Texas CHIP Coalition Legislative Briefing
You are invited to join the Texas CHIP Coalition for a presentation and Q&A session on its 2015 Legislative Principles!
Please come enjoy Tiff’s cookies, Starbucks coffee and a few healthy treats, too……
When: Friday, January 23, 2015
Refreshments at 12:45 p.m.; Program 1:00-3:15 p.m.
Where: Legislative Conference Center (E 2.002)
Who: All Legislative Staff!
RSVP: metzgar@cppp.org; please include names of staff attending, and the office they work in.
| 1:00-1:10 | Welcome & CHIP Coalition History |
| Anne Dunkelberg, Center for Public Policy Priorities | |
| 1:10-1:30 | Introduction to Medicaid and CHIP, with Q&A |
| Patrick Bresette, Children’s Defense Fund-Texas | |
| 1:30-2:15 | User-Friendly Eligibility; Children Can Access Care, with Q&A |
| Dr. Ray Tsai, Children’s Medical Center | |
| Clayton Travis, Texas Pediatric Society | |
| 2:15-2:35 | Bolster the Texas Health Care Workforce, with Q&A |
| Dr. Ken Shine, UT System Special Advisor to the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs | |
| Anne Dunkelberg, Center for Public Policy Priorities | |
| 2:35-2:55 | Improve Quality & Outcomes for Children, Mothers, & Newborns, with Q&A |
| Dr. Lisa Hollier, Obstetrics/Gynecology | |
| Helen Kent Davis, Texas Medical Association | |
| 2:55-3:15 | Connecting Entire Families with Affordable Health Care, with Q&A |
| John Hawkins, Texas Hospital Association | |
| Laura Guerra-Cardus, Children’s Defense Fund |
Texas CHIP Coalition Supporting Organizations, 84th Session
Alamo Area Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses of Texas
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Any Baby Can of Austin, Inc.
Center for Public Policy Priorities
Children’s Defense Fund
Children’s Hospital Association of Texas
CHRISTUS Health
Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice
Consortium of Certified Nurse Midwives
Driscoll Health Plan
League of Women Voters of Texas
March of Dimes
Methodist Healthcare Ministries
National Association of Social Workers – Texas Chapter
One Voice Central Texas
Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses of Austin
Teaching Hospitals of Texas
Texas AFT, AFL-CIO
Texas Association of Community Action Agencies (TACAA)
Texas Association of Community Health Centers
Texans Care for Children
Texas Academy of Family Physicians
Texas Dental Association
Texas Hospital Association
Texas Impact
Texas Medical Association
Texas Pediatric Society
United Ways of Texas