Kaisernetwork.org: Ask the Experts about Health Policy

Ask the Experts: The Role of States in a National Health Reform Effort

info@kaisernetwork.org — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:30:00 GMT

Watch an archived version of Ask the Experts featuring discussion of the role of states in a national health reform effort.

Ask the Experts: High-Risk Pools

info@kaisernetwork.org — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:00:00 GMT

View kaisernetwork.org's Ask the Experts for a webcast looking at state high-risk insurance pools.

Ask the Experts: A Public Plan Option Under Health Reform

info@kaisernetwork.org — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:30:00 GMT

A number of proposals to expand health insurance coverage -- including those put forward by leading Democratic candidates for President -- would allow people to enroll in a publicly-sponsored health plan, potentially competing side-by-side with private insurance plans. This Ask the Experts webcast examines this idea, looking at such questions as: Is Medicare a model for such a plan? What gaps in the current insurance system would it address? Is it an appropriate role for government? How would it affect health care costs and spending? Could it, in effect, lead to a single payer system?

Ask the Experts: Tax Subsidies and Health Insurance

info@kaisernetwork.org — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Join kaisernetwork.org's Ask the Experts for a webcast covering tax subsidies and health insurance. The experts review the current system of employer-sponsored insurance tax preferences and address proposals to change that structure, including those advocated on the campaign trail.

Ask the Experts: Individual Mandates

info@kaisernetwork.org — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:00:00 GMT

View an archived webcast of kaisernetwork.org's Ask the Experts for an in depth look at individual mandates.

Ask the Experts: HIV Testing

info@kaisernetwork.org — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:00:00 GMT

Leading up to National HIV Testing Day, a panel of experts address the state of HIV testing in the U.S. Panelists discuss the implementation of revised CDC recommendations for HIV testing, public education campaigns encouraging people to get tested, new data from NASTAD on individual state testing policies and more.

Elements of State Health Reform: Prevention and Wellness as Covered Benefits

info@kaisernetwork.org — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:00:00 GMT

The Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices present this webcast with a panel of health policy experts explore state initiatives to incorporate prevention and wellness benefits into coverage programs, aiming to lower costs and promote healthier living with such strategies as wellness benefit packages and rewards for healthy behaviors.

Elements of State Health Reform: Value-Driven Health Care through Quality Improvement and Measurement

info@kaisernetwork.org — Fri, 25 May 2007 20:00:00 GMT

The Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices present this live, interactive webcast with a panel of health policy experts who will focus on the approaches that states have taken to improve quality and transparency, including those incorporating quality improvement strategies into their health reform plans and Medicaid programs.

Elements of State Health Reform: Financing Mechanisms and Benefit Packages in Coverage Expansions

info@kaisernetwork.org — Thu, 03 May 2007 20:00:00 GMT

The Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices present this webcast with a panel of health policy experts who will discuss options for financing state health reform plans, including the use of existing Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments or other funds to convert to private coverage for the uninsured.

Elements of State Health Reform: Individual and Employer Requirements

info@kaisernetwork.org — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:00:00 GMT

A panel of experts discuss approaches for expanding health coverage, including requirements on employers or individuals.

Elements of State Health Reform: Creating a Marketplace for Expanding Coverage

info@kaisernetwork.org — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:00:00 GMT

The Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices present the first in a series of live, interactive webcasts focusing on issues in the design and implementation of health reform initiatives and coverage expansions.

Ask the Experts on HPV Vaccine

info@kaisernetwork.org — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:00:00 GMT

A panel of experts address the implementation of the new vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) and answer questions such as: What are the guidelines for who should get the vaccine and at what age? Who will pay for it?

Ask the Experts on Medicare Part D

info@kaisernetwork.org — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:00:00 GMT

As the open enrollment period for Medicare Part D begins, panelists on this "Ask the Experts" episode discuss how plan choices are changing, how the process is going for beneficiaries and what they should think about when making drug coverage decisions.

Ask the Experts: Price Transparency

info@kaisernetwork.org — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:30:00 GMT

View kaisernetwork.org's Ask the Experts a discussion of price transparency. Panelists will examine industry and government efforts to disclose prices for health care services to encourage consumers to shop more wisely, as well as the challenges in implementing more transparent pricing in the health system. Moderator: Larry Levitt, vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation, editor-in-chief, kaisernetwork.org Panelists: Gerard Anderson, Ph.D., professor, Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Charles M. Cutler, M.D., vice president, national medical director, Quality and Clinical Integration, Aetna Robert Doherty, senior vice president, Governmental Affairs and Public Policy, American College of Physicians

Ask the Experts: Mental Health Care

info@kaisernetwork.org — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMT

A significant number of people suffering from mental disorders in the United States do not receive the treatment they need. Join "Ask the Experts" to discuss the financing and delivery of mental health care in the U.S. Moderator: Jill Braden Balderas, managing editor, kaisernetwork.org Panelists: Mike Fitzpatrick, MSW, executive director, National Alliance on Mental Illness Richard Frank, Ph.D., Margaret T. Morris professor of Health Economics, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed., director, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Ask the Experts: Children's Health Care

info@kaisernetwork.org — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 18:00:00 GMT

As National Public Health Week focuses on raising healthy kids in the U.S., "Ask the Experts" will explore the policy issues facing children's health care. Panelists will answer your questions about children's health care financing, expanding access and coverage, disparities and more. Moderator: Larry Levitt, vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation and editor-in-chief, kaisernetwork.org Panelists: Georges Benjamin, M.D., FACP, executive director, American Public Health Association Robin Rudowitz, M.P.A., principal policy analyst, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured Christy Ferguson, J.D., president and CEO, FirstFocus A new issue brief by the Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured examines the similarities and difference between Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) as well as the implications of applying some SCHIP design features to the Medicaid program. Medicaid and SCHIP are often compared because they both serve low-income populations. However, the populations served, the coverage offered and the structure of these programs have differed in important ways. With the passage of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, states can now apply some SCHIP-like principles to the Medicaid program. For more information click here.

Ask the Experts: Tuberculosis

info@kaisernetwork.org — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:00:00 GMT

A panel of experts on Feb. 16 answered questions about the global fight against tuberculosis during a live webcast of "Ask the Experts," a kaisernetwork.org program. Moderator: Jill Braden Balderas, managing editor, kaisernetwork.org Panelists: Joanne Carter, legislative director, RESULTS; chair, Stop TB Partnership's Advocacy, Communications and Social Mobilization Working Group Richard Chaisson, M.D., director, Johns Hopkins Medicine Center for Tuberculosis Research and principal investigator, Consortium to Respond Effectively to the AIDS/TB Epidemic (CREATE) Irene Koek, division chief, Infectious Diseases, Bureau for Global Health, USAID and chair, Coordinating Board, Stop TB Partnership

Ask the Experts: State Health Care Initiatives

info@kaisernetwork.org — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:00:00 GMT

View kaisernetwork.org's Ask the Experts for a discussion of how states are working to make health care more accessible. What are the prospects for reform over the coming year? What approaches are states taking? What barriers do they face? Moderator: Larry Levitt, vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation and editor-in-chief, kaisernetwork.org Panelists: Alice Burton, vice president, AcademyHealth and director, State Coverage Initiatives Stuart Butler, vice president of Domestic and Economic Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation John McDonough, executive director, Health Care for All

Ask the Experts: Medicare Part D

info@kaisernetwork.org — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:00:00 GMT

With sign ups for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit less then two months away, kaisernetwork.org's next "Ask the Experts" will address how implementation of Medicare Part D is proceeding. Moderator: Larry Levitt, vice president for Communications and Online Information, Kaiser Family Foundation and editor-in-chief, kaisernetwork.org Panelists: Julie Goon, director of Medicare Outreach and senior advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services Tricia Neuman, Sc.D., vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation and director, Medicare Policy Project Aileen Harper, executive director, Center for Health Care Rights