AGENDA

Sept. 13-15, 2017 | Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, Sept. 13

1p.m. – 4 p.m.Registration Desk Available

1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.Welcome and Introductions

1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.Opening Speaker: What Happened to Repeal and Replace and What Might Congress Do Now?

  • Rodney Whitlock, vice president, Health Policy, ML Strategies, Washington, D.C.

2:15 p.m. – 3p.m.Overview of Medicaid

State variations, trends, cost drivers andthe history of Medicaid federal-state partnerships will be discussed.

  • Robin Rudowitz, associate director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

3p.m. – 3:30p.m.Medicaid and State Budgets

A look at state variations, trends and Medicaid in context of other state health spending.

  • Stacey Mazer, senior staff associate, National Association of State Budget Officers

3:30 p.m.—4 p.m.Understanding Design Issues in Medicaid Per Capita Caps

Concerns about the level and rate of growth in federal Medicaid spending have prompted Congress to consider per capita caps and per-enrollee limits on federal payments to states.

  • Martha Heberlein, principal analyst, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission

4 p.m.Adjourn

5 p.m. – 6 p.m.Opening Reception

Thursday, Sept. 14

8 a.m. – 9 a.m.Breakfast

9 a.m. – 10:30a.m.Panel: It’s Complicated: Health System Reform from Major Players’ Perspectives

The panel will include insurers, hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and pharmacy benefit managers.

  • Lisa Joldersma, vice president, Policy & Research—Public Programs, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
  • Robert Kerr, president, Kerr and Company, South Carolina
  • Mona Mahmoud,senior director of regulatory affairs, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
  • Marcus Peterson, health policy manager (Medicaid), Anthem, Inc.
  • Moderator: Debra Miller, director of heath policy, The Council of State Governments

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.Break

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Big Issues Facing Medicaid: The Perspective of State Medicaid Directors

  • Matt Salo, executive director, National Association of State Medicaid Directors

11:30a.m. – 12:15 p.m.Tobacco as a Health Cost Driver and What States CanDo

While smoking has declined across the U.S., it accounts for up to 6 percent of U.S. healthcare expenditures. State policies have been shown to be effective at reducing state Medicaid costs related to illness and death caused by smoking.

  • Meg Riordan, vice president of research, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Children’s Health: Medicaid and CHIP

  • Kelly Whitener, researcher, Center for Children and Families and associate professor, Georgetown University

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.Update From the States

Presented by attendees.

3p.m. – 4p.m.Medicaid Expansion Waivers: How Much Room for States to Experiment?

  • Mary Beth Musumeci, associate director, Kaiser Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

4 p.m. – 5 p.m.Social Determinants of Health: Moving Upstream Toward Prevention

  • Susan Polan, associate executive director, Public Affairs & Advocacy, American Public Health Association
  • Amy Clary, policy associate, National Academy for State Health Policy

6:30 p.m.Small Group Dinners

Friday, Sept. 15

8a.m. – 9 a.m.Breakfast

9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Working With the States

  • Calder Lynch (invited), senior counselor, Office of the Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.Break

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Updates From the States

Presented by attendees.

10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m.Academy Conclusion, Evaluation and Wrap-Up