Health Reform and the Minnesota Approach - Implementation in 2013

Upcoming Forums

How Will Medical Care Change After Health Feform? Patient Care and Payment Reform

Friday, May 31, 2013
12:00 - 1:30PM

Minnesota has long been a national leader in delivering high quality care while restraining costs. Before the enactment of federal reform, Minnesota was experiencing a new era of collaboration among doctors, hospitals, insurers, and employers. The ACA creates new opportunities to leverage Minnesota’s success by encouraging multi-payer collaborations and by expanding such collaborative efforts as Minnesota Community Measurement.

Panel:
Bob Berenson, M.D., Urban Institute
Lucinda Jesson, Commissioner, Department of Human Services
Ken Paulus, President and Chief Executive Officer, Allina Health
Michael Guyette, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

 

Past Forums

Looking Ahead: What May Surprise Minnesotans After Health Reform

Monday, April 29, 2013
12:00 - 2:00 PM

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Putting health reform in place by 2014 will usher in a host of popular changes from greater aid to purchase insurance to new programs to encourage wellness. There may also be unintended impacts of reform that will challenge patients, medical providers, insurers, and policy makers: individuals and employers may face “sticker shock,” Minnesota’s nation-leading insurance system may be disrupted by government action, and providers may face more intense pressure to improve care and lower costs.

Program:

System Design – Emerging Patterns and Unanticipated Developments
Joel Ario, Manatt Health Solutions
David M. Tuomala, OptumInsight

System Operation – Reports from the Trenches
Phillip Cryan, SEIU
Kate Johansen, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Scott Keefer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota

Panels will be moderated by Professor Larry Jacobs and Dave Hage, Star Tribune

 

Big Choices: Minnesota Health Reform

Monday, March 4, 2013
8:00 - 9:30AM

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After several years of debating whether Minnesota should pursue health reform, the 2012 elections are propelling reform forward and raising a host of policy issues that will impact patients, health care providers, insurers, and tax payers. As the state builds a new health insurance exchange to help individuals and small businesses connect with an insurance plan, significant decisions need to be made about how it will be set up and run.

Panel:
CommissionerJim Schowalter, Minnesota Management & Budget
Representative Joe Atkins (DFL), Chair of the Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy
Senator Michelle R. Benson (R), Assistant Minority Leader
Professor Larry Jacobs will moderate