July Reform Matters Conference Call Agenda

CONFERENCE CALL AGENDA
Hosted by the National Women’s Law Center
July 12, 2012
3:00 pm Eastern

1. Welcome & Introductions

 Introduction

•  Dania Palanker, Senior Health Policy Advisor at the National Women’s Law Center

 2. State Choices in Implementing Reform Post Supreme Court

 Now that the Supreme Court decision is behind us, we need to move implementation forward in the States.  We will talk about the important choices States have in expanding access to coverage:  Is the Medicaid expansion now optional?  What choices do States face related to Medicaid expansion following the decision?  What is the difference between a state, federal or partnership exchange?  How can we advocate for States to choose options that will provide the most access to care for women and their families? 

• Karen Davenport, Director of Health Policy at the National Women’s Law Center
• Dania Palanker, Senior Health Policy Advisor at the National Women’s Law Center
• Sara Eskrich, Health Care Reform Project Coordinator at Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health (tentative)

 3. Preparation for August 1 and Women’s Preventive Health Services

 On August 1, new health plans will begin providing women’s preventive health services with no cost sharing.  This is an extremely important moment for women’s health and implementation of the health care law.  We will provide a brief overview of these important services and the start of this new benefit.

•  Dania Palanker, Senior Health Policy Advisor at the National Women’s Law Center

 4. Updates, announcements, future calls:

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:

A Crucial Victory, but No Time for Complacency, NWLC Blog Post on the Supreme Court Decision http://www.nwlc.org/our-blog/crucial-victory-no-time-complacency

 Secretary Sebelius’ Letter to Governors on Medicaid Expansion, July 10, 2012 http://capsules.kaiserhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Secretary-Sebelius-Letter-to-the-Governors-071012.pdf

 General Guidance on Federally-facilitated Exchanges http://cciio.cms.gov/resources/files/ffe-guidance-05-16-2012.pdf

 Access to Preventive Health Care for Women in the Health Care Law: Frequently Asked Questions http://www.nwlc.org/resource/access-preventive-health-care-women-health-care-law-frequently-asked-questions

Document(s):

July Reform Matters Agenda