University of New England

State Approaches to Improving Healthcare Access

A Seminar on Health Insurance Reform in Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont

December 6, 2007  9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
University of New England
Westbrook College Campus
Ludcke Auditorium [directions]

The lack of health insurance coverage is a growing issue that demands attention.  This seminar is a follow-up seminar on state approaches to expanding access to health insurance coverage in New England. It will provide a unique opportunity to disseminate and discuss information on different models of health care improvement currently underway in Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont. 

Presenters
Massachusetts: Rosemarie Day, Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority
Insurance Connector Authority (invited)
TBA

Maine: Trish Riley, Director, Governor’s Office of Health Policy and Finance
Karynlee Harrington, Executive Director, DirigoHealth Agency
U.S. Representative Tom Allen
Senator Susan Collins

Vermont: Susan Besio,Ph.D., Directorof Health Care Reform Implementation
Lisa Watkins, MD Public Health Physician, Dept. of Health 

Panel Members
Wendy Wolf, MD, MPH, President/CEO, Maine Health Access Foundation
James Hester, Ph.D., Director, Health Care Reform Commission for the Vermont State Legislature
Kristine Ossenfort, Senior Government Affairs Specialist, Maine State Chamber of Commerce
John McDonough, Ph.D., Executive Director, Health Care for All

2007 Policy Seminar Presentations

• Vermont Health Care Reform, presented by Susan W. Besio
• Vermont Blueprint for Health, presented by Lisa Dulsky Watkins
• Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector, presented by Rosemarie Day
• Dirigo Health Reform, presented by Trish Riley

   

2006 Policy Seminar Presentations

• The Vermont Blueprint for Health: Addressing Chronic Disease, presented by Ellen Thompson
• Catamount Health, Vermont's Health Care Reform Plan, presented by Herbert W. Olson
• Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector, presented by Rosemarie Day
• Dirigo Health Reform: Cost, Quality and Access, presented by Lisa Miller and Trish Riley