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2013 Spring Forum Highlights

Demographics, hydraulic fracturing, an economic forecast, state budgets and the state impact of sequestration were among the topics covered during the plenary sessions of the 2013 Spring Forum. More

Marketplace Fairness Act Passes in U.S. Senate

NCSL thanks bipartisan coalition of senators who voted for the bill. Next step, U.S. House of Representatives. More

NCSL Leadership Testifies in U.S. House of Representatives

NCSL President-Elect, Senator Bruce Starr of Oregon testifies before Congress on the implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century ( MAP-21). More
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Task Force on Federal Health Reform Implementation

Mission

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.

 

Material updated April 20, 2013
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