10:45 a.m.

DISCUSSION

11:15 a.m.

PANEL THREE: COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES

Moderator: Margo Edmunds, Institute of Medicine

A Parent's Perspective on Catastrophic Coverage and Lifetime Caps

Karen LaPlante, Dublin, VA

A Parent's Perspective on Being Uninsured Maureen Ceidro, Pittsburgh, PA

Working With High-Risk Families and Communities

Julius Goepp, Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

12:00 noon

DISCUSSION

1:00 p.m.

PANEL THREE: STATE AND LOCAL EXPERIENCES WITH INSURANCE COVERAGE AND ACCESS

Moderator: Patrick Chaulk, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD

The Massachusetts Children's Medical Security Plan

Representative John McDonough, Massachusetts Legislature, Boston, MA

The Caring Program for Children

Charles LaVallee, Western Pennsylvania Caring Foundation for Children, Pittsburgh, PA

Innovations in Serving Medically Homeless Children

Dennis Johnson, Children's Health Fund, New York, NY

1:45 p.m.

DISCUSSION

2:00 p.m.

PUBLIC STATEMENTS

Steve Edwards, Pediatrician, Raleigh, NC, and Board Member, American Academy of Pediatrics

James Bentley, American Hospital Association, Chicago, IL

Stan Dorn, Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC

Shelly Gehshan, National Conference of State Legislatures, Washington, DC

Kathleen Means, Health Care Leadership Council, Washington, DC

Ross Marine, Jackson County Health Department, Kansas City, MO, and National Association of City and County Health Officials, Washington, DC