Medicaid Congress: Agenda: Preconference / Day One

MEDICAID CONGRESS AGENDA: Sunday, May 31, 2009
PRECONFERENCE SYMPOSIA (Choose one Preconference only)
PRECONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM I. Universal Coverage of Children as Part of National Health Care Reform
12:00 p.m.	Registration Commences
1:00 p.m.	Preconference Welcome and Overview Bruce Lesley President, First Focus, Washington, DC (Co Chair) Kristen Golden Testa California Health Director, The Children's Partnership, San Francisco, CA (Co Chair)
1:15 p.m.	The Current State of Children's Insurance Jen Tolbert Principal Policy Analyst, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat)
1:45 p.m.	Innovative Children's Coverage Projects from the States Jeannine Bender Deputy Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Trenton, NJ Presentation Material (Acrobat) Margaret Kirkegaard, MD, MPH Medical Director, Illinois Health Connect, Automated Health Systems, Schaumburg, IL Presentation Material (Acrobat) Kristen Golden Testa California Health Director, The Children's Partnership, San Francisco, CA Presentation Material (Acrobat) Cindy Mann, JD Director, Center for Children and Families, Georgetown Institute for Health Policy, Washington, DC (Moderator)
2:45 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m.	What Will the New Medicaid and SCHIP Funds Do? What are the Remaining Gaps? Catherine Hess Senior Program Director and Program Director, Maximizing Enrollment for Kids, National Academy for State Health Policy, Washington, DC
3:30 p.m.	When Eligibility Doesn't Equal Enrollment - Strategies for Enrolling and Maintaining Coverage for Eligible Children Donna Cohen Ross Director of Outreach, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat)
4:00 p.m.	Interactive Audience-Panel Roundtable Discussion on the Challenges and Opportunities Ahead - Legislative, Programmatic, Fiscal, and Political Catherine Hess Senior Program Director and Program Director, Maximizing Enrollment for Kids, National Academy for State Health Policy, Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat) Donna Cohen Ross Director of Outreach, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC Cindy Mann, JD Director, Center for Children and Families, Georgetown Institute for Health Policy, Washington, DC (Moderator) Kristen Golden Testa California Health Director, The Children's Partnership, San Francisco, CA (Moderator)
4:45 p.m.	The Way Forward Bruce Lesley President, First Focus, Washington, DC
5:00 p.m.	Adjournment

PRECONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM II. Care Management and Financing Options for Dual Eligibles
12:00 p.m.	Registration Commences
1:00 p.m.	Preconference Welcome and Overview Mary Kennedy Director of Medicare, Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), Washington, DC (Co Chair) Barbara Lyons, PhD Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation; Deputy Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Washington, DC (Co Chair)
1:15 p.m.	Overview of Recent Enrollment and Cost Trends for Dual Eligibles Barbara Lyons, PhD Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation; Deputy Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Washington, DC
1:45 p.m.	Innovative State Initiatives on Care Management for Dual Eligibles Ann Clemency Kohler Executive Director, National Association of State Medicaid Directors, Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat) Larry Heyeck Deputy Director, Medical Assistance Division, New Mexico Department of Human Services, Santa Fe, NM
2:45 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m.	Increasing Use of the Capitated Model for Dual Eligibles: Cost Savings Estimates and Public Policy Opportunities Mary Kennedy Director of Medicare, Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat)
3:30 p.m.	New Options for Medicare to Assume a Greater Share of Funding for Dual Eligibles John F. Holahan, PhD Director, Health Policy Research Center, The Urban Institute, Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat)
4:00 p.m.	A Health Plan Perspective on Dual Eligibles Patrick T. Blair, CEO Senior & Special Services Organization (SSO), AMERIGROUP Corporation, Virginia Beach, VA Presentation Material (Acrobat)
4:30 p.m.	The Major Challenges and Issues Ahead Robert J. Master, MD Associate Professor, Boston University School of Public Health; President and CEO, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Boston, MA
5:00 p.m.	Adjournment