Presentations
Testimony by Fredda Vladeck
Subcommittee on Retirement, Security, and Aging/
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee/
United States Senate
May 16, 2006
On May 16, 2006, Fredda Vladeck, director of the Fund's Aging in Place Initiative, testified before the Subcommittee on Retirement, Security, and Aging of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee of the United States Senate. Her testimony is available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Presentation of “Medicaid Spending in New York: Trends and Patterns, 2000-2005”
Delivered at the Fund’s December 2006 "Dollars and Sense" conference, this presentation analyzes growth in enrollment and spending in New York’s Medicaid program from 2000 to 2005. As explained in the Medicaid Institute™’s subsequently published Medicaid in New York: A Primer, the unprecedented increase in enrollment among children and adults was not the primary driver of Medicaid cost growth over this period.
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.
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.
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.
Presentations from the
Quality Strategies/Quality Programs conference
This July 17, 2007, conference brought together leaders from the health care quality movement to take stock of what has been accomplished to date and the issues and strategies that demand continued attention and action.
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.
Presentations from the 18th Annual Symposium on
Health Care Services in New York
Sponsored jointly by the Fund and the Greater New York Hospital Association Foundation, this symposium, held October 17, 2007, brought together practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to shed light on critical issues in service delivery. Michael Hogan, Ph.D., commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health, gave the keynote address on improvements and challenges to mental health care services in New York.
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.
Presentations from "New Opportunities, Tough Choices: Health Care in New York"
All presentations from this half-day conference, at which strategic paths toward health care reform on the state and national levels were examined, are available.
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