Friday, May 5
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1 p.m.
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Registration
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1:30-2 p.m.
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Welcome, Overview and State Policymakers’ Roles in Health Policy
- Moderator: Colleen Becker, NCSL
- Speakers: Tahra Johnson, Lauren Kallins, NCSL [presentation]
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2-2:45 p.m.
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Participant and Staff Introductions
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2:45-2:50 p.m.
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Instructions for Tour
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2:50-3 p.m.
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Break/Walk to Bus
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3-3:15 p.m.
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Travel to Novartis
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3:15-4:30 p.m.
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Tour at Novartis
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4:30-5 p.m.
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Travel Back to Hotel
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5-7 p.m.
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Reception and Dinner
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Saturday, May 6
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7:45-8:30 a.m.
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Breakfast
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8:30-8:45 a.m.
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Welcome Back and Overview of the Day
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8:45-9 a.m.
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Introduction to Coverage
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9-10 a.m.
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Medicaid
Medicaid accounts for about 20% of the average state’s budget. This session will outline the program, potential changes and state efforts to make it more efficient and effective.
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10-10:15 a.m.
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Break
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10:15-11:15 a.m.
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Private Health Insurance
State governments play a primary role in regulating insurance plans, whether or not they’ve operated the marketplace exchanges in their states. This session will cover state roles in health plan regulation, exchanges and coverage innovations.
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11:15-11:30 a.m.
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Break
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11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Maternal and Child Health
States can play a role in keeping moms, babies and children healthy. Access to services including maternal mental health care, postpartum continuum of care, newborn screening and affordable school meals are among the ways states can improve health for mothers and children. Participants will learn about legislative trends and policy options to improve health for this population.
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12:30-1:45 p.m.
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Lunch and Physical Activity Break
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1:45-3:15 p.m.
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Behavioral Health
- Speakers: Karmen Hanson and Charlie Severance-Medaris, NCSL [presentation]
This session will cover updates to state and federal policies on suicide prevention, youth mental health, opioids and access to care. Participants will share examples from their states and have time to ask questions.
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3:15-4 p.m.
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Hot Topics
- Speaker: Flora Fouladi, NCSL
This session will highlight priority public health and health policy topics from 2022 and offer insights into what’s in store for 2023. Topics include telehealth, cannabis and oral health.
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Sunday, May 7
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7:45-8:45 a.m.
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Breakfast and Room Checkout
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9- 9:15 a.m.
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Welcome Back
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9:15-10:30 a.m.
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Prescription Drugs
- Moderator: Colleen Becker, NCSL
- Speakers: Jack Rollins, NAMD, and Kipp Snider, PhRMA
Prescription drugs provide lifesaving treatments and help control diseases and debilitating conditions. They also present legislators with challenges, including covering the cost of emerging therapies for Medicaid patients and state employees. This session will highlight a range of prescription drug issues.
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10:30-10:45 a.m.
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Break
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10:45-Noon
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Health Care Workforce
- Moderator: Sarah Jaromin, NCSL
- Speakers: Charlie Severance-Medaris, Kendall Speer, Kelsie George and Sarah Jaromin, NCSL [presentation]
Learn about legislative strategies to ensure access to high-quality, timely health care by bolstering the health workforce. This session will focus on workforce topics including data collection, workforce pipelines, emerging professions, telehealth, rural/urban distribution, and recruitment and retention. Consider the challenges and potential solutions associated with workforce shortages with experts and other attendees during a series of small-group discussions.
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Noon-12:30 p.m.
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Final Remarks, Next Steps and Lunch
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