TARGETED SOLUTIONS FOR
THE UNINSURED
May 3, 2005, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2253
Washington, D.C.
The high number of people without health insurance in the United
States is a public policy concern, one being highlighted during
the annual Cover the Uninsured Week.
There are ways to help the uninsured that don't
involve the creation of major expansions of costly government
programs. These solutions rely on identifying the reasons why
people lack coverage and targeting solutions to them in a way
that provides choice, affordability and flexibility in a competitive
marketplace.
9:30-9:35 - Welcome from
hosts:
• Merrill Matthews, Council for Affordable Health Insurance
• Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute
• Jim Frogue, Center for Health Transformation
9:35-9:50 - "Who are the uninsured?
Ten things you should know."
Merrill Matthews, CAHI
9:50-10:45 - Panel I: "Making the
Marketplace Work Better"
Ways to expand access to health coverage through the private sector
Moderator: Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute
• Consumer-directed health care options:
Greg Scandlen, Galen Institute
• Increasing access to affordable health insurance: Tom
Miller, Joint Economic Committee
• Freeing the marketplace from counterproductive regulations:
Scott Spiker, Destiny Health
• Tax credits for the low-income uninsured:
Rep. Kay Granger (invited)
• Faith-based programs - Creating a new safety net for the
uninsured: Len Nichols, New America Foundation
• Prescription drug assistance programs - New options for
those without prescription drug coverage: Representative of
the American Academy of Family Physicians
• High-risk pools - A viable option for the uninsurable:
Richard Popper, Maryland Health Insurance Plan
For more information, or to register for this event, email
meetings@cahi.org
or call Jena Persico at (703) 299-9204.