Small Group Consultation:
Auto-Enrollment in State Coverage Initiatives

May 22, 2007
The Renaissance Harborplace
Room B
Baltimore, MD

Sponsored by
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's State Coverage Initiatives Program

Conducted by AcademyHealth

Presentations are available in PPT and PDF formats.

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions

Enrique Martinez-Vidal
Acting Director, State Coverage Initiatives
AcademyHealth

8:45– 10:00 a.m.
Auto-Enrollment: What is it and how can it be used?

This session will introduce the concept of auto-enrollment. What types of auto-enrollment models exist? How can auto-enrollment be used to support public and private coverage reforms? How does federal law influence states' enrollment options?

Stan Dorn, J.D.
Senior Research Associate
Urban Institute
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout

10:00– 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 – 12:30 p.m.
State and Federal Experiences in Auto-Enrollment 

This session will focus on state and federal experiences with implementing auto-enrollment strategies. We will look at states' experiences with “ Express Lane Eligibility” and auto-enrolling children, and will learn about how Massachusetts is using auto-enrollment to enroll individuals in their new Commonwealth Care product. We will also examine the federal-state experience of auto-enrolling individuals in the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy program.

Dawn Horner
Senior Program Director
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout

Melissa Boudreault
Director of Commonwealth Care
Massachusetts
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout

Sharon Donovan
Technical Director
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout

12:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch 

1:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Digging Deeper: Auto-Enrollment Moving Forward

This session will be a discussion among states and national experts on operational challenges, implementation, and how auto-enrollment might fit each state's coverage initiatives.

Stan Dorn, J.D.
Senior Research Associate
Urban Institute

3:00 p.m.
Adjourn