Register Now for
Leading the Way? Maine's Experience in Expanding Coverage
with Lessons for Other States Cyber Seminar
February 1, 2008
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (EST)
In 2003, Maine passed the Dirigo Health Reform Act with a goal of affordable health care coverage for all Maine citizens by 2009. While Maine was a leader in passing comprehensive reform legislation, other states have followed, and have passed similar measures or are contemplating their own proposals to provide universal coverage.
In new research jointly funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) Initiative and The Commonwealth Fund’s State Innovations Program, Debra Lipson and Jim Verdier from Mathematica Policy Research Inc. have evaluated the development and progress of Maine’s efforts to date. During this Cyber Seminar, the researchers will discuss their evaluation of Maine’s efforts to expand coverage, slow the growth in health care costs and improve quality of care. Trish Riley and Karynlee Harrington from the State of Maine and Enrique Martinez-Vidal from RWJF’s State Coverage Initiatives program will discuss the findings, including potential lessons for other states. Registration will close on Monday, January 28, 2008.
Moderator:
Rachel Nuzum, M.P.H., The Commonwealth Fund’s State Innovations program
Presenters:
Debra J. Lipson, M.H.S.A., Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
James M. Verdier, J.D., Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Discussants:
Trish Riley, M.S., State of Maine Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance
Karynlee Harrington, State of Maine Dirigo Health Agency
Enrique Martinez-Vidal, M.P.P., State Coverage Initiatives
Registration closes January 28, 2008 – register today!
