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From: SquierSubject: RE: Utah Healthcare SummitDate: August 11,
2011 at 9:32 AMTo: Moore, Brian, GOV
/O=STATE OF NEW MEXICO/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Brian.Moore, Gardner, Keith,GOV /O=STATE OF NEW
MEXICO/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Keith.Gardner
I know it sounds crazy, but I d like Dan to go. He need exposure
to a free-market approach to HCR. What say you Keith?
From: Moore, Brian, GOV Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:28 AM
To: Gardner, Keith, GOV; Squier, Sidonie, HSD Subject: FW: Utah
Healthcare Summit
Sidonie,
I just got this I can t believe they re trying to do another
summit on top of RGA and NGA and HHS. As much as I like Utah, I don
t seehow it s worth it, but will leave it up to you and Keith if
you want to go or send Dan.
Brian
From: Chris McKinnon [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday,
August 11, 2011 11:17 AM To: [email protected]; Ryan McGinness;
Moore, Brian, GOV; Nelson, Morgan, GOV; John Katz; MarkRupp
Subject: Utah Healthcare Summit
WGA Staff Council:
Your colleague Robert Spendlove asked us to send you the
attached. Governor Herbert isconvening a healthcare summit. You or
your healthcare folks are invited to attend. More infoand to
register at link below.
http://www.utahsummit.com
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Spendlove [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:25 PM
To: Pam Inmann
Subject: September Healthcare Summit
Pam,
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Attached is the latest draft of the healthcare summit agenda
that we're putting on. It looks like it will be a great event with
some high levelspeakers. Feel free to send to anyone you think
might be interested.
Thanks,
Robert
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From: McCrackenSubject: RE: FYI - RGA releases Medicaid and ACA
ReportDate: August 30, 2011 at 2:01 PMTo: Squier, Sidonie, HSD
/O=STATE OF NEW MEXICO/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Sidonie.Squier
I"know!""I"thought"Id"let"you"know"it"was"out"there.""Looks"like"we"are"on"the"right"track!
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From: Squier, Sidonie, HSD Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 2:00
PM To: McCracken, Betina G., HSD Subject: RE: FYI - RGA releases
Medicaid and ACA Report
Its"the"one"I"sent"you.
"
From: McCracken, Betina G., HSD Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011
1:59 PM To: Squier, Sidonie, HSD; Earnest, Brent, HSD; Weinberg,
Julie, HSD; Alicia Smith; Saavedra, Charissa,HSD; Kennicott, Matt,
HSD; Derksen, Dan, HSD Subject: FW: FYI - RGA releases Medicaid and
ACA Report
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From: Kelly Gunderson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent:
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1:55 PM Subject: FYI - RGA releases
Medicaid and ACA Report
http://www.rga.org/homepage/gop-govs-release-medicaid-reform-report/
GOP Govs Release Medicaid Reform Report The Republican Governors
Public Policy Committee released today a report detailing 31 policy
solutions forreforming Medicaid. One of the major mistakes of
Obamacare is that it ignored input from the states, said RGA
PolicyChairman Haley Barbour. This report encompasses four months
of substantive dialogue among the statesabout how to best reform
Medicaid. It is a well thought out document that should be taken
seriously byanyone in Congress or the White House who is interested
in saving Medicaid. Medicaid consumes an ever-increasing and
frightening share of state budgets and the current pace ofspending
is unsustainable, said RGA Chairman Bob McDonnell. Regardless of
whether or not Obamacare isrepealed or struck down, Medicaid is in
dire need of reform. This report offers realistic ideas about how
tofix Medicaid from the states perspective. The report, titled A
New Medicaid: A Flexible, Innovative and Accountable Future,
follows a June 13th letter
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The report, titled A New Medicaid: A Flexible, Innovative and
Accountable Future, follows a June 13th letterRepublican governors
sent to Congressional leaders outlining seven guiding principles
for Medicaid reform.Every policy solution in the report falls
within the principles outlined in the June letter. A copy of the
report is attached. Please Note: This report is a collection of
policy ideas from the Republican Governors Public PolicyCommittee
Health Care Task Force. Inclusion in this report does not
constitute an endorsement of thepolicy prescription by any specific
governor. Instead, these policy proposals should be viewed as
amongthe best ideas from the states to be considered in reforming
the nations healthcare system. Not everygovernor will choose or
should choose to adopt and implement all of these solutions. Kelly
GundersonDirector of CommunicationsBureau of
TennCare615.507.6450-office615.305.9941-cell
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RGPPC HEALTHCARE POLICY SUMMIT
TO: RGPPC HEALTHCARE POLICY SUMMIT ATTENDEES
FROM: MONICA BLOCK
DATE: 8/25/2011
RE: RGPPC HEALTHCARE POLICY SUMMIT
We are pleased to confirm your participation in the Republican
Governors Public Policy Committee (RGPPC) Healthcare Policy Summit,
Monday, August 29 and Tuesday, August 30, 2011. We have a very
exciting two days planned for you. In addition to our host,
Governor Haley Barbour (Mississippi), over 80 of your professional
peers from the healthcare field will attend. In this memo, you will
find information to help plan your trip, along with an agenda for
the event. If you have any questions about your registration or
need to cancel, please contact Monica Block at [email protected] or
(202) 368-8485. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in
DC!
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ACCOMMODATIONS The Ritz-Carlton 1150 22nd Street, NW Washington,
DC 20037 Tel: (202) 835-0500 www.ritzcarlton.com/DC The room block
reservation cut-off date expired on Friday, August 19, 2011. If you
need to make changes to or have any questions regarding your
existing reservation, please contact Monica Block at [email protected]
or (202) 368-8485. The RGPPC has made room reservations for your
entire length of stay. The RGPPC will cover the room expenses for
two nights of stay at The Ritz-Carlton. A credit card is required
for any additional nights as well as incidentals. Please note The
Ritz-Carlton has a 24-hour cancellation policy.
TRANSPORTATION The Ritz-Carlton is 17 minutes / 5 miles from
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) via taxi, and 20
minutes via the Metro (Blue Line to Largo Town Center), exiting at
the Foggy Bottom Metro stop. Upon exiting the Foggy Bottom Metro
stop, walk 3 blocks North (23rd Street, NW) and 1 block East (M
Street NW) to get to The Ritz-Carlton. Taxis are available from
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to The
Ritz-Carlton. A taxi ride from Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport (DCA) is approximately $18.00. Please note all ground
transportation is to be made and paid for by the individual.
ATTIRE Business
REGISTRATION If you have any questions about your registration
or need to cancel, please contact Monica Block at [email protected] or
(202) 368-8485.
RGPPC STAFF RGPPC Policy Director Marie Sanderson Email:
[email protected] RGPPC Policy Advisor Seth Levey Office: (202)
662-4157 Email: [email protected] RGPPC Policy Advisor Lindsay
Russell Office: (202) 662-4149 Email: [email protected]
WEATHER Monday, August 29 Tuesday, August 30 High: 87 High: 85
Low: 72 Low: 71 Light Showers Thunder Storms
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2011 11:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.
Registration and Hospitality Location: The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom
Prefunction
12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Networking Luncheon Location: The
Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon III Speaker: Phil Cox, RGA Executive
Director
1:15 p.m. 2:15 p.m. Policy Session I: The Overreaching
Burdensome Regulatory Environment Location: The Ritz-Carlton
Ballroom Salon II Panelists: Thomas Barker, Partner, Deputy Counsel
and Acting General
Counsel, Health and Human Services Tony Keck, Director of Health
and Human Services,
State of South Carolina Demetrios L. Kouzoukas, Of Counsel,
Covington & Burling LLP
and Former Associate Deputy Secretary and Deputy General
Counsel, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Joel White, Executive Director, Coalition for Affordable Health
Coverage
2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Policy Session II: Enhancing Personal
Responsibility Location: The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon II
Panelists: Lawren Mills, Senior Policy Director and Legislative
Director,
State of Indiana Greg Pawlson, Executive Director of Quality
Innovations,
BlueCross BlueShield Association Dr. Jason Spangler, Chief
Medical Officer,
Partnerships for Prevention Grace Marie Turner, President, Galen
Institute
3:45 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Policy Session III: Healthcare Exchanges
Location: The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon II
Panelists: Paul Edattel, Professional Staff Member, House Energy
and Commerce Committee
Cynthia D. Gillespie, Managing Director, McKenna Long &
Aldridge LLP
Christie Herrera, Director of the Health and Human Services Task
Force, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
Dennis Smith, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
Services, State of Wisconsin
Robert Spendlove, Policy Director, State of Utah 5:30 p.m. 6:30
p.m. Breakout Session: Healthcare Exchanges (Staff Only) Location:
The Plaza Ballroom 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception and Dinner
Location: The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon III Speaker: Governor
Haley Barbour, State of Mississippi
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2011 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Registration and
Hospitality Location: The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Prefunction
8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Breakfast Location: The Ritz-Carlton
Ballroom Salon III Speaker: Governor Michael O. Leavitt, Former
Secretary of
Health and Human Services, State of Utah 9:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m.
Policy Session IV: Medicaid Reforms: Waivers, Innovative Reforms
and
Pilot Programs Location: The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon II
Panelists: Charles N. Kahn III, President and CEO,
Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) Beth Lazare, Deputy
Director of the Health Care Cost
Containment System, State of Arizona Dan Liljenquist, State
Senator, State of Utah
Nina Owcharenko, Director of Health Policy Studies, The Heritage
Foundation
11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Policy Session V: Improving Healthcare and
Reducing Costs: A Discussion on
Dual Eligibles and Cost Containment Location: The Ritz-Carlton
Ballroom Salon II Panelists: Stephen L. Guillard, EVP and CEO, HCR
ManorCare on behalf
of The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care Thomas L. Kelly,
President and CEO, Scaller Anderson,
an Aetna Co. Billy Millwee, Associate Commissioner for Medicaid
and CHIP Services, State of Texas Stephen T. Parente, Ph.D.,
Professor of Finance and
Insurance, University of Minnesota-Carlson School of
Management
Carol Steckel, Executive Director of Healthcare Reform,
Department of Health and Hospitals, State of Louisiana
12:15 p.m. 1:15 p.m. Luncheon Location: The Ritz-Carlton
Ballroom Salon III Speaker: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President,
American Action Forum
1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Policy Session VI: What Medicaid Reform
Should Look Like Location: The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon II
Panelists: Governor Haley Barbour, State of Mississippi Darin J.
Gordon, Director of TennCare, State of Tennessee Bruce D.
Greenstein, Secretary of the Department of
Health and Hospitals, State of Louisiana William A. Hazel, Jr.,
MD, Secretary of Health and Human
Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia Dennis Smith, Secretary of
the Department of Health and
Human Services, State of Wisconsin 2:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Policy
Session VII: What Healthcare Reform Should Look Like Location: The
Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon II Panelists: Governor Haley Barbour,
State of Mississippi James Capretta, Fellow, Ethics and Public
Policy Center Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum
Tom Miller, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
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ATTENDING STAFF
Teela Carmack, Health Policy Director of the Department of
Public of Health, Alabama Richard Fiore, Executive Director of the
Health Insurance Exchange, Alabama Bob Mullins, Commissioner of
Medicaid, Alabama Lee Rawlinson, Deputy Commissioner of Medicaid,
Alabama Margaret Whatley, Director of Policy and Research, Alabama
Mike Lesmann, Special Assistant to Governor Sean Parnell, Alaska
Bill Streur, Commissioner of Department of Health and Social
Services, Alaska Donald Hughes, Policy Advisor for Healthcare,
Arizona Beth Kohler Lazare, Deputy Director of the Arizona Health
Care Cost Containment System, Arizona Ryan Serote, Director of
Federal Relations, Arizona Rebekah Dollar, Health Policy Assistant
on Exchanges, Georgia Blake Fulenwider, Health Policy Advisor,
Georgia Todd Smith, Federal Affairs Representative, Georgia David
Tanner, Deputy Director of the Governor's Office of Planning and
Budget, Georgia Tammy Perkins, Senior Special Assistant for Health
and Social Services, Idaho Amy Wernsing, Special Assistant, Idaho
Betsy Burdick, Deputy Chief of Staff, Indiana Lawren Mills,
Legislative Director and Policy Director, Indiana Michael
Bousselot, Healthcare Policy Advisor, Iowa Doug Hoelscher, Office
of State Federal Relations, Iowa Kari Bruffett, Assistant Secretary
of Kansas Health Department, Kansas Mark Dugan, Chief of Staff to
Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer, Kansas Bruce Greenstein, Secretary of the
Department of Health and Hospitals, Louisiana Carol Steckel,
Executive Director of the Health Care Reform, Louisiana Mary
Mayhew, Commissioner of Department of Health and Social Services,
Maine Kathleen Newman, Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Policy
Director, Maine Rob Blackwell, Senior Federal Policy
Representative, Michigan Bill McBride, Director for State of the
Michigan DC Office, Michigan Maris Cooper, Insurance Examiner I,
Mississippi Paul Hurst, Chief of Staff, Mississippi Richard
Roberson, Special Assistant to the Executive Director of Medicaid,
Mississippi Nicole Stofer, Senior Policy Advisor, Mississippi
Lauren Hill Kintner, Policy Director and General Counsel, Nebraska
Brian Mitchell, Policy Advisor, Nevada Ann Wilkinson, Deputy Chief
of Staff, Nevada Dona DeLeon, Director of the New Jersey DC Office,
New Jersey Robert Schwaneberg, Policy Advisor to the Governor for
Health Care, New Jersey Neil Sullivan, Assistant Commissioner for
Life and Health Insurance, New Jersey Marissa Watkins, Assistant
Director of the New Jersey DC Office, New Jersey Daniel Derksen,
Director of Health Care Reform, New Mexico Brian Moore, Director of
New Mexico DC Office, New Mexico Sidonie Squier, Cabinet Secretary
of the New Mexico Human Services Department, New Mexico Krista
Carman, Washington Representative, North Dakota John McCarthy,
Director of Medicaid, Ohio Greg Moody, Director of Health
Transformation, Ohio Katie Altshuler, Policy Director, Oklahoma
Julie Cox-Cain, Chief Operating Officer of the Department of
Health, Oklahoma Andrew Silvestri, Deputy Policy Director, Oklahoma
Leslie Gromis Baker, Federal Liaison, Pennsylvania Tim Costa,
Executive Deputy Secretary of Department of Public Welfare,
Pennsylvania Angie Logan, Policy Director of the Department of
Public Welfare, Pennsylvania Matthew O'Donnell, Policy Director of
the Department of Insurance, Pennsylvania Todd Shamash, Deputy
Chief of Staff, Pennsylvania Tiffany Watkins, Director of
Government Affairs, Puerto Rico Anthony Keck, Medicaid Director,
South Carolina Jamie Shuster, Director of Budget and Policy, South
Carolina Darin Gordon, Medicaid Director, Tennessee
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Scott Pierce, Chief Financial Officer of the Bureau of TennCare,
Tennessee Jonathan Hurst, Deputy Director of Budget, Planning and
Policy Division, Texas Billy Millwee, Associate Commissioner for
Medicaid and CHIP, Texas Erica Stick, Director of External
Relations Division of HHSC, Texas Katherine Yoder, Governor's
Advisor on HHS issues, Budget, Planning and Policy Division, Texas
Dan Liljenquist, State Senator, Utah Robert Spendlove, Policy
Director, Utah Norman Thurston, Health Reform Implementation
Coordinator, Utah Julia Ciarlo Hammond, Director of Legislative
Affairs and Policy Advisor, Virginia Keith Hare, Deputy Security of
Health and Human Resources, Virginia Bill Hazel, Secretary of
Health and Human Resources, Virginia Molly Huffstetler, Senior
Policy Advisor, Virginia Brett Davis, State Medicaid Director,
Wisconsin Ted Nickels, Commissioner of Insurance, Wisconsin Wendy
Riemann, Director of Federal Relations, Wisconsin Eric Schutt,
Deputy Chief of Staff, Wisconsin Dennis Smith, Secretary of the
Department of Health Services, Wisconsin Elizabeth Hoy, Health
Policy Advisor, Wyoming
Republican Governors Public Policy Committee * 1747 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW Suite 250 * Washington, DC 20006 (202) 662-4140 phone *
(202) 662-4924 fax * www.rgppc.com
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From: SquierSubject: RE: RGPPC Summit - Rescheduled!Date: August
26, 2011 at 2:45 PMTo: Moore, Brian, GOV
/O=STATE OF NEW MEXICO/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Brian.Moore
I forgot. I am coming in Sept. And Im glad about the weekend
with Steve since hes been gone all week.
From: Moore, Brian, GOV Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 1:07 PM
To: Squier, Sidonie, HSD Subject: Re: RGPPC Summit -
Rescheduled!
Aren't you coming to the NGA one in September? At least you get
to spend the whole weekend with Steve!
From : Squier, Sidonie, HSD Sent : Friday, August 26, 2011 12:47
PM To : Moore, Brian, GOV; Derksen, Dan, HSD Subject : RE: RGPPC
Summit - Rescheduled! I know, I heard. Now I guess Ill see ya in
October.
From: Moore, Brian, GOV Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 12:47 PM
To: Squier, Sidonie, HSD; Derksen, Dan, HSD Cc: Gardner, Keith, GOV
Subject: FW: RGPPC Summit - Rescheduled! Importance: High
FYI
From: Monica Block [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August
26, 2011 2:43 PM To: Monica Block Cc: Lindsay Russell; Marie
Sanderson Subject: RGPPC Summit - Rescheduled! Importance: High
Good$afternoon,$Due$to$uncertain$weather$conditions$from$Hurricane$Irene$on$the$east$coast,$we$are$rescheduling$the$RGPPC$Health$Care$Summit.$$We$apologize$forany$inconvenience$this$may$have$caused.$$$The$RGA$will$be$canceling$all$travel$and$hotel$arrangements$that$were$made$on$your$behalf.$$$If$you$made$separate$arrangements,$please$take$care$ofthose$on$your$own.$$$Should$you$have$any$questions,[email protected],[email protected]$or$Marie$Sanderson
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those$on$your$own.$$$Should$you$have$any$questions,[email protected],[email protected][email protected].$SAVE%THE%DATE:%$$The$RGPPC$Health$Care$Summit$has$been$rescheduled$for$October$24$th$and$25$th$of$this$year$,$and$we$greatly$hope$you$can$stillbe$a$part$of$this$effort.$$Details$will$be$provided$in$the$coming$weeks.$We$will$move$forward$with$releasing$the$RGPPC$Healthcare$Report$early$next$week.$$Please$continue$your$approval$process$and$let$us$know$as$soonas$you$have$clearance$from$your$governor$Sincerely,Monica$$$$Monica$BlockGovernors$LiaisonRepublican$Governors$Association1747$Pennsylvania$Avenue,$NW,$Suite$250,$Washington,$DC$$20006202.662.4159$direct$|$202.368.8485$cell$|[email protected]
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From: Monica Block [email protected]: RGPPC Health Care
Policy Summit - Memo to attend
Date: August 25, 2011 at 11:01 AMTo: Squier, Sidonie, HSD
/O=STATE OF NEW MEXICO/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Sidonie.SquierCc: Ramoz, Yolanda, HSD /O=STATE OF
NEW MEXICO/OU=First Administrative
Group/cn=Recipients/cn=Yolanda.Ramoz1
Dear%Sidonie,%We%look%forward%to%seeing%you%in%DC%next%week%at%the%RGPPCs%Health%Care%Policy%Summit.%%%Attached%you%will%Bind%your%memo%to%attend.%%%Pleasereview%and%let%me%know%if%you%have%any%questions!%Hotel%arrival%date:%8/28/2011Hotel%departure%date:%8/31/2011Hotel%conBirmation%number:%81991091%Unfortunately,%Hurricane%Irene%may%threaten%some%of%the%existing%travel%arrangements%that%we%have%made.%%%We%are%planning%on%holding%our%summitregardless%of%the%weather%and%I%will%work%with%you%on%any%changes%to%your%travel%plans%that%need%to%be%made.%%%If%there%are%any%changes%in%theconference%schedule%we%will%let%you%know%via%email.%Finally,%please%take%a%minute%to%Bill%out%our%Summit%Survey%so%we%can%ensure%the%panels%are%beneBicial%to%you%and%cover%the%topics%you%would%like%tohear%about.%%%You%can%access%the%survey%by%clicking%here.%I%will%be%available%all%weekend%and%if%you%need%any%assistance,%please%call%(202.368.8485)%or%email%me%(%[email protected]).%Sincerely,Monica%%%%Monica%BlockGovernors%LiaisonRepublican%Governors%Association1747%Pennsylvania%Avenue,%NW,%Suite%250,%Washington,%DC%%20006202.662.4159%direct%|%202.368.8485%cell%|%202.662.4926%[email protected]