Event Description:
WHEN: MAY 10TH - Medicaid 101 "Boot Camp"
TIME: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Council on Alcohol and Drugs
303 Jackson Hill, Houston, Texas 77007
Presenters: Robert Greenwald, JD, Director of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, Harvard Law School; Amy Killelea, JD, Clinical Fellow, Harvard Law School Health Law and Policy Clinic; and Kimberly Davis, Policy Development, Medicaid/CHIP Division, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
• What is Medicaid
• Federal Oversight
• Overview of Texas Medicaid
• Effects of Healthcare Reform on Texas Medicaid
• Waivers
• SHARP Texas State Report: An Analysis of the Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities for Improving Healthcare Access with a Focus on the Texas Medicaid Program
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WHEN: MAY 11TH - Medicaid Conference
TIME: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center
5601 South Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77096
Welcome
· Marge Petty, Regional Director Region 6, US Health and Human Services
Keynote Address
§ The Future of Healthcare and Medicaid: Robert Greenwald, JD, Director of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, Harvard Law School
Morning Presentations
§ CMS, 1115 Medicaid Waiver, State Perspective: Billy Millwee, Deputy Executive Commissioner, Health Services Operations and State Medicaid Director, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
§ Southeast Texas Regional Healthcare Plan: David Lopez, President and CEO, Harris County Hospital District
§ Funding Issues: Dr. Ben Raimer, Senior VP, Health Policy and Legislative Affairs, UTMB
Lunch Presentation
§ Intergovernmental Funding: Steve Aragon, JD, Chief Legal Counsel, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Afternoon Presentation
- Delivery System Reform Incentive Payments: Linda Wertz, Principal, Health Management Associates
Panel Presentation
- Southeast Texas Regional Healthcare Plan Advisory Council
