February 2011 Reform Matters Conference Call Agenda and Materials

CONFERENCE CALL AGENDA
Hosted by the National Women’s Law Center
February 10, 2011
1pm EST

1. Welcome & Topic Introduction

• Lisa Codispoti, National Women’s Law Center

2.  Medicaid: Opportunities & Challenges
This month’s discussion comes at a critical time. Medicaid, which is a key source of health coverage for women, is under unprecedented attack at the state and federal levels. On our call, we’ll review both the key Medicaid provisions in the new health care law, as well as the threats we are seeing to Medicaid.  We’ll be joined by:

• Jocelyn Guyer, Co-Executive Director, Center for Children & Families at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute
• Judy Solomon, Co-Director of Health Policy at the Center Budget & Policy Priorities

Our discussion will include:

• Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act:
  • Basics of the Medicaid expansion under the health care law,
  • the early implementing option for states,
  • the maintenance of effort requirement– and what it means for states thinking about cutting their programs.
• Threats to Medicaid in the states and at the federal level, such as cuts in eligibility, covered services, provider reimbursement, waivers, and block grants.

3.  Updates, announcements, future calls:

• Next Reform Matters Call:  Thursday, March10, 2011 at 1pm EST. 

To register for upcoming conference calls: http://action.nwlc.org/healthcarereform

To suggest future agenda topics, or make an announcement on a call, please contact us at reformmatters@nwlc.org

Materials for the Call

• What Women Need to Know about Health Reform: Medicaid
• Medicaid Block Grant or Funding Caps Would Shift Costs to States, Beneficiaries, and Providers
• No Need to Wait Until 2014: States Can Cover Low-Income Adults in Medicaid Now
• Health Reform Expands Medicaid Coverage For People with Disabilities
• Holding the Line on Medicaid and CHIP:  Key Questions and Answers About Health Care Reform’s Maintenance of Effort Requirements
• The Medicaid and CHIP Stability Protections: Consequences of Repeal
• Summary of Medicaid, CHIP, and Low-Income Provisions in Health Care Reform
• Sebelius outlines state flexibility and federal support available for Medicaid
• Letter: Sebelius outlines state flexibility and federal support available for Medicaid
• Repealing Health Reform’s Maintenance of Effort Provision Could Cause Millions of Children, Parents, Seniors, and People With Disabilities to Lose Coverage