2019--The Struggle for the Soul of Medicaid

2019--The Struggle for the Soul of Medicaid

Description

Medicaid was the "sleeper provision" when Congress created Medicare in 1965. Today, it is the workhorse of the U.S. health system, covering nearly half of all births, 1 in 3 children, and 2 in 3 people in nursing homes. Medicaid now provides coverage to 1 in 5 Americans, with enrollment soaring to more than 76 million people since 2014 when the Affordable Care Act expanded eligibility to include all low-income working age adults. It is both the largest source of federal revenues to states and the second largest item in state budgets after education. This symposium explored the future of Medicaid, and the competing visions that struggle to define its future.

Schedule

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

REGISTRATION:

9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.

WELCOME:

Rob Gatter, professor of law, Saint Louis University School of Law; director, Center for Health Law Studies

9:10 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.

KEYNOTE: If Medicaid Didn’t Exist We Would Have to Invent It

Sara Rosenbaum, Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health

RESPONSES:

  • Matt Salo, executive director, National Association of Medicaid Directors
  • Jane Perkins, legal director, National Health Law Program

MODERATOR: Sidney D. Watson, Jane and Bruce Robert Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law, Center for Health Law Studies

10:05 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. BREAK

10:15 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.

SESSION ONE: Medicaid’s Role for Seniors and People with Disabilities: Current State Trends

  • MaryBeth Musumeci, associate director, Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

RESPONSES:

  • Sara Rosenbaum, Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
  • Dayna Bowen Matthew, William L. Matheson and Robert M. Morgenthau Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law

MODERATOR: Elizabeth Pendo, Joseph J. Simeone Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law, Center for Health Law Studies

11:10 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. BREAK

11:20 a.m. - 12:15 a.m.

SESSION TWO: Improving Health in Low-Resource Communities: How Much Should We Ask of the Medicaid Dollar?

  • Dayna Bowen Matthew, William L. Matheson and Robert M. Morgenthau Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law

RESPONSES:

  • MaryBeth Musumeci, associate director, Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
  • Sidney D. Watson, Jane and Bruce Robert Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law

MODERATOR: Ruqaiijah Yearby, professor of law, Saint Louis University School of Law, Center for Health Law Studies; co-director, Saint Louis University Center for Equity; co-founder, Institute for Healing Justice and Equity

12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. LUNCH

1:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

SESSION THREE: World of Waivers

  • Finding the Limits of CMS Discretion: Medicaid Waivers and Judicial Review Jane Perkins, legal director, National Health Law Program
  • The View from the States Matt Salo, executive director, National Association of Medicaid Directors
  • State Experimentation: Looking Back and Looking Forward Sidney D. Watson, Jane and Bruce Robert Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law

MODERATOR: Elizabeth McCuskey, professor of law, The University of Toledo College of Law

3:00 p.m. ADJOURN

Webinar Date

4-5-2019

Keywords

Struggle, Soul of Medicaid, Soul, Medicaid, seniors, Disabilities, State Trends, Improving Health, Low-Resource, Communities, Medicaid Dollar

Disciplines

Law

2019--The Struggle for the Soul of Medicaid

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