The passage of the two federal health reform bills, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, states will have more responsibility for providing, funding and regulating health care and will at the same time share more responsibility with the federal government. State legislatures will play an important role in the implementation of the new health law and will need assistance in understanding the provisions of the law and identifying those areas where state legislative action is required. They will also need assistance in identifying options and best practices. Finally, as Congress considers changes to the law and the federal agencies promulgate regulations to implement the new law, states legislatures will need to have a voice in Washington, D.C. to advocate for continued state flexibility and for adequate financial support. The NCSL Task Force on Federal Health Reform Implementation will help guide NCSL’s activities to assist legislatures in these important efforts.

NCSL Staff Contacts: Richard Cauchi, Denver; Joy Johnson Wilson, D.C.

Co-Chairs

Assemblyman Herb Conaway, New Jersey

Representative Greg Wren, Alabama

Members - 2013

Legislator Members

Senator Irene Aguilar, Colorado
Senator Don Balfour, Georgia
Senator Nancy Barto, Arizona
Senator Randi Becker, Washington *
Senator Allen Christensen, Utah *
Representative Jim Dunnigan, Utah *
Representative Cheri Gerou, Colorado
Senator David Givens, Kentucky
Senator Kemp Hannon, New York
Representative Elaine Harvey, Wyoming
Senator Jack Hatch, Iowa
Senator Senator Bethany Hall-Long, Delaware *
Representative Susan Johnson, Connecticut *
Representative Brian Patrick Kennedy, Rhode Island
Representative Lois Kolkhorst, Texas
Representative Neal Kurk, New Hampshire
Senator Judy Lee, North Dakota
Representative Mark McCullough, Oklahoma
Senator Patricia Miller, Indiana
Senator Richard T. Moore, Massachusetts
Senator Jeremiah Nordquist, Nebraska
Delegate Don Perdue, West Virginia
Representative Bill Poole, Alabama

Legislator Members (continued)

Representative Elizabeth Ritter, Connecticut
Representative Cindy Rosenwald, New Hampshire
Representative Jeffrey Sanchez, Massachusetts
Senator Vicki Schmidt, Kansas
Representative Mark Smith, Iowa
Senator Renee Unterman, Georgia
Representative Steven Walsh, Massachusetts
Representative Ryan Yamane, Hawaii

Legislative Staff Members

Mark Andrews, Utah
Raul Burciaga, New Mexico
Lonnie Edgar, Mississippi
Joe Flores, Virginia
Kim Flores, California
Michael Hely, New Mexico
John Hollman, Illinois
Stephen Klein, Vermont
Nolan Langweil, Vermont
Marsheilah Lyons, Nevada

Updated April 20, 2013

*added 2013

Task Force Projects and Resources

The next meeting of the Task Force is Saturday, May 4, 2013, 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. It features a Spring Forum "Special Briefing: Countdown to Health Reform" and afternoon strategy and member roundtable presentations and discussions. May 4 Meeting Agenda.

Speakers at the NCSL Health Reform Task Force, Nov 30, 2011 in Tampa

The Task Force held six earlier meetings since its formation in the fall of 2010: Agendas and slide presentations are archived online.

Friday, December 10, 2010 during Fall Forum in Phoenix, Arizona
Saturday, April 16, 2011 following NCSL's Spring Forum in Washington, D.C.
Monday, August 8, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas as a pre-conference at Legislative Summit
November 30, 2011 before Fall Forum in Tampa, Florida | Agenda and nine speakers' slide presentations are online
August 6, 2012 before Legislative Summit in Chicago, Illinois | Agenda, speaker PowerPoints and audio recording are online.
December 4, 2012 before Fall Forum in Washington, DC | Agenda and speaker PowerPoints are online

Material updated April 20, 2013

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