2-2:15 p.m.
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Welcome and Learning Collaborative Overview | Powerpoint | PDF file-12 pages
Tahra Johnson, senior policy specialist, National Conference of State Legislatures
Sarah Sisaye, public health analyst, Office of Policy and Planning, Maternal and Child Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration
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2:15-2:45 p.m. |
Progress and Opportunities for States to Improve Quality Access to Care in Maternal and Child Health
Speaker: Jennifer Fiedelholtz, director, Office of Policy and Planning, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration
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2:45-3:45 p.m. |
Setting the Stage: Current Considerations for State Policymaking Around Maternal and Child Health | Powerpoint | PDF file-26 pages
This session will highlight potential federal policy shifts and they may mean for state policymakers. With a new administration, there may be changes in federal policy impacting maternal and child health and the roles that states play in providing care to these populations. This session will also review the focus areas covered over the three day meeting.
Moderator: Ellen Pliska, director, Family and Child Health, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Speakers: Brent Ewig, director of Public Policy & Government Affairs, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Stacy Collins, associate director, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Karen VanLandeghem, senior program director, National Academy for State Health Policy
Dan Walter, senior policy and government affairs analyst, American Academy of Pediatrics
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5:45-8:15 p.m. |
Dinner Session: State Strategies for Ensuring Continuity of Coverage and Care for Pregnant Women and Children | Powerpoint | PDF file-24 pages
This session will provide a national overview of how states are providing continuity of coverage and care for pregnant women and children. Almost half of all births are paid for by Medicaid, meaning states have a key role to play when it comes to ensuring coverage and care for these populations. This session will provide a variety of state successes and challenges.
Moderator: Maureen Hensley-Quinn, Senior Program Director, National Association for State Health Policy
Speakers: Dania Palanker, Assistant Research Professor, Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR), Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute
Shannon McMahon, Deputy Secretary, Health Care Financing and Director, Medicaid, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Maryland
Kelley J. Linck, Chief, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Human Services, Arkansas
Cornelia Deagle, Director, Title V/Maternal and Child Health/Family Health Services, Department of Health, Virginia
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