A Forum on Medicaid and State Budgets

March 15, 2007
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604

8:00 a.m.		Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.		Welcome William Testa, Vice President and Director of Regional Programs, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Laurence Msall, President, The Civic Federation
8:45 a.m.		Research Perspectives on State Medicaid Funding and Policies Moderator Scott Metcalf, Senior Tax Policy Advisor, The Civic Federation Speakers Presentation (PDF, 61KB) Robin Rudowitz, Principal Policy Analyst, Kaiser Family Foundation Presentation (PDF, 68KB) Robert Kaestner, Professor, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago Presentation (PDF, 114KB) Matt Powers, Principal, Health Management Associates
10:15 a.m.		Break
10:30 a.m.		Federal Perspective on Innovation and Best Practices in State Medicaid Programs Presentation (PDF, 57KB) Ruth Hughes, Technical Director, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
11:00 p.m.		State Government Perspectives on Medicaid Funding and Policies Moderator Leslie McGranahan, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Speakers Presentation (PDF, 487KB) Barry S. Maram, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Eugene Gessow, Medicaid Director, Iowa Department of Human Services
12:00 p.m.		Lunch Introduction of the Speaker Michael H. Moskow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Keynote Tommy Thompson, Independent Chairman, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
		Last updated: March 19, 2007