AcademyHealth Stateside - 05/25/2006  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
 Vermont Moves Toward Universal Coverage
 CMS Approves Medicaid Redesign Plans for Kentucky and West Virginia
 Health Care Reform Bill Fails to Clear Senate
 Cyber Seminar on the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
 State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Activities
 Save the Date: SCI Summer Meeting
 Reports of Interest

State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Activities

State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting
Saturday, June 23, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

A conference for the State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting will be held in conjunction with AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting on Saturday, June 24, 2006 in Seattle. The meeting will provide researchers, policymakers, and practitioners the opportunity to share recent state-level research that emphasizes the unique challenges of working within a state policy and political environment.

The panels will highlight papers that demonstrate innovative approaches to addressing state policy research needs, sound policy research methods, effective strategies for collaborating with state agencies and policy decision makers, and promising communication tools.

The three panels being presented include:

·        State Policy and Health Insurance Coverage

·        Strategies for Using Data and Research to Inform State Health Policy

·        Evaluating the Impact of Medicaid Disease Management

To view the agenda for the meeting, and register on-line, please visit http://www.academyhealth.org/interestgroups/shrp/agenda.htm