Program
Printable brochure with program
| Lawrence location - all sessions will take place
on Level 5 of the Kansas Union, The University of Kansas Ulysses location - all sessions will take place in the Video Conferencing Room, Pioneer Communications Phillipsburg location - CANCELLED - please note the event simulcast planned for Phillipsburg has been cancelled. |
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration, Coffee & Pastries |
9:00-9:15 |
Welcome and Introduction Steven Maynard-Moody, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research, The University of Kansas Joseph Steinmetz , Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, The University of Kansas Opening slide showing Map of Health Insurance Coverage for People Under 65 in Kansas, 2005 |
9:15-10:15 |
Morning Keynote Address hosted on-site in Lawrence Access to Health Insurance in Kansas and Across the Nation Sandy Praeger, Kansas Insurance Commissioner and President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners [PDF of presentation plus charts and graphs] |
10:15-10:30 |
Break |
10:30-12:00 |
Panel Discussion: 2008 State of the State hosted on-site in Lawrence The State of Health in Kansas Rod Bremby, Secretary, Kansas Department of Health and Environment [PDF of presentation] The State of Health Reform in Kansas Marcia Nielsen, Executive Director, Kansas Health Policy Authority [PDF of presentation] Are We Getting Good Value for our Health Care Investments? Robert St. Peter, M.D., President and CEO, Kansas Health Institute [PDF of presentation] The Effects of Federal Programs on Kansas: Medicare and Medicaid Reform Elizabeth Weeks Leonard, Associate Professor, The University of Kansas, School of Law [PDF of presentation] Moderator Michael H. Fox, Professor, Health Policy and Management, School of Medicine, The University of Kansas |
12:00-1:30 |
Luncheon and Keynote Address hosted on-site in Lawrence Introduction Steve Warren, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, The University of Kansas Keynote Address: Health Reform in Massachusetts: Progress So Far, Challenges Ahead, and Some Lessons for Kansas Nancy Turnbull, Associate Dean of Educational Programs, Harvard School of Public Health [PDF of presentation] |
1:30-3:30 |
Panel Discussion: The Realities of Health Reform in Kansas hosted by Ulysses with speakers joining from both locations via satellite From Ulysses: What are the Major Issues Confronting Health in Kansas Senator Stephen Morris, President Kansas Senate, Hugoton Advocating and Providing Health Care for Changing and Non-Traditional Populations Penney Schwab, former Director, United Methodist Mexican American Ministries, Garden City [PDF of presentation] Health Policy Oversight – The Politics of Health Reform Representative Melvin Neufeld, Speaker of the Kansas House, Ingalls Moderator in Ulysses Greg Hurd, Film and TV Producer, Host of River City Weekly, Free State Studios From Lawrence: Providing Health Insurance to Our Employees Ken Daniel, Chairman, Topeka Independent Business Association and CEO, Midway Wholesale [PDF of presentation] Moderator in Lawrence Jim McLean, Vice President for Public Affairs, Kansas Health Institute |
3:30-3:45 |
Closing Remarks Donna K. Ginther, Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Economic and Business Analysis, Institute for Policy & Social Research, The University of Kansas |
3:45 |
Adjournment |