Beginning this evening, January 24, from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. the Medicaid Commission will be meeting to focus primarily on Medicaid eligible populations. The agenda also includes discussion of the 1115 waivers and on Tuesday evening general discussion on issues such as the conference report on the Budget Reconciliation Legislation. The meeting will continue through January 25 and 26. The agenda is attached below along with the location of the meeting. All sessions are open for the public with public comments being taken on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 25.

This Commission was appointed by Secretary Michael Leavitt, US Department of Health and Human Services, to submit a report by December 2006 with ideas for the future of the Medicaid program. Secretary Leavitt will be at the meeting of the Commission on Tuesday evening. This meeting is the first of six meetings this year in preparation of this final report. Updates on these meetings will be on AAPD's website shortly after each meeting.

AGENDA
Medicaid Commission Meeting

Location:
Holiday Inn Washington-Chevy Chase
5520 Wisconsin Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Palladian Ballroom
January 24th – 26th, 2006

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Welcome and Overview of the Purpose and Format of the Evening Session
The Honorable Don Sundquist, Former Governor of Tennessee
The Honorable Angus King, Former Governor of Maine
Commission member discussion session

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Overview of the Purpose of the Two-Day Meeting
The Honorable Don Sundquist, Former Governor of Tennessee
The Honorable Angus King, Former Governor of Maine
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Overview and Summary of the Eligibility-Related
Recommendations in the Various Medicaid Reform Proposals - Chuck Milligan
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Medicaid Eligibility: Who Should and Should Not be Covered and Why
Diane Rowland, Executive Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Kaiser Family Foundation
Nina Owcharenko, Policy Analyst, Heritage Foundation
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Commission members only)
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
State Responses to Increased Pressure on Medicaid Enrollment and Public Financing
Joy Johnson-Wilson, Federal Affairs Counsel and Director of the Health Committee,
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Jim Frogue, State Project Director, Center for Health Transformation
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
The Intersection of Medicaid with Private Health Insurance: Caring for the Uninsured
John Holahan, Director, Health Policy Center, Urban Institute
Lynn Etheredge, Consultant, Health Insurance Reform Project, George Washington University
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Open Session for Public Comment on Medicaid Eligibility

Thursday, January 26th, 2006
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
State Practices
Idaho: Simplifying Medicaid eligibility categories based on health needs through 1115 waiver
The Honorable Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
State Practices
Massachusetts: MassHealth and the Safety Net Care Pool
Use of an 1115 waiver to make changes to eligibility and income limits while tailoring services based on needs versus a one-size fits all approach Beth Waldman, Medicaid Director
Tim Murphy, Secretary of Health and Human Services
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
State Practices
West Virginia: Simplifying Eligibility
Commissioner Nancy Atkins, Commissioner of the Bureau for Medical Services
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch (Commission members only)
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Discussion, Decisions, Next Steps
Adjournment