"Policy Options to Expand Health Insurance Coverage" 5/11/2004
Grantmakers in Health, Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Washington, D.C.
This event was designed by Grantmakers in Health to stimulate local debate and discussion among a wide range of stakeholders around policy options to expand health insurance coverage.
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Karen Davis, president of The Commonwealth Fund, and Linda Bilheimer, senior program officer at The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, review the spectrum and implications of potential solution strategies, including the extent of coverage provided and the associated costs.
Vickie Gates, senior consultant to AcademyHealth, discusses lessons learned from initiatives taking place at the state level.
Judy Feder, dean of policy studies at Georgetown University, and Robert Helms, resident scholar of health policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of various options.

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