AcademyHealth Stateside - 04/17/2007  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
 New State Updates
 Save the Date: Summer Workshop for State Officials to be Held August 2–3, 2007 in Denver
 Profiles in Coverage: Healthcare Group of Arizona
 Update on Federal Activities
 Census Bureau Revises Number of Uninsured
 Twenty-Seven States Awarded Medicaid Transformation Grants
 Cover the Uninsured Week is April 23-28, 2007
 Save the Date: The State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting is June 2
 Full Agenda Available for the 2007 Annual Research Meeting (ARM)
 Reports of Interest

Save the Date: The State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting is June 2

The State Health Research and Policy Interest Group will meet June 2 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. in Orlando. The meeting is designed to bring together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in state-level health care issues. Featuring panels and poster presentations as well as ample time for networking, this year's meeting will focus on:

• Using data sets and methodological strategies to understand the impact of coverage policies;
• Evaluating health care reform and the policymaking processes; and
• Introducing the Commonwealth Fund’s State Scorecard on Health System Performance.

To view the tentative agenda and register, visit http://www.academyhealth.org/interestgroups/shrp/2007.htm