Press Release May 8, 2008: New York City Gives Green Light to Paperless Child Health Plus and Medicaid Applications. More

May 8, 2008 - Building Blocks for Universal Health Care in New York: Bridging Coverage Gaps with Information Technology

 

Providing coverage to all of the nearly 50 million people without health insurance in this country won’t be easy, but information technology solutions are available today to sign up several million of the people who are eligible for public health insurance and haven’t yet obtained that insurance. On May 8, policy makers, state officials, health plan executives and others gathered in New York City to hear about new ways to streamline enrollment and recertification in Medicaid, Child Health Plus and other public insurance programs.

They heard about solutions such as FEEA™ (Facilitated Enrollment Electronic Application) and One-e-App that are being implemented in New York and California respectively. They heard about tools to screen applicants for eligibility for a variety of public assistance programs in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. “There’s a phenomenal buzz in the room, and everyone’s very excited,” said Anne Marie Costello, Director, Bureau of NYC Compliance and Customer Service, NYS Department of Health.

To learn more about the conference and the topic, click on the links below:

	Welcome and Introductory Remarks, Georganne Chapin Bio
	Panel Discussion; Electronic Medicaid/CHPlus Enrollment in New York: Where Are We? Vision, Opportunities and Challenges Moderator: Michael Birnbaum Director of Policy, Medicaid Institute, United Hospital Fund Bio Deborah Bachrach Deputy Commissioner, Office of Health Insurance Programs and Medicaid Director, NYS Department of Health Bio David Hansell Commissioner, NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) Bio | Presentation Mary Harper Executive Deputy Commissioner, Medical Insurance and Community Service Administration , New York City Human Resources Administration Bio | What is EDITS?
	Panel Discussion: Current e-Enrollment Demonstrations in New York Moderator: Joshua Lipsman Commissioner of Health, Weschester County Department of Health Bio Kamal Bherwani Chief Information Officer for Health and Human Services and Executive Director of HHS Connect, Office of Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, NYC. Bio | HHS-Connect Executive Summary Mark Santiago Senior Vice President for Marketing & Communications, Hudson Health Plan Bio | Increasing Efficiency with FEEA and SMART Charles Ottomanelli Chief Information Officer, Health Plus Bio | Health Plus FEEA Implementation Linda Hacker Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Managed Care and Family Health Plus, New York City Human Resources Administration Bio | Eligibility Data and Image Transfer System (EDITS)
	Sam Karp Vice President of Programs, California HealthCare Foundation Bio | Modernizing Enrollment | Transcript of Keynote Address (introduced by Patricia Boozang - Bio)
	Panel Discussion: Electronic Enrollment in Health Care Programs: Lessons from Regional Models Moderator: Anne Marie Costello Division of Coverage and Enrollment, Office of Health Insurance Programs, NYS Bio Tangerine M. Brigham Deputy Director of Health, Director of Healthy San Francisco, San Francisco Department of Public Health, CA Bio | Electronic Enrollment in Health Care Programs – Utilizing One-e-App for Healthy San Francisco Andrea L. Dodge Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bio | Virtual Gateway Common Intake Tool: Experience and Results George L. Hoover Deputy Commissioner, Pennsylvania CHIP and adultBasic Programs Bio | Electronic Enrollment in Healthcare Programs
	Closing Remarks, Georganne Chapin

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