Past Events
A Forum on Medicaid and State Budgets
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:00am to 1:30pm
Presented by the Civic Federation and the Federal Reserve Bank
Location:
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle Street, 3rd Floor Conference Center
Chicago, IL
Description: The Civic Federation, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, presented a forum on March 15, 2007 to consider the impact of Medicaid on state budgets. The forum brought together top researchers and government leaders to discuss funding and policy issues as well as best practices. Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson gave a keynote address.
Featured speakers included Robin Rudowitz of the Kaiser Family Foundation, Robert Kaestner of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at UIC, Matt Powers of Health Management Associates, Ruth Hughes of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Eugene Gessow of the Iowa Department of Human Services, and Barry S. Maram of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Scott Metcalf of the Civic Federation and Leslie McGranahan of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago served as panel moderators.
Related PDF Documents:
--Forum Program
--Robin Rudowitz, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
--Robert Kaestner, PhD, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois
--Matt Powers, Health Management Associates
--Ruth Hughes, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
--Barry S. Maram, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
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| Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Former Governor of Wisconsin Tommy Thompson |
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| Michael Moskow, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, introduces Governor Thompson |
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| Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Vice President William Testa gives opening remarks |
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| Speakers and panel members (L to R) William Testa of the Federal Reserve Bank, Michael Moskow of the Federal Reserve, Laurence Msall of The Civic Federation, Ruth Hughes of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Matt Powers of Health Management Associates, Tommy Thompson of Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, and Barry Maram of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services |
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| Civic Federation President Laurence Msall and Governor Thompson after the event |
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| Eugene Gessow, Medicaid Director, Iowa Department of Human Services |
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| Ruth Hughes, Technical Director, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
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| Panel 1: (L to R) Matt Powers, Robert Kaestner of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois Chicago, Robin Rudowitz of the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Scott Metcalf of the Civic Federation |
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| Panel 2: (L to R) Eugene Gessow, Barry Maram, Ruth Hughes, and Leslie McGranahan of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |