Sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Coverage Initiatives Program and Conducted by AcademyHealth

Objectives

• Hear how states are exploring ambitious coverage expansion proposals in challenging times;
• Learn about state-conducted research on how changes in public program cost-sharing rules are affecting take-up and utilization and how these studies are informing policymaking;
• Explore state strategies for partnering with the private sector through premium assistance programs, reinsurance, and public pool buy-in mechanisms;
• Engage in a roundtable discussion with colleagues on various state-driven research;
• Discuss implications for the new consumer-driven approaches on public and private markets; and
• Examine experiences to date of scaled-back benefit packages in the private market and in public programs.

Agenda & Presentation Slides

Biographical Sketches