Webinar Medicaid Expansion

From the Kaiser Family Foundation:

ADVISORY

For Tuesday, March 19, 2013

 

Webinar: Translating The Medicaid Expansion Into Increased Coverage: The Role Of Application Assistance

 

RSVP Please register online to attend this webinar contact Chris Lee (202) 347-5270 CLee@kff.org Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), beginning in 2014 all states will employ streamlined, technology-driven enrollment systems to help eligible people sign up for insurance affordability programs, including Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the new health insurance exchange marketplaces. Even with these streamlined systems in place, application assistance will be important for helping to translate the ACA’s Medicaid and other coverage expansions into increased coverage. At 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 19, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured will hold a webinar to examine the role of application assistance in ensuring eligible individuals successfully enroll in health coverage. The webinar will feature an overview of the importance of application assistance drawing on lessons learned from Medicaid and CHIP and insight into states’ planning efforts to provide such assistance under the ACA. The Foundation also will release a case study highlighting the experience of providing in-person application assistance for Medicaid through community health centers in Utah. Moderated by: Samantha Artiga, Associate Director, KCMU Panelists will include: Donna Cohen Ross, Senior Policy Advisor, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Jennifer Sullivan, Director, Best Practices Institute, Enroll America Carole Stipelman, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Utah Jennifer Edwards, Managing Principal, Health Management Associates The webinar is part of the Getting into Gear for 2014 series examining key implementation issues as states prepare for the ACA coverage expansions. WHEN: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2 to 3:15 p.m. ET RSVP: To register for the webinar please RSVP or call Tiffany Ford Fields at 202-347-5270. CONTACT: For further information, please contact Chris Lee at CLee@kff.org or 202-347-5270.