Recent State Legislative
Activity
As state legislatures
finish their respective sessions, several states have passed
bills aimed at reducing the number of uninsured. States have
increasingly looked to target the working uninsured and small
businesses using two policy goals: 1) maintaining existing
coverage by slowing cost growth, and 2) expanding public
coverage.
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“Moving Beyond Planning” – SCI’s
Summer Workshop for State Officials
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Coverage
Initiatives (SCI) program is pleased to present a summer
workshop for state officials entitled, “Moving Beyond
Planning.” The meeting will be held July 28–29, 2005, at Le
Meridien Hotel in Chicago.
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In Focus: More Answers on
Reinsurance
Reinsurance remains a
popular strategy for states who wish to maintain or increase
coverage. This new In Focus Issue Brief is designed to serve
as a technical guide for states who are interested in building
a reinsurance program.
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New Medicaid Commission
Established
In late May, following
a request from Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services announced that a Medicaid Commission would be
established to do two things: 1) recommend ways to cut $10
billion from the program over five years (by September 1,
2005); and 2) propose long-term solutions to address
Medicaid’s escalating costs (by December 31,
2006).
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Annual Research Meeting: State
Health Research and Policy Interest Group
AcademyHealth Interest Groups advance the research
base of focused topics by providing an avenue for health
services researchers, policy professionals, and
practitioners to share information, showcase their
research, network with peers, and learn more about those
topics.
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National Health Care Coalition
Releases Cost and Savings Estimates for System-wide Reform
Scenarios
In July 2004, the
National Coalition on Health Care, a nonpartisan alliance of
organizations working for the achievement of comprehensive
health care reform, released a report called Building a Better
Health Care System: Specifications for Reform. In May 2005,
the Coalition presented economic projections for implementing
any one of the four system-wide reform scenarios outlined in
the 2004 report.
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Reports of Interest
The following are the most recently released
reports on coverage.
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