Health Action 2006: Supplementary Conference Materials

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PRE-CONFERENCE PRESENTATION

Budget and Legislative Outlook for 2006

• The Federal Budget and Legislation in 2006 by Bob Greenstein, PowerPoint Presentation (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

PLENARY SESSIONS

With a Little Help from Our Friends...

• "Consumer" Driven Health Plans by Mila Kofman, PowerPoint Presentation (Health Policy Institute, Georgetown University)

Health Care and Elephants: Framing Our Messages for Success...

• Presentation by George Lakoff (The Rockridge Institute)

Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers...

• Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Documentary Film)

Medicaid: And the Fight Goes On...

 FY '06 Medicaid Budget Cuts by Rachel Klein, PowerPoint Presentation (Families USA)

WORKSHOPS

A 360º Look at Long-Term Care

• A 360º Look at Long-Term Care by Jeff Crowley, PowerPoint Presentation (Health Policy Institute, Georgetown University)
• Bob Williams Comments on LTC at Families USA 2006 (Association of University Centers on Disability)

The Cutting Edge: New Technologies for Online Advocacy

• Families USA: Talking About Technology (EchoDitto Blog)

Dollars and Sense: Economic Arguments for Medicaid and SCHIP

• Medicaid and SCHIP: Dollars and Common Sense by Stan Dorn, PowerPoint Presentation (Economic and Social Research Institute)
• Dollars and Sense: Economic Arguments for Medicaid in Massachusetts by Bob Seifert, PowerPoint Presentation (Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute)
• Proposed Health Reform in Massachusetts: Potential Impact on Employers (Families USA)
• Medicaid Responsiveness, Health Coverage, and Economic Resilience: A Preliminary Analysis (Health Policy Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies)
• MassHealth: It's Good for Business (Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute)
• Roadmap to Coverage: Synthesis of Findings (Roadmap to Coverage Initiative)

Fulfilling the Promise: Ensuring Access to Care for Children of Immigrants

• Comprehensive Health Care for Immigrants: A Sound Strategy for Fiscal and Public Health (National Immigration Law Center)
• Immigrant-Friendly Health Coverage: Outreach and Enrollment (National Immigration Law Center)
• Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs (National Immigration Law Center)
• State-Funded Medical Assistance Programs (National Immigration Law Center)
• State-Funded SCHIP Programs (National Immigration Law Center)
• Table with Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs (National Immigration Law Center)

Grantmaking Trends in Health Advocacy

• Grantmaking Trends in Health Advocacy (Grantmakers in Health)

Health Care as a Progressive Moral Value

• Health Care as a Moral Imperative: A Christian Perspective by Rev. Jackson H. Day (Grace United Methodist Church)

Helping Consumers Deal with Medical Debt

• Case Study: Local Grassroots Efforts (Families USA)
• The Consequences of Medical Debt (The Access Project)
• Home Sick: How Medical Debt Undermines Housing Security (The Access Project)
• Paying for Healthcare When You're Uninsured (The Access Project)
• Low-Income Uninsured Charity Care Discount Payment Policy (Community Medical Centers)
• Patients Get Vital Signs, Valley Hospitals Put the Word Out on Financial Help (The Fresno Bee)
• Cases in Litigation (Legal Counsel for the Elderly, AARP)
• Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Legal Counsel for the Elderly, AARP)
• Financial Interview Sheet (Legal Counsel for the Elderly, AARP)
• Legal Counsel for the Elderly (Legal Counsel for the Elderly, AARP)
• Pre-Litigation Strategies (Legal Counsel for the Elderly, AARP)

Helping Low-Income Beneficiaries Navigate Part D

• Expedited Process for Application of Cost-Sharing for Dually Eligible and Other Low-Income Beneficiaries (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
• Further Clarification of Formulary Transition Policies (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
• If You Have Medicare and Medi-Cal But Do Not Have a Medicare Drug Card (Council on Aging-Orange County)
• Good Ideas: How Medicaid Agencies Can Help People Enroll in Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidies (Health Assistance Partnership)
• Handling Some Common Part D Problems for Duals When They First Join Part D Plans (Health Assistance Partnership)
• Medicare Part D Implementation: States with "Stop Gap" Measures (Health Assistance Partnership)
• Quick Answers to FAQs on Processing Claims for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries (Health Assistance Partnership)

Improving Language Access and Cultural Competence: Where Do We Go from Here?

• The Role of Promotoras and Community Health Workers in Language Access and Cultural Competence by Maria Lemus (Promotoras/Community Health Worker Network)

Insurance for the Sick: State Protections

• Health Insurance for the Sick by Holly Whelan, PowerPoint Presentation (American Diabetes Association)
• CareFirst: Meeting Its Charitable Obligations to Citizens of the National Capital Area (DC Appleseed Center)
• Testimony of Walter Smith before the Council of the DC Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DC Appleseed Center)
• DC Code-31-3514 (District of Columbia)

Is Wal-Mart the Problem or the Solution?

• Everyday Low Benefits: Health Insurance in the Age of Wal-Mart by David West (The Center for a Changing Workforce)
• Ideas that Work (Families USA)
• Wal-Mart and Health Care: Condition Critical (Center for a Changing Workforce)
• But Big Companies Now Must Pay Their Share of Health Care (Maryland Health Care for All! Coalition)
• Fair Share Health Care Summary (Maryland Health Care for All! Coalition)
• Letter on ERISA and the Fair Share Act (Maryland's Attorney General)
• Editorial: Lessons on Health Care (The Milwaukee Journal)
• Fair Share Health Care: The Success of Maryland (United Food and Commercial Workers)
• H-3415: Washington State Pay or Play Legislation (Washington State House of Representatives)
• Fair Share Health Care Campaign (Wisconsin Citizen Action)
• Rolling Back Benefits, Rolling Forward Costs (Wisconsin Citizen Action)

It's Everyone's Loss: The Ripple Effect of the Uninsured

• Medical Debt by Mark Rukavina, PowerPoint Presentation (The Access Project)

Leaders of the Pack: What States Are Doing to Expand Coverage

• Health Care Justice Campaign (Campaign for Better Health Care)
• Governor Blagojevich's All Kids (Office of Governor Blagojevich of Illinois)

Long-Term Care and Part D: A Round Peg in a Square Hole?

• Incurred Medical Expense Deduction (Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.)
• Nursing Home Letter (Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.)
• Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage for Residents of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities: Special Problems and Concerns (Kaiser Family Foundation)

Making Noise and Cashing In: Strategies for Internet Advocacy and Fundraising

• Making Noise and Cashing In: Strategies for Internet Advocacy and Fundraising by Ann Yonders, Power Point Presentation (Bronx Cash Register Consulting Company)
• Making Noise and Cashing In: Strategies for Internet Advocacy by Sara Strope, PowerPoint Presentation (GetActive)

The Meaning behind the Message

• Welfare Reform's Unfinished Business (The National Review Online)
• The Moral Hazard Myth (The New Yorker)

Meet the Medicare Ombudsman

• Meet the Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman by Daniel Schreiner, PowerPoint Presentation (Office of the Medicare Ombudsman, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Navigating Just Got Tougher: Basics of the Medicare Drug Benefit

• The Basics of Medicare's Basic Drug Benefit by Dee Mahan, PowerPoint Presentation (Families USA)
• Part D's Low Income Benefits: Theory and Reality by Marc Steinberg, PowerPoint Presentation (Families USA)

The Part D Deluge: Policies to Help Dual Eligibles and Other Low-Income Beneficiaries

• Wrapping around Medicare Part D: States' Plans in 2006 by Kimberly Fox, PowerPoint Presentation (Institute for Health Care Policy) 

Producing Great Materials for Consumers about Health Choices and Rights

• Producing Great Materials for Consumers about Health Care Choices and Their Rights by Francesca Mueller, PowerPoint Presentation (Community Service Society of New York)
• Producing Great Materials for Consumers about Health Choices and Rights by Isabel van Isschot, PowerPoint Presentation (La Clinica del Pueblo)
• Seven Rules for Producing Effective Written Materials (Families USA)
• Untitled "Before" Document (Families USA)
• "After" Document—Guide to Finding Health Insurance Coverage: Maryland (Families USA)

Proudly They Waive: The Use of Destructive Waivers to Undermine Medicaid

• Trends in Medicaid Waivers by Judith Solomon, PowerPoint Presentation (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
• Vermont’s Global Commitment Waiver by Sheila Reed, PowerPoint Presentation (Vermont Children’s Forum)
• State Waiver Comparison Chart (Families USA)
• Waiver Tool Box Web Page (Families USA)
• What Will Florida’s “Medicaid Choice” Waiver Proposal Mean For Children? (Center for Children and Families, Health Policy Institute, Georgetown University)
• Sign-on Letter to the Florida Legislature (Florida Legal Services, Inc.)
• Policy Brief #1: What Could a Waiver to Restructure Medicaid Mean for Florida? (Winter Park Health Foundation)
• Policy Brief #2: Florida’s Medicaid Budget: Why Are Costs Going Up? (Winter Park Health Foundation)
• Policy Brief #3: Issues to Consider in Governor Bush’s “Florida Medicaid Modernization Proposal” (Winter Park Health Foundation)
• Policy Brief #4: Understanding Florida’s Medicaid Reform Legislation (Winter Park Health Foundation)
• Policy Brief #5: Understanding Florida’s Medicaid Waiver Application (Winter Park Health Foundation)

Pushing the Federal Government Toward Health Care for All

• A Return to the Joys of Medical Practice: National Health Insurance (Maryland Medicine)

States Battling High Drug Prices: Where Real Innovations Take Place

• Likely Prescription Drug Legislation: Looking Ahead to the 2006 Session in State Legislatures (National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices)

When a Carrier Just Says No: Helping Patients Appeal Denials of Care

• CMS Issues Preliminary Instructions for Expedited Review of Certain Claims (Center for Medicare Advocacy)
• The Times They Are a Changing: New Time Frames and Processes for Medicare Appeals (Center for Medicare Advocacy)
• Resources for Health Insurance Appeals (Health Assistance Partnership)
• When a Carrier Just Says No: Helping Patients Appeals Denials of Care (Health Assistance Partnership)

Why the Right Can't Get It Right: HSAs, AHPs, and Other Bad Ideas 

• HSAs: A Great Tax Shelter for Wealthy, Healthy People but Little Help to the Uninsured, Underinsured, and People with Medical Needs (Virtual Mentor)

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