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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:http://www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/=
alliance/13feb09
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:On Friday, February 13 at 12:15 p.m. =
ET, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Alliance for Health Reform will co=
-host a briefing with a panel of experts discussing the Medicaid program. A=
s a state-run program  with broad federal guidelines, Medicaid covers healt=
h and long-term care services for millions of low-income Americans. Convers=
ations are already underway about the role of Medicaid as a vehicle for eco=
nomic stimulus, and about health coverage expansion proposals. =0D=0A=0D=0A=
Panelists will address questions such as: =0D=0A* Who is eligible for Medic=
aid and how is it administered?  What benefits are covered?  =0D=0A* What i=
s its role in long-term care? What role does the program play for Medicare =
beneficiaries?=0D=0A* How is Medicaid financed?  How much of the funding fo=
r the program comes from the federal government?  How much do states pay an=
d how much discretion do they have?=0D=0A=0D=0AA live webcast of the discus=
sion will be provided by kaisernetwork.org.  =0D=0A=0D=0AWHO: Ed Howard, JD=
, executive vice president of the Alliance for Health Reform will moderate =
the  discussion. Panelists include:=0D=0A=0D=0A> Diane Rowland, ScD, execut=
ive vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation and executive director, Kaiser=
 Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured=0D=0A> Barbara Edwards, MPP, prin=
cipal, Health Management Associates=0D=0A> Andrew Bindman, MD, professor, U=
niversity of California San Francisco=0D=0A=0D=0AWHEN: Friday, February 13 =
at 12:15 p.m. ET. =0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE: Watch the live webcast on kaisernetwor=
k.org:  http://www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/alliance/13feb09=0D=0A=0D=
=0APlease note: If you have never viewed a webcast before, please test your=
 media player in advance of the  live webcast at http://www.kaisernetwork.o=
rg/healthcast/howtoview.=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:LIVE Webcast - Medicaid: The Essentials
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