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March 17th-18th, 2010

Conference Materials

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• Participant List
• Resource List (HTML)
• Evaluation (HTML)

Session Slides and Handouts

Day 1: Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Communications and Messaging Workshop - 2:00-5:00pm
Hollis Calhoun, Spitfire Strategies

• Messaging 101: Create Compelling Messages

Day 2: Thursday, March 18, 2010

Welcome and Introductions - 9:00-9:15am
Joan Alker, Georgetown Center for Children and Families (CCF)
Amy Rosenthal, New England Alliance for Children's Health, an Initiative of Community Catalyst

Where Do Kids and Families Stand? - 9:15-9:45am
Joan Alker, CCF

• Health Coverage of Children and Parents
• Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility Levels for Children, Parents, Pregnant Women, and Childless Adults
• Enrollment and Renewal Procedures in Medicaid/CHIP for Children and Parents
• Alignment Between Programs: Are State Policies More Restrictive for Parents than Children?
• Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAPs)

Federal Health Reform: What Will it Mean for the Northeast and How Do We Prepare? - 9:45-11:00am
Joan Alker, CCF
Michael Miller, Community Catalyst

• President Obama's Health Care Reform Proposal: Key Medicaid, CHIP, and Low-Income Provisions
• Children in Health Care Reform: Where Things Stand

State Fiscal Outlook: Preserving Investments in Medicaid and CHIP - 11:15am-12:30pm
Judy Solomon, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Sharon Langer, Connecticut Voices for Children

• CHIP Allotments: Federal Funding Remains Secure for States
  
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA): Fiscal Relief to States

Keynote Speaker: Connecting Kids to Coverage - 1:15-2:15pm
Vikki Wachino, Family & Children's Health Programs Group, CMS

Policy Options for States: Moving Forward in Tough Times (Part 1) - 2:30-3:45pm
Tricia Brooks, CCF

• CHIP Tip: Citizenship Documentation Changes
• 10 Questions to Ask Your State About Citizenship Documentation in Medicaid and CHIP
• CHIP Tip: Medicaid Performance Bonus "5 of 8" Requirements
• State Implementation of Performance Bonus Provisions in CHIPRA
• Express Lane Eligibility: New Options Under CHIPRA

Policy Options for States: Moving Forward in Tough Times (Part 2) - 4:00-4:30pm
Joan Alker, CCF
Meg Comeau, Catalyst Center

• States Covering Lawfully Residing Immigrant Children and Pregnant Women without a Five-Year Waiting Period

Reflections from the Region: Success Stories, Challenges and Opportunities - 4:30-5:30pm
Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
Vincent DeMarco, Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative
Melinda Dutton, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Closing and Next Steps