Improving the Medicare Market: Adding Choice and Protections (1996)
Chapter: B Invitational Symposium Agenda
B
Invitational Symposium Agenda
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Thursday, February 1, 1996 |
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8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Summary of Committee Charge Karen Hein Executive Officer Institute of Medicine and Stanley B. Jones, Committee Chair Director George Washington University Health Insurance Reform Project Washington, D.C. |
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9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Morning Moderator: |
Stanley B. Jones, Committee Chair Director George Washington University Health Insurance Reform Project Washington, D.C. |
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Developing a Structure for Consumer Choice: Looking at the Continuum of Options for Assuring Public Accountability |
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Paper Author: |
Lynn Etheredge Private Consultant Washington, D.C. |
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10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. |
Break |
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10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
The Content and Process of Informed Choice: Reviewing the State-of-the-Art from the Corporate Community and Other Purchasing Alliances |
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Paper Author: |
Elizabeth Hoy Director, Health Systems Management Issues Institute for Health Policy Solutions Washington, D.C. |
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Responding Perspectives: |
Kathleen P. Burek Manager, Employee Insurance Division Minnesota Department of Employee Relations St. Paul, Minnesota |
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Richard E. Curtis President Institute for Health Policy Solutions Washington, D.C. |
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Barbara Decker Division Manager, Health Policy and Planning Edison International Rosemead, California |
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12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. |
Assuring Informed Choice and Public Accountability: A Report on Activities at HCFA Kathleen M. King Special Assistant to the Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Washington, D.C. |
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1:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Afternoon Moderator: |
Shoshanna Sofaer Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research Department of Health Care Sciences The George Washington University Medical Center Washington, D.C. |
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Who Is the Medicare Consumer: One Size Does Not Fit All, Special Issues for Vulnerable Populations |
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Paper Author: |
Joyce Dubow Senior Analyst Public Policy Institute American Association of Retired Persons Washington, D.C. |
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Responding Perspectives: |
L. Gregory Pawlson Professor and Chair Department of Health Care Sciences The George Washington University Washington, D.C. |
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Peter Fox PDF, Incorporated Chevy Chase, Maryland |
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3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. |
Break |
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3:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. |
What Information Do Consumers Want and Need |
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Paper Author: |
Susan Edgman-Levitan Executive Director Picker Institute for Patient-Centered Care Boston, Massachusetts |
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Communicating Information Effectively |
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Carol Cronin Senior Vice President Health Pages Annapolis, Maryland |
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Responding Perspectives: |
Diane Archer Executive Director Medicare Beneficiary Defense Fund New York, New York |
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Priscilla Itscoitz Manager, Health Insurance Counseling Program United Seniors Health Cooperative Washington, D.C. |
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Marcia A. Laleman Director, Medicare Programs Keystone Health Plan East Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Friday, February 2, 1996 |
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8:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m. |
Choice and Managed Care: Enrollee Satisfaction and Consumer Protections / The States' Role in Holding Plans Accountable |
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Moderator: |
Lynn Shapiro Snyder Partner Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. Washington, D.C. |
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Paper Author: |
Patricia A. Butler Health Care Consultant Boulder, Colorado |
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Responding Perspectives: |
Dixon F. Larkin Deputy Insurance Commissioner State of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Robert Berenson Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C. |
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Garry Carneal Vice President American Association of Health Plans Washington, D.C. |
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9:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. |
Assuring Public Accountability and Informed Purchasing: Case Studies of Medicare and CalPERS |
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Moderator: |
Stanley B. Jones Director George Washington University Health Insurance Reform Project Washington, D.C. |
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Paper Author: |
Judy Moore Independent Health Care Consultant (former Senior Advisor to the Administrator, HCFA) McLean, Virginia |
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Tom J. Elkin Independent Health Care Consultant (former Director of Operations, CalPERS Health Benefits Program) Sacramento, California |
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11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
A Review of Relevant Provisions in Current Legislative Proposals David B. Kendall Senior Analyst, Health Policy Progressive Policy Institute Washington, D.C. |
