May Reform Matters Conference Call Agenda

CONFERENCE CALL AGENDA
Hosted by the National Women’s Law Center
May 10, 2012
3:00 pm Eastern

1. Welcome & Introductions

 Introduction

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

2. Protecting Health Care Funding in the Federal Budget

Legislation being considered in the U.S. House of Representatives proposes devastating cuts to programs vital to women and their families, including Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Tara Straw from Health Care for America Now will talk through threats to health care funding including cuts to the premium tax credits that would result in 350,000 fewer people having coverage, allowing states to lower eligibility standards for Medicaid and CHIP, and cutting investments in women’s health by eliminating the Prevention and Public Health Fund.

•  Tara Straw, Health Care for America Now

3. Update on Comments Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Women’s Preventive Services

Gretchen Borchelt from the National Women’s Law Center will give a brief update on responding to the ANPRM on women’s preventive services related to an an accommodation for certain religiously affiliated organizations that object to providing contraceptive services with no cost sharing.  Comments are due June 19, 2012.

•  Gretchen Borchelt, Senior Counsel 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:

• Provision in House Reconciliation Bill Would Cause 350,000 People to Forgo Health Coverage and Could Jeopardize Health Reform: http://www.cbpp.org/files/4-18-12health2.pdf
• Vote No on the Reconciliation Bill, H.R. 4966 Letter: http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/nwlc_opposes_reconciliation_bill.pdf
• NWLC Exchange IFR Comments State Template
• FAQ on the contraceptive coverage rule: http://www.nwlc.org/resource/contraceptive-coverage-health-care-law-frequently-asked-questions
• FAQ on the religious affiliated accommodation: http://www.nwlc.org/resource/contraceptive-coverage-%E2%80%9Caccommodation%E2%80%9D-religiously-affiliated-employers-frequently-asked-qu
• ANPRM on Women’s Preventive Services: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=CMS-2012-0031-0001