Objectives

• Highlight state achievements of the past year and provide insight into the challenges that lie ahead.
• Describe coverage and access innovations at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Present ways in which states can address the erosion in their commercial insurance markets.
• Discuss approaches to containing health care costs.
• Examine the new Medicare prescription drug benefit and implications for states.
• Engage in an in-depth discussion with national experts and other state officials about options for health care reform.