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Suggested Citation:"B Invitational Symposium Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 1996. Improving the Medicare Market: Adding Choice and Protections. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5299.
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B

Invitational Symposium Agenda

Thursday, February 1, 1996

8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Summary of Committee Charge

Karen Hein

Executive Officer

Institute of Medicine

and

Stanley B. Jones,

Committee Chair

Director

George Washington University Health Insurance Reform Project Washington, D.C.

9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

Morning Moderator:

Stanley B. Jones, Committee Chair

Director George Washington University Health Insurance Reform Project Washington, D.C.

Suggested Citation:"B Invitational Symposium Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 1996. Improving the Medicare Market: Adding Choice and Protections. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5299.
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Developing a Structure for Consumer Choice: Looking at the Continuum of Options for Assuring Public Accountability

Paper Author:

Lynn Etheredge

Private Consultant

Washington, D.C.

10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

The Content and Process of Informed Choice: Reviewing the State-of-the-Art from the Corporate Community and Other Purchasing Alliances

Paper Author:

Elizabeth Hoy

Director, Health Systems Management Issues

Institute for Health Policy Solutions Washington, D.C.

Responding Perspectives:

Kathleen P. Burek

Manager, Employee Insurance Division

Minnesota Department of Employee Relations

St. Paul, Minnesota

 

Richard E. Curtis

President

Institute for Health Policy Solutions Washington, D.C.

 

Barbara Decker

Division Manager, Health Policy and Planning

Edison International Rosemead, California

Suggested Citation:"B Invitational Symposium Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 1996. Improving the Medicare Market: Adding Choice and Protections. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5299.
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12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

Assuring Informed Choice and Public Accountability: A Report on Activities at HCFA

Kathleen M. King Special Assistant to the Administrator

Health Care Financing Administration Washington, D.C.

1:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.

Afternoon Moderator:

Shoshanna Sofaer

Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research

Department of Health Care Sciences

The George Washington University Medical Center Washington, D.C.

 

Who Is the Medicare Consumer: One Size Does Not Fit All, Special Issues for Vulnerable Populations

Paper Author:

Joyce Dubow

Senior Analyst

Public Policy Institute

American Association of Retired Persons Washington, D.C.

Responding Perspectives:

L. Gregory Pawlson

Professor and Chair

Department of Health Care Sciences

The George Washington University Washington, D.C.

 

Peter Fox

PDF, Incorporated

Chevy Chase, Maryland

Suggested Citation:"B Invitational Symposium Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 1996. Improving the Medicare Market: Adding Choice and Protections. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5299.
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3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.

What Information Do Consumers Want and Need

Paper Author:

Susan Edgman-Levitan

Executive Director

Picker Institute for Patient-Centered Care Boston, Massachusetts

 

Communicating Information Effectively

Paper Author:

Carol Cronin

Senior Vice President

Health Pages Annapolis, Maryland

Responding Perspectives:

Diane Archer

Executive Director

Medicare Beneficiary Defense Fund New York, New York

 

Priscilla Itscoitz

Manager, Health Insurance Counseling Program

United Seniors Health Cooperative Washington, D.C.

 

Marcia A. Laleman

Director, Medicare Programs

Keystone Health Plan East Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Suggested Citation:"B Invitational Symposium Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 1996. Improving the Medicare Market: Adding Choice and Protections. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5299.
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Friday, February 2, 1996

8:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

Choice and Managed Care: Enrollee Satisfaction and Consumer Protections / The States' Role in Holding Plans Accountable

Moderator:

Lynn Shapiro Snyder

Partner

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. Washington, D.C.

Paper Author:

Patricia A. Butler

Health Care Consultant

Boulder, Colorado

Responding Perspectives:

Dixon F. Larkin

Deputy Insurance Commissioner

State of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

 

Robert Berenson

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C.

 

Garry Carneal

Vice President

American Association of Health Plans Washington, D.C.

9:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Assuring Public Accountability and Informed Purchasing: Case Studies of Medicare and CalPERS

Moderator:

Stanley B. Jones

Director

George Washington University Health Insurance Reform Project Washington, D.C.

Suggested Citation:"B Invitational Symposium Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 1996. Improving the Medicare Market: Adding Choice and Protections. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5299.
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Paper Author:

Judy Moore

Independent Health Care Consultant (former Senior Advisor to the Administrator, HCFA)

McLean, Virginia

Paper Author:

Tom J. Elkin

Independent Health Care Consultant (former Director of Operations, CalPERS Health Benefits Program)

Sacramento, California

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

A Review of Relevant Provisions in Current Legislative Proposals

David B. Kendall

Senior Analyst, Health Policy

Progressive Policy Institute Washington, D.C.

Suggested Citation:"B Invitational Symposium Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 1996. Improving the Medicare Market: Adding Choice and Protections. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5299.
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Suggested Citation:"B Invitational Symposium Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 1996. Improving the Medicare Market: Adding Choice and Protections. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5299.
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Medicare beneficiaries are rapidly moving into managed care, as attempts to restrain the growth of this costly entitlement program progress.

However, advocates for patients question whether the necessary information and structures are in place to enable Medicare consumers to select wisely among private-sector managed care options. Improving the Medicare Market examines how to give Medicare beneficiaries the same choice of health plan options enjoyed in the private sector—yet protect them as consumers and patients.

This book recommends approaches to ensuring accountability and informed purchasing for Medicare beneficiaries in an environment of broader choice and managed care—how the government should evaluate and approve plans, what role the traditional Medicare program should play, how to help to elderly understand their options, and many other practical matters.

The committee discusses the information requirements of Medicare beneficiaries and explores in detail how best to respond to their special needs. And it examines the procedures that should be developed to provide the necessary protections for the elderly in a managed care system.

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