2001-2002   ::   2002 Conference   ::   Background Papers   ::   View County Survey

Home

Policy Research Project
Academic Year 2000-2001


Policy Research Project
Academic Year 2001-2002


Links to Related Sites

E-mail Comments


Order a Copy of the 2000-2001 Report
Includes both proceedings and background papers on the issues discussed at the March 2001 confererence held at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.


Reserve a Copy of the 2001-2002 Report!
You may send an e-mail request If you know that you would like a copy of the 2001-2002 report. We will contact you when the report becomes available.

2002 Conference: "Investing in Texas: Financing Health Coverage Expansion"

Conference Agenda
:

8:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Welcome
Kenneth Apfel, Sid Richardson Chair in Public Affairs, LBJ School
8:45 am National Perspective
Raymond C. Scheppach
Executive Director, National Governors Association
9:30 am The Oregon Experience
Mark Gibson
Oregon Governor's Office
Governor's Policy Advisor, Healthcare, Human Services & Labor
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Public Expansion Options
Leah Kegler, Graduate Student, LBJ School
11:15 pm

Concurrent Breakout Sessions
(Box lunches provided)
* Expanding Health Care Access to Immigrants
* Transition to the Market
* Consumer Education and Outreach: Making Private Insurance Work

1:00 pm Outlook for Texas
Senator Rodney Ellis
Chair, Senate Finance Committee
1:30 pm Opportunities for Generating New Revenue
Kristie Kimbell, Evan Christman, Jamie Dudensing, Graduate Students, LBJ School
2:15 pm Panel Discussion: Financing Health Coverage Expansion
David Warner, Professor, LBJ School (moderator)
John Guest, President & CEO, Harris County Hospital District
Ann Kitchen, Texas State Representative
Ronald T. Luke, Ph.D., J.D., President, Research & Planning Consultants
Jim Walton, D.O., Community Health Medical Director, Baylor Health Care System
3:00 pm Closing
Jacqueline Angel, Professor, LBJ School