AcademyHealth Stateside - November 2005  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
 Discover statecoverage.net
 Federal Budget, Reconciliation, and Medicaid
 Virgin Island’s Health Reform Initiative Gaining Momentum
 Oklahoma Premium Assistance Plan Approved by CMS
 National Health Access Program Enrolling Workers
 Child Health Promotion Conference Slated for December in Wilmington, Del.
 Reports of Interest
 Coming Soon from State Coverage Initiatives

Coming Soon from State Coverage Initiatives

Save the Date: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Coverage Initiatives (SCI) program is pleased to announce that its 2006 National Meeting for State Officials will be held on February 23 – 24, 2006, at the Capitol Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC.

Coming Soon from AcademyHealth

2006 NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Fellowship: Call for Applications

Application deadline: Monday, January 9, 2006

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and AcademyHealth seek applications for the 2006 Health Policy Fellowship. This program brings visiting scholars in health services research-related disciplines to NCHS to collaborate on studies of interest to policymakers and the health services research community using NCHS data systems. Applications are welcomed from doctoral students through senior researchers/faculty.

For more information about the Fellowship and application requirements, visit www.academyhealth.org/nchs or e-mail nchs@academyhealth.org.

National Health Policy Conference

February 6 – 7, 2006 ● Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel

Join AcademyHealth and Health Affairs to hear leading experts from the administration, academia, Congress, and the health industry share their insights on critical health care issues confronting policymakers. Among the topics to be addressed are: reducing disparities in health care, patient safety, improving services for mental health and substance use disorders, public and private sector perspective on responsibility for America’s health care, preventing and managing chronic conditions in children, pay for performance, and Medicare modernization.

Participants include federal and state policymakers, policy researchers and analysts, health industry executives, clinical decision makers, research funders, and health services researchers.

For more information and to register, visit www.academyhealth.org/conferences/nhpc.htm

Building Bridges: Making a Difference in Long-Term Care

February 8, 2006 ● Embassy Suites, Washington Convention Center

Sponsored by The Commonwealth Fund's Building Bridges: Making a Difference in Long-Term Care initiative, this seminar will address long-term care issues of interest to state and federal policymakers. The seminar will feature highlights from Randall Brown’s background paper on consumer-directed care.

Additional registration is required. For more information, visit www.academyhealth.org/ltc/2005/index.htm.

Public Health Systems Research Audioconferences

The recent Gulf Coast hurricanes once again brought to light the importance of having a strong public health system. With support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AcademyHealth will host two interactive audioconferences that address the use of accreditation measures and evidence-based research in developing an effective public health system. These 90-minute audioconferences bring together leading experts in public health systems research to discuss:

"Accreditation of Public Health Agencies: Lessons from Three States"

Wednesday, December 7, 2005, 2:00 p.m. ET

"The Guide to Community Preventive Services: Developing an Evidence Base for Public Health"

Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 2:00 p.m. ET

For more information or to register, visit www.academyhealth.org/phsr/.