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Sponsored
by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's State Coverage Initiatives
program
Conducted by AcademyHealth
Thursday,
July 17, 2003
7:45
- 8:45 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30
- 8:45 a.m.
Session 1. Welcome and Conference Overview
Presenter:
Pamela S. Dickson
Senior Program Officer
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
8:45
- 9:15 a.m.
Session 2. State of the States: Mid-term Report
Presenter:
Vickie Gates
Director, State Coverage Initiatives
Vice President, AcademyHealth
SLIDES 
- Overview
of current state budgets, coverage programs and outlook in the
near future and long-term
9:15
- 10:45 a.m.
Session 3. Panel Discussion on National Health Care Reform:
Are We at a Crossroads or a Cul-de-Sac?
Facilitator:
W. David Helms
President/CEO
AcademyHealth
Panelists:
Matt Salo
Legislative Director, Health Policy Studies
National Governors' Association
Julie
James
Principal
Health Policy Alternatives, Inc.
John
Holahan
Director, Health Policy Center
The Urban Institute
- Overview
of the major health care issues on the federal agenda: Medicaid
reform, Medicare drug benefit, tax credits, and malpractice.
- Discussion
of implications for states given the set of legislative uncertainties
they face.
10:45
- 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00
- 12:15 p.m.
Session 4. Premium Assistance Programs: Is There a Return on
Investment for States?
Moderator:
Claudia Williams
President
AZA Consulting - Health Policy Analysis & Solutions
SLIDES
Panelists:
Kate Brewster
RIteShare Employer Contact Unit Manager
Rhode Island Department of Human Services
SLIDES
Jane Longo
Chief, Bureau of KidCare
Illinois Department of Public Aid
SLIDES
- Review
of findings from SCI small group consultation on state ESI programs:
what is the state-of-the-art?
- Discussion
of the unresolved policy issues concerning the impact and cost-effectiveness
of ESI programs.
12:15
- 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15
- 2:30 p.m.
Session 5. Benefit Design: Building, Cutting, and Implementing
Moderator:
Isabel Friedenzohn
Associate
AcademyHealth
Presenters:
Rod Betit
Executive Director
Utah Department of Health
SLIDES
Brian
Sullivan
Vice President
Small Group Insurance
Wellpoint
SLIDES
Joseph
Thompson
Principal Investigator
Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
SLIDES
- How
bare-bones benefit packages are faring in the private market
- Utah's
Primary Care Network one year after implementation
- Profile
of Arkansas' HIFA waiver proposal: commercial benefits and federal
match on employer contributions
2:30
- 2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45
- 4:00 p.m.
Session 6. The Private Insurance Market: New Answers to the Same
Questions?
Moderator:
Jeremy Alberga
Senior Associate
AcademyHealth
Presenters:
Deborah Chollet
Senior Fellow
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
SLIDES
Mila
Kofman
Assistant Research Professor
Institute for Health Care Research and Policy
Georgetown University
SLIDES
Steve
Larsen
Former Maryland Insurance Commissioner
- New
research on consolidation of state insurance markets
- Update
on Association Health Plans (AHPs) legislation and its potential
impact on states
-
Regulation, competition and conversions: The view from the states
4:00
- 4:45 p.m.
Session 7. Group Discussion: Debrief of the Day
Moderator:
Alan Weil
Director, Assessing the New Federalism
The Urban Institute
- Recap
of major themes
- How
does this relate to your state's situation?
4:45
- 5:30 p.m.
Break
5:30
- 6:30 p.m.
Reception and Light Buffet
Friday,
July 18, 2003
8:00
- 9:00 a.m.
Session 8. Breakfast Roundtables
- Improving
Medicaid data and administrative systems
- Bush
Administration's Medicaid Reform Package
- Dual-eligibles
- Impact
of coverage cuts on safety net
9:00
- 10:15 a.m.
Session 9. State Strategies for Managing High-Cost Populations
Moderator:
Ben Wheatley
Senior Manager
AcademyHealth
SLIDES
Presenters:
Barbara Brett
Executive Director
CoverColorado
SLIDES
Steve
Landkamer
Project Manager, Center for Delivery Systems Development
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
SLIDES
- Applying
disease management strategies within state high risk pools
- Addressing
the challenges of the dual-eligible population
- Recent
trends in Medicaid disease management
10:15
- 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30
- 11:45a.m.
Session 10. Evidence-Based Coverage and Purchasing
Moderator:
Vickie Gates
Director
State Coverage Initiatives
Presenters:
Steve Wetzell
The LeapFrog Group
SLIDES
Ree
Sailors
Executive
Policy Advisor,
Washington State Office of Financial Management
SLIDES
- Short
term applicability and long-term vision
- Strategies
for transforming programs by implementing evidence-based strategies
- Where
is the private market heading?
11:45
- 12:05 p.m.
Session 11. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and States: Future
Partnerships for Coverage
John
Lumpkin
Senior Vice President
Health Care Group
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Synthesis
of the common themes and emerging issues from this workshop.
- Audience
participation in discussion of next steps for states.
12:05
- 12:45 p.m.
Session 12. Group Discussion: Where Do We Go from Here?
Moderator:
Alan Weil
Director, Assessing the New Federalism
The Urban Institute
12:45
p.m.
Adjournment (box lunches available upon request) |
