Achieving Health Equity via the Affordable Care Act:
Promises, Provisions, and Making Reform a Reality for Diverse Patients
April 22, 2013
Mark Twain House
351 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
| 8:15 a.m.–8:45 a.m. | Welcome and Overview |
| Patricia Baker | |
| President and CEO, Connecticut Health Foundation | |
| Sanford Cloud, Jr. | |
| Board Chair, Connecticut Health Foundation | |
| The Honorable Dannel P. Malloy | |
| Governor of Connecticut | |
| U.S. Representative John B. Larson | |
| First Congressional District of Connecticut | |
| Nancy Wyman | |
| Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | |
| 8:45 a.m.– 9:30 a.m. | Keynote |
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Moderator: Antonia M. Villarruel, Ph.D., R.N., FAAP |
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Chair, Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities |
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| How Do We Ensure That the Affordable Care Act Accelerates Momentum Toward Achieving Health Equity (and Not Away from It)? | |
| Jennifer DeVoe, M.D., M.Phil., M.C.R., D.Phil., FAAFP | |
| Oregon Health & Science University | |
| 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | Panel #1 |
| Expansion of Coverage | |
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Moderator: Gillian Barclay, D.D.S., M.P.H., Dr.PH. |
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Aetna Foundation |
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| Health Equity and the ACA: An Insurer’s Perspective | |
| Wayne Rawlins, M.D., M.B.A. | |
| Aetna Healthcare | |
| The Affordable Care Act and Its Potential to Reduce Health Disparities | |
| Cara James, Ph.D. | |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | |
| Access Health CT: A Vision for the Future | |
| Kevin Counihan | |
| Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange | |
| Roderick Bremby1 | |
| Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Social Services | |
| 11:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m. | Break |
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1 Did not attend workshop.
| 11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Panel #2 |
| The Patient-Centered Health Home | |
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Moderator: Winston Wong, M.D., M.S. |
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Kaiser Permanente |
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| The Patient-Centered Medical Home | |
| Ignatius Bau | |
| Independent Consultant | |
| Health Homes, Equity, and the ACA: Working to Leverage Opportunity in a Changing Health Care Landscape | |
| Dennis Andrulis, Ph.D., M.P.H. | |
| Texas Health Institute | |
| 12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m.–2:45 p.m. | Panel #3 |
| Delivering on Health Equity: The Safety Net and Beyond | |
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Moderator: Phyllis D. Meadows, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N. |
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The Kresge Foundation |
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| Achieving Health Equity: Leveraging Health Reform to Align Resources with Needs Within the Safety Net | |
| Kevin Fiscella, M.D., M.P.H. | |
| University of Rochester Medical Center | |
| Driving Health Equity Through Public Policy: Hospital Community Benefits | |
| Martha Somerville, J.D., M.P.H. | |
| Hospital Community Benefit Program, The Hilltop Institute at University of Maryland, Baltimore County | |
| 2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Panel #4 |
| Consumer Engagement | |
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Moderator: Elizabeth Krause |
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Connecticut Health Foundation |
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| Health Equity in the ACA: The Role for Consumer Engagement | |
| Michael Miller | |
| Community Catalyst | |
| The PCORI Approach to Patient and Stakeholder Engagement | |
| Anne Beal, M.D., M.P.H. | |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | |
| Challenges for Exchanges in Reaching Diverse Communities | |
| Alta Lash | |
| United Connecticut Action for Neighborhoods | |
| Community Engagement: Reaching the People | |
| Minister Nancy Kingwood, M.S.H.S. | |
| Ashe Faith Project | |
| 4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Concluding Remarks/Reflections/Discussion |
| Antonia M. Villarruel, Ph.D., R.N., FAAP | |
| Associate Dean for Research and Global Affairs University of Michigan School of Nursing | |
| Patricia Baker | |
| President and CEO, Connecticut Health Foundation | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Workshop Adjourns |