Hilltop Presents at UMBC Public Policy Forum on Health Reform

Hilltop Executive Director Charles Milligan was one of three experts who spoke at the UMBC Public Policy Forum entitled Health Care Reform: What Will It Mean to Maryland?, held October 22, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland. In his presentation, entitled What Federal Health Care Reform Legislation Means to States, Milligan gave an overview of the new federal health reform legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and discussed its implications for states regarding Medicaid; exchanges; insurance-related issues; information technology; long-term services and supports; workforce issues; and preventive services and public health. Other speakers included Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Secretary John Colmers, who spoke about Maryland’s implementation plans and the Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, which he co-chairs; and Paul Fronstin, Senior Research Associate at the employee Benefit Research Institute, who spoke about the ACA’s implications for employers and employees. About 100 people from across Maryland were in attendance. Hilltop co-sponsored the forum with the UMBC Department of Public Policy, the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. To view Milligan’s presentation, click here. To view Colmers’ presentation, click here.

October 23, 2010