Health coverage enrollment � Addressing old challenges in new systems

Contact

Jackie Campeau
Wilder Research

651-280-2700

When

Tuesday March 11, 2014 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM CDT

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Where

Wilder Center
451 Lexington Parkway North
St. Paul, MN 55104

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Enrolling in and maintaining public health care coverage has been hampered by language barriers, trust issues, and a cumbersome process. As a result, in spite of diligent outreach efforts and enrollment assistance, we know many individuals and families still do not have health insurance. This includes, but is not limited to, immigrants and refugees, people with disabilities, people of color, and low-income and working-class individuals and families.

At this event, a panel of service providers working to increase health care coverage will share successful approaches to outreach, challenges to overcome, and how new health care coverage laws have changed how they offer enrollment assistance. Participants will help "crowd source" emerging promising practices, challenges to overcome, and possible connections to improve outreach and enrollment activities.

AGENDA

8:30 a.m.	Check-in, light breakfast, and networking
9:00 a.m.	Welcome Meghan Barp, Senior Vice President of Community Impact Greater Twin Cities United Way **Keynote: Connecting Families to Health Insurance -- An Overview of Where We've Been and Where We Should Go Elaine Cunningham, Outreach Director Children’s Defense Fund
	Using Data to Inform Outreach Activities Laura Martell Kelly, Research Scientist, Wilder Research Thaddeus Lesiak, LISW, Minneapolis Public Schools Family Resource Center

9:30 a.m.	Panel Discussion Jen Daulman Johnson, Senior Advocate, The Arc Greater Twin Cities Alicia Howes, Clinic Operations Manager, St. Mary’s Health Clinics Fatema Haji-Taki, Esq., Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Thaddeus Lesiak, LISW, Minneapolis Public Schools, Family Resource Center
10:30 a.m.	Table Discussions
11:30 a.m.	Adjourn There is no charge for the event, but registration is required by March 7.