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Sponsored
by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's State Coverage Initiatives
Program
Conducted by AcademyHealth
Thursday,
January 17, 2002
Welcome
Pamela
S. Dickson
Senior Program Officer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
After-Dinner
Presentation and Discussion: State Coverage Expansion Options Under
the New Federal Flexibility
Presenter:
Dennis Smith
Director, Center for Medicaid and State Operations
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Friday,
January 18, 2002
Session
1: State of the States: Where are We Now and Where are We Going?
Presenter:
Vickie S. Gates
Director, State Coverage Initiatives Program
Vice President, Academy for Health Services Research and Health
Policy
Slides: “State of the States 2002”
Session
2: States’ Responses to New Federal Flexibility
Facilitator:
Anne K. Gauthier
Senior Advisor, State Coverage Initiatives Program
Vice President, Academy for Health Services Research and Health
Policy
Presenters:
Robert Maruca
Director, Medical Assistance Division
New Mexico Human Services Department
Slides: “New Mexico State Coverage
Initiative”
Hersh Crawford
Administrator, Office of Medical Assistance Programs
Oregon Department of Human Resources
Slides: “Changing the Oregon Health
Plan”
Respondents:
Gretchen Morley
Medicaid Analyst, Office of Management and Budget
Rhonda Rhodes
Deputy Director, Division of Integrated Health Systems
Family and Children's Health Programs Group
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Chiquita
White
SCHIP Analyst, Office of Management and Budget
Session
3: Facilitated Discussion: State-based Coverage Programs in an Era
of Declining Resources and Rising Need
Facilitator:
W. David Helms
President and CEO, Academy for Health Services Research and Health
Policy
Session
4: Controlling Costs and Improving Access: A Focus on Pharmaceuticals
Facilitator:
Vickie S. Gates
Presenters:
Gail Margolis
Deputy Director, Medical Care Services
California Department of Health Services
Slides
George Kitchens
Bureau Chief, Medicaid Pharmacy Services
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Slides
Tom
Susman
Director, West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency
Slides
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