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Tennessee
Health Care Campaign Annual Conference: June 11, 2011 Moving Forward:
Making Health Reform Work for Tennessee
Options
and Opportunities in 2012
Links
are in BLUE.
Packet
Material:
Pre-Conference
7:30
A.M. - Single-payer Advocates’ Breakfast with Wendell
Potter
8:30
A.M. - Registration and continental breakfast: Wendell Potter's
Deadly
Spin book signing
9:00
A.M. - Opening Plenary: The Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act as a platform for building a health care system that works
for all Tennesseans. Click
here to see the video: Health Reform Hits Main Street.
- Tom Kahler,
THCC Board President
- Beth Uselton,
THCC Executive Director
- Anton Gunn,
HHS Regional Director
Morning
Workshops:
9:45
A.M. - Track I - What's in it for me?
A
- Employer-sponsored Group Insurance: Patrick Tigue,
Employer
Sponsored Insurance, Community Catalyst - moderated
by Belinda Hardy, THCC Board Member
B
- TennCare / Uninsured: Dan Ramey, LCSW & Annie Livingston-Garrett,
LMSW, THCC Social Workers
C
- Medicare:
Lucy Utt, TN Commission on Aging & Disability - Dr. Jim Powers,
Vanderbilt Medical Center; Straight
Talk about the Health Law, State
Health Insurance Program (SHIP); TN
Map with area contact information
D
- Small Business:
- Claire McAndrew, Families USA - moderated by Mike Tant, THCC
Board Member
9:45
A.M. - Track II - What's in it for Tennessee?
A
- Health Information Technology: Electronic
Medical Records and the Health Information Exchange-
Janet King, eHealth Tennessee
- moderated by Johniene Thomas, THCC Board Member
B
- Preserving Medicare and Medicaid in the Budget Battles
- Tony Garr, THCC Policy Director's Power
Point; Anton Gunn, HHS Regional Director,
Gunn's
Power Point
C
- Will It Hold Up In Court?
Constitutional
Challenges to the Affordable Care Act- Chris Coleman,
TN Justice Center - Moderated by Brad Palmertree, THCC Organizer;
Talking
Point on Constitutionality
10:45
A.M. - Plenary - Health Insurance Exchange
Presentation:
The
TN Health Insurance Exchange Planning Initiative-
Brian Haile, Director of the TN Insurance Exchange Planning Initiative
11:15
A.M. - Panel Discussion: Choices and Challenges in Setting
Up the Tennessee Health Insurance Marketplace
- Brian Haile,
TN Insurance Exchange Planning Initiative
- Dave Chandra,
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Claire McAndrew,
Families USA
- Anton Gunn,
HHS Regional Director
- moderated by Beth Uselton, THCC Executive Director
1:00
P.M. - Keynote Speaker: Wendell
Potter, former VP of Communications for CIGNA, author
of Deadly Spin and former consumer representative to the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners
1:45
P.M. - Track I - What's in it for me?
A)
Benefits Packages & Affordability Standards in the Exchange
- Brad Palmertree, THCC Organizer - PowerPoint
- moderated by Libby Johnson, THCC Board Member
B)
Enrolling Tennesseans in Coverage: Navigators, Brokers & the
Affordable Care Act - Power
Point
- Claire McAndrew Families USA
- moderated by Chris Coleman, TN Justice Center
1:45
P.M. - Track II - What's in it for Tennessee?
C)
Who’s in Charge Here? Governance of the Exchange -
Power
Point
- Dave Chandra, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - For
Updates on State Activity, click here.
- moderated by Belinda Hardy, THCC Board Member
D)
Leveling the Playing Field: Private Insurance Oversight in the
Exchange
- Patrick Tigue, Community Catalyst - Handout
- Wendell Potter, former NAIC Consumer Representative
- moderated by Beth Uselton, THCC executive director
3:00
P.M. - Workshop II – Action and Advocacy for Creating a Consumer-Friendly
Marketplace
A.
Taking it to the Streets: Messaging & Media - Talking
Points
- Beth Uselton, THCC executive director
- Dave Chandra, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
B.
Bringing it Home: Planning for in-district meetings with state
legislators
- Freda Player, Service Employees International Union - Handout
- Tony Garr, THCC Policy Director
- Moderated by Brad Palmertree, THCC Organizer
C.
An Issue of Fairness: Addressing Health Disparities Using the
ACA and Existing Community Resources - Handout
- Dr. Art Sutherland & THCC Health Equity Team
- Moderated by Yolonda McClain, THCC Staff
4:00
P.M. - Closing Session: Fired up, ready to go!
- Door Prizes!
- Volunteer Recognition: Beth & Libby
- Call to Action: Freda Player
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