On April 25, 2011, Health & Medicine hosted a forum, “How Safety Net Institutions Can Best Leverage Federal and State Health Reform.”  As Medicaid changes, including newly eligible people, mandatory integrated care, and potential cuts and block grants, the forum examined how safety net institutions could leverage the changes to  ensure adequate access to quality health care.  Click on the links below for the materials and notes.

Forum Agenda

Speaker Biographies

Forum Notes

Short Video Clips of the Forum

PowerPoint Presentations:

• John Holahan- “The ACA and Medicaid: The Health Status of New Enrollees”
• Gordon Bonnyman- “Opportunities for Maximizing Medicaid Match”
• Karen Batia- Presentation on the Heartland Health Outreach model
• Ray Werntz- “The Implications of Employer-Based Healthcare Coverage Post ACA for the Safety Net”
• Tina Spector- “Preparing for Health Reform, Sinai Health System”

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View photos from the event here.

This event was supported by The Chicago Community Trust.