May 15, 2006
Noon - 1:30 pm
Urban Institute
2100 M Street N.W., 5th Floor
Washington, D.C.
By the middle of next year, Massachusetts will begin covering most of its uninsured residents, a product of recent bipartisan legislation that requires individuals to obtain coverage, mandates employers who don’t offer coverage to pay an assessment, and provides for state subsidies to cushion the cost. Experts and observers reviewed the process and politics that led to the landmark legislation.
Welcome |
| Audio | Robert Reischauer, president, Urban Institute |
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Opening Remarks / Overview |
| Audio | David Wessel, Wall Street Journal |
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Presentations |
| Audio | Amy Lischko, Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| Audio | Nancy Turnbull, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation |
| Audio | John Holahan, Urban Institute |
| Audio | Alan Weil, National Academy for State Health Policy |
| Audio | Question and answer session |
