Presentations
A Comparison of Health Insurance Coverage Expansion Strategies in New York and Massachusetts
At the December 18, 2006, Health Insurance Coverage Roundtable Meeting, United Hospital Fund President James R. Tallon, Jr., provided this New York-and-Massachusetts comparison of health insurance coverage expansion strategies.
An Ethical Framework for New York State Policy Concerning Family Caregivers
This document--a statement of basic values, principles, and community norms that should govern policy-making and implementation--spells out the standards by which specific regulations, policies, and programs can be measured.
Choices and Challenges in New York’s Health Insurance Market
Highlights are available from this September 18, 2007 meeting, co-hosted by the United Hospital Fund and the Rockefeller Institute of Government.
Health Care Reform: Setting Up the Next Debate
James Tallon, president of the United Hospital Fund, delivered a presentation—“Healthcare Reform: Setting up the Next Debate”—on March 28, at the Harpur Forum breakfast in Binghamton. The text of Mr. Tallon's presentation is available.
Health Insurance Coverage Roundtable Meetings
A series of four roundtables in 2005 and 2006 brought together policy analysts, advocates, and other experts to focus on specific topics related to increasing health insurance coverage.
Issues and Options for Reforming New York's Private Insurance Markets
At this Fund-sponsored roundtable, held in May 2007, national experts on insurance market regulation, state regulators, insurance company CEOs, brokers, and consumer advocates came together for a clear-eyed look at New York's individual, small group, and Healthy New York program markets. Roundtable highlights are available.
Medicaid in 2008 and Beyond: Challenges and Prospects
Presentations are available from this July 2008 conference, which examined a range of challenges facing New York's Medicaid program and prospects for reform. Panels of experts addressed coverage expansion, long-term care, and managed care. Perspectives from the public sector were also featured.
Medicaid in New York: Looking Back (2000-2010)
Michael Birnbaum, director of policy for the United Hospital Fund's Medicaid Institute, delivered this presentation at the July 14, 2010, conference, "A New Era in Medicaid: Federal Reform and Fiscial Uncertainty."
New York State and the Emerging Federal Health Care Reform Blueprint
This meeting presentation outlined key issues for New York in the federal health care reform debate. It includes background on recent progress made in New York to expand coverage and data on New York's uninsured.
New York State Policy Agenda for Family Caregivers
This document calls for an assessment of caregivers' needs and available services to meet those needs, a review of key policies and practices, the establishment of a mechanism to coordinate caregiving-related activities and policy implementation, and a focus on strengthening local agencies to reach, assess, and support caregivers.
NYeC Health Information Exchange Summit
Presentations from the March 16, 2007, NYeC Summit on policy issues related to privacy and security in health information exchange.
Overview of Enrollment and Premiums in New York’s Direct Pay, Healthy New York, and Small Group Markets
At the May 11, 2007, Health Insurance Coverage Roundtable Meeting, United Hospital Fund President James R. Tallon, Jr., discussed three important but less understood components of New York's health insurance market.
Patterns of Health Care Spending Growth and Strategies for Delivering Effective and Cost-Efficient Care
To facilitate discussions about patterns of health care spending growth and strategies for delivering more effective and more cost-efficient care, the Fund convened this roundtable meeting. A summary is available.
Policy Analysts Testify at Partnership for Coverage Hearing
At the December 5th Partnership for Coverage hearing, staff from the United Hospital Fund and The Commonwealth Fund jointly presented testimony to help inform New York State's efforts to expand health insurance coverage.
Presentation of "Blueprint for Universal Health Insurance Coverage in New York"
At the December 18, 2006, Health Insurance Coverage Roundtable Meeting, Danielle Holahan, of the United Hospital Fund, and
Cathy Schoen, of The Commonwealth Fund, discussed the contents of their landmark report A Blueprint for Universal Health Insurance Coverage in New York.
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