Mapping Health Spending and Insurance Coverage in Ohio
May 3, 2007
In 2006, as an important first step for improving the health care system in Ohio, the Health Policy Institute of Ohio commissioned a study to analyze health care spending and insurance coverage in the state. The goal was to estimate what is now being spent by different sectors and for whom, calculating direct and indirect costs of caring for the uninsured, laying out the major components of the delivery system, and identifying unmet needs.
At this forum, the study's lead authors, principals at Health Management Associates, shared the study's major findings and discussed coverage expansion reform options for Ohio.
Speakers:
- Jack Meyer, Ph.D., Principal, Health Management Associates
- Barbara Edwards, Principal, Health Management Associates
- Greg Moody, Principal, Health Management Associates
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Biographies:
Jack A. Meyer, Ph.D. is a principal with Health Management Associates in the Washington, D.C. office. In this capacity, Dr. Meyer is conducting health care research, policy analysis, and strategic planning for HMA clients in the mid-Atlantic region and around the nation. He is working with grantmaking foundations, health industry leaders, and state and federal agencies. Dr. Meyer is also the founder and president of the Economic and Social Research Institute, a nonprofit research organization. General areas of recent and current work include: evaluation of new models to reduce the number of uninsured nationwide; comparative analysis of major policy alternatives to cover the uninsured in California, Connecticut, Maryland, and Delaware; analysis of the ingredients of hospital quality and patient safety; research on the cost to states of mental illness; assessment of states' programs to support employer-sponsored health coverage for lower-income workers; and review of promising models for improving access to health services for vulnerable populations.
Barbara Coulter Edwards has over 25 years of public and private sector experience in health care financing and is a nationally recognized expert in Medicaid policy, including managed care, cost containment, long term care, and state and federal reform. Ms. Edwards is a frequent national presenter on Medicaid trends, Medicare Part D, and state health policy challenges. She has extensive experience in leading strategic planning and organizational change initiatives in public agencies. Prior to joining HMA, Ms. Edwards served 8 years as director of Ohio's $12 billion Medicaid program. She served on the federal State Pharmacy Assistance Program Transition Commission regarding implementation of Medicare Part D, served on the National Quality Forum Steering Committee which recommended standards for nursing home care, and was vice chair of the National Association of State Medicaid Directors. Ms. Edwards has testified before both the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee regarding state Medicaid and SCHIP programs.
Greg Moody is a senior consultant with Health Management Associates with over ten years of state and federal government experience in health policy planning, budgeting, program development, and constituent relations. Prior to joining HMA, he served as the senior health and human services advisor to the Governor of Ohio. Mr. Moody began his public service career in Congress where he worked as budget associate for the Vice Chairman of the House Budget Committee. He later served as Chief of Staff to the Dean of the Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health.
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