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| Thursday, February 23, 2006 |
| 8:00–9:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00–9:10 a.m. |
Welcome and Conference Overview
| Speakers: |
Pamela S. Dickson
Deputy Group Director, Health Care Group, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Alice Burton
Vice President, AcademyHealth
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| 9:10–10:15 a.m. |
Session 1 New Coverage Programs: Federal and State Efforts to Cover the Uninsured
This first session will summarize coverage issues at the federal level. The speakers will address the President's 2007 budget, the State of the Union, and the Deficit Reduction Act of 2006.
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| 10:15–10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:30–12:00 p.m. |
Session 2 New Coverage Programs: Federal and State Efforts to Cover the Uninsured
This panel will continue the coverage discussion by providing several state perspectives. State officials, that had new coverage programs in 2005, will provide the status of these programs highlighting successes and challenges.
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| 12:00–1:30 p.m. |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
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| 1:30–3:00 p.m. |
Session 3 Public Programs
This panel will address public coverage programs. What do the states say about the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)? This session will also review recent Medicaid waiver activity.
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| 3:00–3:15 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:15–4:45 p.m. |
Session 4 Pooling and Purchasing
States continue to examine pooling and other purchasing strategies to cover the uninsured and increase access to insurance. What have states accomplished and what do they need to know to move forward?
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| 4:45–5:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 5:30–6:30 p.m. |
Reception |
| 6:30–8:30 p.m. |
Dinner |
| Friday, February 24, 2006 |
| 8:30–9:45 a.m. |
Session 5 State Research Roundtables
These breakfast roundtables will highlight research being conducted in and by states and the lessons learned for translating research into policy. |
| 10:00–11:30 a.m. |
Session 6 Health Care Costs
Private insurance premiums continue to rise. Although the state budget outlook is improving, health care expenditures continue to outpace revenues. This session will look at new research on some health care cost drivers and explore strategies to slow the growth of health care costs.
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| 11:30–11:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:45–12:45 p.m. |
Session 7 Consumer-Directed Health Care
This session will examine the latest data on cost and take-up of consumer-directed insurance products. The panel will also discuss consumer need for cost and quality information.
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| 12:45–1:00 p.m. |
Meeting Wrap–Up (box lunches available upon request) |
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