March 7, 2024, noon-1pm eastern): IRA Tax Credits Specifics
- Session 5 (March 21, 2024, noon-1pm eastern): Other IRA Opportunities
- Session 6 (April 4, 2024, noon-1pm eastern): Financing Strategies
- Session 7 (April 18, 2024, noon-1pm eastern): Open Questions, Wrap-Up and Next Steps
You can sign up for all or some of the essential hospital breakout sessions, which will consider content from the preceding national session through the lens of essential hospitals, at this link. These sessions will occur on the following schedule:
- Session 1 (February 1, 2024, noon-1pm eastern)
- Session 2 (February 15, 2024, noon-1pm eastern)
- Session 3 (February 29, 2024, noon-1pm eastern)
- Session 4 (March 14, 2024, noon-1pm eastern)
- Session 5 (March 28, 2024, noon-1pm eastern)
- Session 6 (April 11, 2024, noon-1pm eastern)
You can sign up for all or some of the community health center breakout sessions, which will consider content from the preceding national session through the lens of community health centers, at this link. These sessions will occur on the following schedule:
- Session 1 (February 1, 2024, 1-2pm eastern)
- Session 2 (February 15, 2024, 1-2pm eastern)
- Session 3 (February 29, 2024, 1-2pm eastern)
- Session 4 (March 14, 2024, 1-2pm eastern)
- Session 5 (March 28, 2024, 1-2pm eastern)
- Session 6 (April 11, 2024, 1-2pm eastern)
You can sign up for all or some of the rural provider breakout sessions, which will consider content from the preceding national session through the lens of rural providers, at this link. These sessions will occur on the following schedule:
- Session 1 (February 1, 2024, 2-3pm eastern)
- Session 2 (February 15, 2024, 2-3pm eastern)
- Session 3 (February 29, 2024, 2-3pm eastern)
- Session 4 (March 14, 2024, 2-3pm eastern)
- Session 5 (March 28, 2024, 2-3pm eastern)
- Session 6 (April 11, 2024, 2-3pm eastern)