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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ADVISORY for Tuesday, May 12=0D=0A=0D=
=0ACOVERING LOW-INCOME AND HIGH-NEED AMERICANS: MEDICAID AS A PLATFORM FOR =
HEALTH REFORM=0D=0A=0D=0AAs congressional leaders work on proposals to expa=
nd health coverage to the nation=92s nearly 50 million uninsured, a key iss=
ue is how to reach low-income and high-need Americans who do not qualify fo=
r the Medicaid program but are unlikely to be able to afford or qualify for=
 private insurance on their own.  At 9:30 a.m. ET on May 12, the Kaiser Fam=
ily Foundation will host a briefing to examine potential strategies for bui=
lding on the Medicaid program to cover these populations as part of broader=
 health reform efforts.=0D=0A=0D=0AThe briefing, =93Covering Low-Income and=
 High-Need Americans: Medicaid as a Platform for Health Reform,=94 will fea=
ture new research examining the cost and coverage trade-offs of policy opti=
ons to extend Medicaid to more low-income people and what changes are neces=
sary to enable the program to serve as a base for larger reform and mitigat=
e the cost implications for states.  =0D=0A=0D=0AThe briefing features John=
 Holahan, Director of the Health Policy Research Center, Urban Institute, p=
resenting the key findings.  Sheila Burke, Faculty Reserach Fellow, Harvard=
 Kennedy School of Government, Karen Ignagni, President and CEO, America=92=
s Health Insurance Plans, and Alan Weil, Executive Director, National Acade=
my for State Health Policy, will offer perspective.  Diane Rowland, Executi=
ve Vice-President, Kaiser Family Foundation and Executive Director, Kaiser =
Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, will serve as moderator.=0D=0A=0D=
=0AWHEN: =0D=0ATuesday, May 12, 2009=0D=0A9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET=0D=0A=0D=
=0AWHERE:=0D=0ABarbara Jordan Conference Center, Kaiser Family Foundation O=
ffices=0D=0A1330 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. (one block west of Metro Ce=
nter) =0D=0A=0D=0ARSVP:=0D=0APlease RSVP to Brandi Silverbook at Bsilverboo=
k@kff.org or 202-347-5270.=0D=0A=0D=0ACONTACT: =0D=0AFor further informatio=
n, please contact Chris Lee at clee@kff.org or 202-347-5270.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=
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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Covering Low-Income And High-Need America=
ns: Medicaid As A Platform for Health Reform
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