SCI: Reinsurance Institute: New Invitational Technical Assistance Offering

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.	Session 1 Welcome and Institute Goals Alice Burton Director, State Coverage Initiatives Vice President, AcademyHealth Enrique Martinez-Vidal Deputy Director, State Coverage Initiatives AcademyHealth
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.	Session 2 Reinsurance 101 This session will explore various types of reinsurance and existing state reinsurance program models. PowerPoint Presentation Handout of Slides Randall R. Bovbjerg Principal Research Associate, Heath Policy Center The Urban Institute Katherine Swartz Professor, Harvard School of Public Health
9:15 - 10:00 a.m.	Session 3 Healthy NY How does the program work and why does it work? This session will highlight the Healthy NY program and addresses the questions how does the program work and what are the program successes and challenges? The session will also explore conditions unique to the state of New York that facilitated the adoption of reinsurance. PowerPoint Presentation Handout of Slides Patricia Swolak Senior Insurance Attorney New York State Department of Insurance
10:00- 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 - 12:30 p.m.	Session 4 State Specific Conditions and Program Design This session will explore the question if reinsurance will work in my state. The discussion will focus on state specific market conditions and how a reinsurance program could be adapted to operate in different states. PowerPoint Presentation Handout of Slides Katherine Swartz Professor, Harvard School of Public Health Randall R. Bovbjerg Principal Research Associate, Heath Policy Center The Urban Institute Karl Ideman President Pool Administrators, Inc.
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Session 5 Modeling and Other Consultation Session 5 will highlight the modeling process. What does the modeling team require from your state and what should you expect from models? What questions will modeling be able to answer and what questions will it not be able to answer? PowerPoint Presentation Handout of Slides Randall R. Bovbjerg Principal Research Associate, Heath Policy Center The Urban Institute Karl Ideman President Pool Administrators, Inc. A. Bowen Garrett Senior Research Associate, Heath Policy Center The Urban Institute
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Session 6 Wrap Up and Next Steps Additional Resources