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 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |