AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting was held June 28-June 31 in Chicago, IL.  State coverage issues were highlighted in a number of ARM panels including (presentations, if available, are hyperlinked):

• Maintaining Medicaid & CHIP in an Economic Downturn: Federal & State Issues

Chair: Diane Rowland, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Panelists:
John Holahan, Urban Institute
Barbara Lyons, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Alan Weil, National Academy for State Health Policy
John M. Colmers, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Services
    
• How Experience with Reform at the State Level Can Inform National Health Care Reform

Chair: W. David Helms, AcademyHealth

Panelists: 
Sarah Iselin, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Enrique Martinez-Vidal, AcademyHealth
Michael Sparer, Columbia University
Joseph Thompson, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences


• The Lab Reports: Evaluating State's Actions to Expand Access & Coverage

Chair: Brian Quinn, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Panelists:
Thomas DeLeire, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Evaluating Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus Reform Package
Genevieve Kenney, Urban Institute
Effects of Medicaid Reform on Access to Care, Program Sustainability & Administrative Efficiency in Idaho & Kentucky
Sharon Long, Urban Institute
An Evaluation of the Impacts of State Health Reform Initiatives in Illinois, Massachusetts & New York
Anna Sommers, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Evaluation of Small Group Employer Participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance Program


• Medicaid & SCHIP Coverage Expansions & Their Consequences

Chair: Sharon Long, Urban Institute

Panelists:
Adam Atherly, Emory University
The Effect of HIFA Medicaid Waivers on the Rate of Uninsurance
Jean Hall, University of Kansas
Working Healthy: A Medicaid Buy-In Success Story
Jill Herndon, University of Florida
SCHIP Buy-In Programs: How Do Case Mix & Utilization Compare Between Full-Pay & Subsidized Enrollees?
Leighton Ku, The George Washington University
How Community Health Centers Were Affected by Massachusetts' Health Reform
H. Luke Shaefer, University of Michigan
The Effects of SCHIP Expansion on Family Insurance & Out-Of-Pocket Medical Costs: New Results From the SIPP

In addition to these panels, the State Health Research and Policy Interest Group, held its annual meeting on June 27.  The meeting brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in state-level health care issues. 

This year’s meeting had three panels focusing on state efforts to reduce costs and improve quality, strategies to maintain and expand coverage, and early results from the State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) program.

To view the agenda and presentations, please click here.


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