AcademyHealth Stateside - 03/27/2008  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
 State Coverage Initiatives St@teside E-newsletter Has a New Look
 New SCI Report Highlights State Efforts to Rise Against the Inertia of the Status Quo and Advance Health Care Reform
 State Coverage Initiatives Summer Workshop for State Officials to be held in San Francisco
 Recent State Updates
 State Efforts to Expand Coverage to Children Face Federal Challenges
 Save the Date: State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting
 State Health Initiatives Featured at AcademyHealth’s 25th Annual Research Meeting
 New SCI Issue Brief Provides Update on ERISA Court Decisions
 Reports of Interest

Save the Date: State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting

The State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting will be held Saturday, June 7, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C. Featuring panel and poster presentations, the main session will focus on the latest research related to state health care reform implementation and evaluation. Other sessions will address issues pertaining to using data and surveys to affect policy as well as how state-based research can inform care coordination activities for vulnerable populations.

To see panels and presentations from previous meetings, please visit http://www.academyhealth.org/interestgroups/shrp/index.htm