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Sponsored
by
The Agency for Health Care Quality
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's State Coverage Initiatives
program
The Commonwealth Fund
The Center for Health Care Strategies with funding from The Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation
National Governors Association
Conducted
by
AcademyHealth and The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Thursday,
October 7, 2004
| 8:00—9:00
a.m. |
Registration
and Continental Breakfast |
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9:00—9:15
a.m.
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Introduction/
Opening Remarks
| Presenters
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Pamela
S. Dickson, Interim Deputy Group Director, Health
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Alice Burton, Director
State Coverage Initiatives
Joel C. Cantor, Director
Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Alice Burton, Director
State Coverage Initiatives
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9:15—10:15
a.m.
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Medicare
Part D - Prescription Drug Coverage - Key Decisions for States
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10:15–10:30
a.m.
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Break
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10:30—12:00
p.m.
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Roundtable
Discussion: SPAP's Experience Coordinating with Medicare Drug
Discount Cards and Lessons for Part D
| Moderator |
David
Helms, President & CEO
AcademyHealth |
| Panelists
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Kimberley
Fox, Senior Policy Analyst
Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Kathleen
Mason, Assistant Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Evelyn
Dudley, Manager Pharmacy Programs
Connecticut Department of Social Services
PowerPoint Slides
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PDF Handout
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| 12:00—1:00
p.m. |
Lunch
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| 1:00—2:15
p.m. |
Assessing
the Medicare Pharmacy Benefit's Impact on Medicaid
| Moderator |
Alice
Burton, Director
State Coverage Initiatives |
| Panelists
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Vernon
Smith, Principal
Health Management Associates, Inc.
PowerPoint Slides
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PDF Handout
Kevin
Concannon, Director
Iowa Department of Human Services
Jocelyn Guyer, Associate Director
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
PowerPoint Slides
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PDF Handout
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| 2:15—3:30
p.m. |
Options
for Supplementing Part D: State Initiatives
| Moderator |
Kimberley
Fox, Senior Policy Analyst
Rutgers Center for State Health Policy |
| Panelists
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Jack
Hoadley, Research Professor
Health Policy Institute, Georgetown University
PowerPoint Slides
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PDF Handout
Cindy Parks Thomas, Senior Scientist
Schneider Institute for Health Policy
Brandeis University
PowerPoint Slides
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PDF Handout
Tom
Snedden, Director
PACE/ PACENet Programs, Pennsylvania
PowerPoint Slides
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PDF Handout
Laurie
Hines, Executive Director
Missouri Senior Rx Program
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| 3:30—3:45
p.m. |
Break
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| 3:45—4:45
p.m. |
Impact
on Existing Disease Management Programs and Managed Care Initiatives
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| 4:45—5:45
p.m. |
Medicare
Pharmacy Coverage and Implications for Long-Term Care
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| 6:00-7:00
p.m. |
Reception |
Friday,
October 8, 2004
| 7:00—8:00
a.m. |
Continental
Breakfast |
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8:00—9:15
a.m.
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Meeting
the Challenge of Expanded State Eligibility
Determination Requirements
| Moderator |
Barbara
Cooper, Senior Program Officer
The Commonwealth Fund |
| Panelists
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Anthony
Culotta, Acting Director, Medicare Enrollment and Appeals
Group
Center for Beneficiary Choices, CMS
Gale
Arden, Director
Disabled Elderly Health Programs Group
Center for Medicaid and State Operations, CMS
PowerPoint Slides
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PDF Handout
Laura
Summer, Senior Researcher
Georgetown University
PowerPoint Slides
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PDF Handout
Kenneth
D. Nibali, Consultant on Social Security
Former Associate Commissioner for Disability with the
Social Security Administration
PowerPoint Slides
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PDF Handout
Beatrice
Disman, Regional Commissioner
Social Security Administration - New York Region
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9:15—10:15
a.m.
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Part
D Regulations and Issues of Concern for States:
One-on-One with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
| Moderator |
Susan
C. Reinhard, Co-Director
Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
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| Panelists |
Charlene
Brown, Deputy Chief Operating Officer
CMS
Gale
Arden, Director
Disabled Elderly Health Programs Group
Center for Medicaid and State Operations, CMS
PowerPoint Slides
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PDF Handout
Anthony
Culotta, Acting Director, Medicare Enrollment and Appeals
Group
Center for Beneficiary Choices, CMS
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10:15—10:30
a.m.
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Break
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10:30
a.m.—
12 p.m. |
Formulary
and Cost-Sharing Issues
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| 12:00—1:00
p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:00—2:15
p.m. |
State
Drug Purchasing in a New World
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| 2:15—3:15
p.m. |
Roundtable
Discussion: Laying the Groundwork for Assessing Impact on
States
| Facilitator |
Joel
C. Cantor, Director
Rutgers Center for State Health Policy |
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| 3:15—3:30
p.m. |
Closing
Remarks & Next Steps |
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