When
Networking Dinner
February 6, 2017, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Registration opens at 5:30
Statewide Conference
February 7, 2017, 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Where
Sacramento Convention Center
3rd Floor Ballroom
1400 J St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
ADA Requests
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Hotel Reservations
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Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made after Febuary 6, 2017. Cancellation notifications and refund requests may be emailed to conference@itup.org.
Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP)
21st Annual Conference
Sacramento Convention Center
Networking Dinner – February 6, 2017
Statewide Conference – February 7, 2017
Thank you to all the attendees, speakers, and staff who made the 21st Insure the Uninsured conference such a successful event! Great speakers informed, inspired, and challenged attendees to evaluate diverse perspectives. The conference app was a hit with more than 45% percent take-up! Session materials are posted on the app, and conference highlights will soon follow. Stay tuned!
If you weren’t able to complete the evaluation forms onsite, please send feedback to conference@itup.org.
Download the conference agenda here.
Agenda at a Glance
Monday, February 6, 2017
Dinner Registration
5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Networking Dinner & Keynote Speaker
Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- Senator Ed Hernandez, OD, Chair, California State Senate Health Committee
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Registration & Networking Breakfast
Sponsored by Faneuil, Inc.
7:30 – 8:15 a.m.
Welcome & Introduction
8:15 – 8:30 a.m.
- Howard A. Kahn, Chair of the Board, Insure the Uninsured Project; and
- Deborah Reidy Kelch, Executive Director, Insure the Uninsured Project
Legislative Welcome
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
- Assemblymember Jim Wood, DDS, Chair, California State Assembly Health Committee
Opening Keynote Session
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
The Federal Challenge: ACA Repeal and Replace
- Lanhee Chen, PhD, David and Diane Steffy Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Director of Domestic Policy Studies and Lecturer, Public Policy Program, Stanford University;
- Jeanne Lambrew, PhD, Senior Fellow, Century Foundation and Adjunct Professor, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service;
- Larry Levitt, MPP, Senior Vice President, Special Initiatives, Kaiser Family Foundation; and
- Moderator: Deborah Kelch, Executive Director, Insure the Uninsured Project
General Session
10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The Future of California’s Coverage Expansion: What’s at Stake?
- Mitch Katz, MD, Director, Los Angeles County Health Agency;
- Jennifer Kent, Director, California Department of Health Care Services;
- Peter V. Lee, Executive Director, Covered California; and
- Moderator: Burt Margolin, President, The Margolin Group
Improvements in the Health of Californians under the ACA: What’s at Risk?
- Ninez Ponce, PhD, MPP, Professor, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management and Principal Investigator, California Health Interview Survey
Round Table Discussions
Networking Buffet Lunch
12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
The Future of California’s Private Insurance Market
- Charles Bacchi, President and CEO, California Association of Health Plans;
- Elizabeth (Betsy) Imholz, Special Projects Director, Consumers Union;
- Michael Lujan, Immediate Past President and Board Member, California Association of Health Underwriters;
- Shelley Rouillard, Director, California Department of Managed Health Care; and
- Moderator: Marian Mulkey, Consultant and ITUP Board Member
The Future of California’s Health Safety Net
- John Baackes, President and CEO, L.A. Care Health Plan;
- Carmela Castellano-Garcia, President and CEO, California Primary Care Association;
- Sandra Naylor-Goodwin, PhD, President and CEO, California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions;
- Erica Murray, President and CEO, California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems; and
- Moderator: Jon Freedman, Managing Principal, Health Management Associates
The Future of California Innovations, Waivers, and Best Practices
- Colleen Chawla, Deputy Director of Health, Director of Policy and Planning, San Francisco Department of Public Health;
- Don Crane, President and CEO, CAPG;
- Russell Judd, Chief Executive Officer, Kern Medical;
- Margaret Kisliuk, Northern Region Executive Director, Partnership HealthPlan;
- Jim Mangia, President and CEO, St. John’s Well Child and Family Center; and
- Moderator: Laura Hogan, Consultant and ITUP Board Treasurer
The Future of Special Programs and Populations
- Cynthia Buiza, Executive Director, California Immigrant Policy Center;
- Ted Lempert, President, Children Now;
- Marty Lynch, PhD, Executive Director and CEO, Lifelong Medical Care;
- Julie Rabinovitz, President and CEO, Essential Access Health; and
- Moderator: David Panush, President, California Health Policy Strategies
Closing Session
2:45 – 5:30 p.m.
State and Federal Advocacy Update
- Mayra Alvarez, President and CEO, The Children’s Partnership;
- John Arensmeyer, CEO, Small Business Majority;
- Sarah de Guia, Executive Director, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network;
- Anthony Wright, Executive Director, Health Access California; and
- Moderator: Burt Margolin, President, The Margolin Group
Investing in California’s Health in Uncertain Times: A Conversation with California Foundation Leaders
- Judy Belk, President and CEO, The California Wellness Foundation;
- Sandra Hernandez, MD, President and CEO, California Health Care Foundation;
- Peter Long, PhD, President and CEO, Blue Shield of California Foundation;
- Robert K. Ross, MD, President and CEO, The California Endowment; and
- Moderator: Diana Dooley, Secretary, California Health and Human Services Agency
Wrap Up & Closing
- Deborah Reidy Kelch, Executive Director, Insure the Uninsured Project; and
- Burt Margolin, President, The Margolin Group