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Health Policy Authority Testimony: January 2007 thru Present

April 2008

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, April 3, 2008:
Testimony: Safety Net Clinics - Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH,
Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

March 2008

Senate Ways and Means Committee, March 24th:
Testimony: Senate Bill 660 - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH,
Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Health Care Strategies Committee, March 17th:
Testimony: Senate Concurrent Resolution 1618, Kansas Health Care System
- by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

House Appropriations Committee, March 14th:
- by Scott Brunner, Chief Financial Officer of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

• Memorandum to House Appropriations Chairman
• KHPA Priorities and Performance Measures
• KHPA Performance Indicators
• Data Consortium Overview
• Data Consortium Charter Statement

Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, March 13th:
Testimony: Senate Bill 511, Study for Coverage on Bariatric Surgery - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D.,
Deputy Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Ways and Means Sub Committee, March 12th:
Handout: Options for Expanding Health Insurance FY 2009 - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH,
Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Ways and Means Sub Committee on KHPA, March 11th:
Testimony on Agency/Budget - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH,
Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

• 2009 KHPA Budget Enhancements

House Health and Human Services Subcommittee, March 6th:
Testimony on KHPA Health Reform - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

• KHPA Priorities for 2008
• President's Budget Proposals for FFY 2009 Impact on Kansas Medicaid
• Components of KHPA Health Reform FY 2009

February 2008

Senate Financial Institutions & Insurance Committee, February 26th:
SB 629 - Coverage for Routine Care Associated with Cancer Clinical Trials - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

• National Council of State Legislatures 2008 Coverage of Clinical Trials: Summary of State Laws

House Health and Human Services Committee , February 18th:
Testimony on Health Reform - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Health Care Strategies, February 18th:
Testimony on SB 541 - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, February 18th:
Testimony on SB 540 - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 12th:
Testimony on SB 493 - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

• Smoking Restriction Fact Sheet
• Smokefree Workplace percent map

House Social Service Budget Committee, February 11th:
Testimony: KHPA Agency and Budget Overview - by Scott Brunner, Chief Financial Officer

Handouts:

• Premium Assistance Fact Sheet
• KHPA FY 09 Governor's Budget Recommendation
• KHPA FY 09 Budget Enhancement Requests Fact Sheet
• Kansas Healthy Choices Talking Points
• Estimated Costs of KHPA Health Reform Proposals and SB 11
• KHPA 2007 Agency Highlights

House Taxation Committee, February 7th:
Testimony on HB 2737, Increase in Tobacco User Fee - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

• Tobacco User Fee Increase
• Map of State Cigarette Tax Rates
  
• Medical Home FAQ

Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, February 6th:
SB 511 - Study on Coverage for Bariatric Surgery - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D. Deputy Director/Medicaid Director

Senate Ways and Means Committee, February 5th:
SB 456 - Written Testimony - by Robin Kempf, Inspector General - Kansas Health Policy Authority

January 2008

Senate Ways and Means Committee, January 31st:
HB 2578: Utilization of Unused Medications Act - by Barbara Langner, Ph.D., Director of Policy

House Appropriations Committee, January 30th:
Deferrals and Documentation - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D. Deputy Director/Medicaid Director

Senate Health Care Strategies Committee, January 29th:
Health Insurance Connector - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

• Background on Health Reform Models

Senate Health Care Strategies Committee, January 28th:
Premium Assistance - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D. Deputy Director/Medicaid Director

Handouts:

• Premium Assistance - Fact Sheet

Senate Ways and Means Committee, January 28th:
KHPA Budget Overview and Prescription Drug Authorization for Senate Ways and Means Committee - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

• KHPA FY 2009 Budget Enhancement Requests - Fact Sheet
• Eligibility and Benefits Administration System - Fact Sheet
• KHPA Governor's Budget Recommendations for FY 2009

Senate Joint Caucus, January 23rd:
2007 KHPA Health Reform Recommendations - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Public Health and Welfare Committee, January 17th:
Coverage of Bariatric Surgery in the State Employee Health Plan and Medicaid - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D. Deputy Director/Medicaid Director

House Appropriations Committee, January 16th:
KHPA Testimony to the House Appropriations Committee - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Ways and Means Committee, January 16th:
KHPA Agency Overview for Senate Ways and Means - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

December

House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means Joint Committees, December 17th:
Health Reform Recommendations – Executive Summary
Budget Update Testimony and Budget Overview Presentation - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight Committee, December 13th:
Written Testimony
KHPA Health Reform: Supplemental Information - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority
Written Testimony by Robin Kempf, Inspector General - Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

• Results from the Commonwealth Fund’s State Scorecard on Health System Performance Kansas in comparison to Iowa
• Indicator Rankings for Kansas and Iowa
• State Medicaid Fact Sheets: Kansas and Iow

Special Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance, December 4th:
Follow-up Questions and Answers from the November 7, 2007 Meeting (PDF) - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD. MPH,Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

November

KHPA 2007 Health Reform Recommendations
Presentation by Marcia Nielsen, PhD. MPH, Executive Director of Kansas Health Policy Authority on November 1, 2007 to the Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight

Letter to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight - by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

October

Joint Committee on Children's Health Issues, October 30th:
Testimony on State Children's Health Insurance Program (PDF) - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D.
Deputy Director/Medicaid Director

Presentation to the Joint Committee on Children's Health Issues - by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Legislative Educational Planning Committee, October 15th:
Health Reform to Address Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in Kansas (PDF) - by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

September

Joint Committee on Information Technology, September 21st:
Testimony regarding Data Analytic Interface and Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) National Provider Identifier Enhancement (PDF)

August

Legislative Budget Committee:
Testimony on Presumptive Medical Disability by Dr. Marcia Nielsen (PDF)
Powerpoint - KHPA Update on Presumptive Medical Disability (PDF)

2007 Legislative Session Report Card for the Kansas Health Policy Authority

May

Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight, May 31st meeting:
KHPA Board Chair & Executive Director's Testimony (PDF)
Medicaid Director's Testimony (PDF)
Table of Contents: Packet Presented (PDF)
Overview: Health Reform in Kansas (PDF)
KHPA Legislative Report Card (PDF)
Steering Committee: Roles Document (PDF)
Steering Committee: Consensus Package Document (PDF)
Steering Committee: Consensus Package Powerpoint (PDF)
Senate Bill 11: KHPA Summary (PDF)
Senate Bill 11: Conference Committee Report (PDF)
Premium Assistance: Premium Assistance FAQ (PDF)
Premium Assistance: SCHIP HealthWave Fact Sheet (PDF)
Premium Assistance: Premium Assistance Powerpoint (PDF)
Premium Assistance: Center on Budget & Policy Priorities Article (PDF)
Premium Assistance: Kaiser Commission Article (PDF)
Premium Assistance: National Health Policy Forum Article (PDF)
Advisory Councils: Charter (PDF)
Advisory Councils: List of Council Membership (PDF)
Advisory Councils: Summary of Advisory Council Meetings (PDF)
Advisory Councils: Calendar of future meetings (PDF)
Advisory Councils: Tentative Timeline for Reform Options (PDF)
Advisory Councils: Grid & Framework for Economic Analysis (PDF)
Advisory Councils: Health System Reform in Kansas (PDF)
Advisory Councils: KHPA Health Reform Overview (PDF)
Advisory Councils: Demographic Profile of the Uninsured in Kansas (PDF)
KHPA Budget: Budget Request/Approved Table (PDF)
Audits and Deferrals: Summary Report (PDF)
Audits and Deferrals: Letter to Dennis Smith (PDF)
State Employee Health Benefits Plan: Wellness Request for Proposal (PDF)

March

Premium Assistance - Senate Ways and Means (PDF)
House Bill 2591 (PDF)
House Bill 2578 - Unused Medications - House Appropriations (PDF)
House Bill 2591 (PDF)
Speciality Hospital Legislative Study (PDF)
House Bill 2418 - General Hospital - Senate Public Health and Welfare (PDF)
Substitute Language for Senate Bill 309 (PDF)
Enrollment in Kansas Medicaid and HealthWave Programs (PDF)
Senate Bill 373 - Inspector General (PDF)
Medicaid Payment Reforms (PDF)
Senate Bill 32 - Medical Assistance and Discretionary Trusts (PDF)
Senate Bill 309 - The Kansas Health Care Connector Act (PDF)
Medicaid (Title 19) and SCHIP (Title 21) Dental Services: Study on Fee-For-Service vs. Managed Care (PDF)

February

Increasing Access to Health Insurance for Young Adults through SB 243 (PDF)
SB 323: Kansas Health Policy Authority Technical Corrections Bill (PDF)
KHPA Annual Report (PDF)
Stem Cell Legislative Study (PDF)
Massachusetts Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Program Study (PDF)

January

Enrollment in the Kansas HealthWave and Medicaid Programs (PDF)
Kansas Health Policy Authority Overview (PDF)
Kansas Health Policy Authority Overview (PDF)
Caseload Estimate Update (PDF)
Immigration Issue in the Kansas Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) (PDF)
Kansas Health Policy Authority Overview (PDF)
Enrollment in the Kansas HealthWave and Medicaid Programs (PDF)
Kansas Health Policy Authority Overview (PDF)
Healthy Kansas First Five Initiative (PDF)
Kansas HealthWave Program - Funding and Eligibility Overview (PDF)
Kansas Health Policy Authority Overview (PDF)
Report on the Early Results from the Presumptive Eligibility Pilot Program (PDF)
Report on the Potential Impact of a Medicaid Photo Identification Requirement (PDF)

Health Policy Authority Testimony: July - December 2006

Division of Health Policy & Finance Testimony: January - June 2006

For further information contact:

Tracy Russell, Director of Governmental Affairs
Kansas Health Policy Authority
Room 900-N - Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson Street
Topeka, Kansas 66612
785-296-6193
stacey.simmons@khpa.ks.gov