WHEN:                       MAY 10^TH - 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 11^TH - 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