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2007 agenda
Barbara Jordan Conference Center
Kaiser Family Foundation Office
1330 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005 Monday, October 22, 2007
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Speaker: David Helms, AcademyHealth
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
The Challenge of Enacting Universal Coverage in the US: What Can We Learn from History?
Speaker: David Helms, AcademyHealth
Content: This session reviews the barriers to and possible approaches for enacting universal health care in the US, by reviewing an historical account of the ebb and flow of American health policy over the past 40 years, highlighting for each of the four major eras the critical issues, major programs and policies adopted, major intended/unintended side effects, and intervening political realities.
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The Executive Branch
Speakers:
Jack Ebeler, Ebeler Consulting
Chris Jennings, Jennings Policy Strategies, Inc.
Michael J. O'Grady, National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago
Content: This session looks at the role of the White House in health policymaking and how it relates to health-focused and non-health focused cabinet-level agencies. Panelists also discuss the office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, the Public Health Services agencies, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and independent federal agencies and other executive branch agencies focused on health.
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Location:
The Avenue Grill
J.W. Marriott
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20004
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
How Congress Works
Speakers:
Liz Fowler, Wellpoint
Dean Rosen, Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti
Timothy Westmoreland, Georgetown University
Content: This session reviews the congressional timetable and processes, as well as the role of congressional staff and agencies with specific examples of legislation on health programs.
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Knowledge Brokers: External Sources of Information for Policymakers
Speakers:
Bill Leinweber, Research!America
Len Nichols, New America Foundation
Paul Posner, George Mason University
John Reichard, CQ HealthBeat
Content: This session discusses the many sources of information for policymakers and reviews several key types of resources including research organizations, journals, and voluntary health agencies.
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Happy Hour
Location: TBD
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast Discussion
Facilitator: David Helms, AcademyHealth
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Federal Budgeting
Speakers:
Joe Antos, American Enterprise Institute
Lindy Hinman, Avalere Health, LLC
Content: This session presents the big picture of federal budgeting, its players, and the formal and informal budget processes, as well as how budgets influence policy and how tax cuts and budget deficits drive the policy agenda.
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The Role of the Courts
Speakers:
Melissa Goldstein, George Washington University
Sara Rosenbaum, George Washington University
Content: This session focuses on the role of courts in health care, discussing the use of the legal system to regulate health care and health care delivery. The session also looks at current health care cases that have been elevated to the Supreme Court.
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Public's Perception of Health Issues
(lunch served)
Speaker: Claudia Deane, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Content: This session looks at how the public perceives health issues and reviews recent polling data.
2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
An In-depth Look at the State Children's Health Insurance Program
2:00 – 2:20 p.m.
Program Overview
Speakers: Genevieve Kenney, Urban Institute
2:20 – 3:30 p.m.
Perspectives on SCHIP
Speakers:
Robert Hall, American Academy of Pediatrics
Catherine Hess, National Academy for State Health Policy
Bruce Lesley, First Focus
3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
Legislative Update and Outlook for SCHIP's Future
Speakers:
Cindy Mann, Georgetown University
Nina Owcharenko, Heritage Foundation
Content: As the capstone to Day 1 and 2, this session reviews the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in light of earlier presentations on the three branches of government, federal budgeting, public opinion, and knowledge brokers.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast Discussion
Facilitator: Diane Rowland, Kaiser Family Foundation
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Medicare 101
Speaker: Marilyn Moon, American Institutes for Research
Content: This session provides basic information on the Medicare program and reviews the key health policy challenges the program faces.
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The States' Health Policy Agenda
Speaker: Enrique Martinez-Vidal , AcademyHealth
Content: This session reviews the key health issues facing the states, including Medicaid, SCHIP, and health reform.
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
Location:
Finemondo
1319 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
How to Communicate with Policy Leaders
Speakers:
Robin Strongin, Polidais
Marie Michnich, Institute of Medicine
Marina Weiss, The March of Dimes
Content: This session provides pointers for communicating effectively with decision-makers. Panelists will review writing decision-making memos, testifying before Congress, and dealing with key constituencies. Panelists will also provide tips on how to develop messages from research findings, how to use media to bridge research and policy, and how to become more involved in health policy and politics.
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Wrap-up and How to Stay Involved
Speaker: Jennifer Muldoon, AcademyHealth
Thursday, October 25, 2007
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Congressional Site Visit (HC-6)
Panelists:
Samantha Burch, Office of Congressman Al Green (D-Tex.)
Jennifer Friedman, House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health
Oliver Kim, Office of Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)
Susan Lexer, Office of Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME)
Sudip Parikh, Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee (Minority)
Michael Park, Senate Committee on Finance
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