From:

Subject:
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Squier
RE: Utah Healthcare Summit
August 11, 2011 at 9:32 AM
Moore, Brian, GOV
/O=STATE OF NEW MEXICO/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP /CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Brian.Moore, Gardner, Keith,
GOV /O=STATE OF NEW MEXICO/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP /CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Keith.Gardner

I know it sounds crazy, but I d like Dan to go. He need exposure to a free-market approach to HCR. What say you Keith?

From: Moore, Brian, GOV

Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:28 AM
To: Gardner, Keith, GOV; Squier, Sidonie, HSD
Subject: FW: Utah Healthcare Summit

Sidonie,
I just got this I can t believe they re trying to do another summit on top of RGA and NGA and HHS. As much as I like Utah, I don t see
how it s worth it, but will leave it up to you and Keith if you want to go or send Dan.
Brian

From: Chris McKinnon [mailto:cmck@westgov.org]

Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:17 AM
To: rmcginness@yahoo.com; Ryan McGinness; Moore, Brian, GOV; Nelson, Morgan, GOV; John Katz; Mark
Rupp
Subject: Utah Healthcare Summit

WGA Staff Council:

Your colleague Robert Spendlove asked us to send you the attached. Governor Herbert is
convening a healthcare summit. You or your healthcare folks are invited to attend. More info
and to register at link below.
http://www.utahsummit.com
Chris
-----Original Message----From: Robert Spendlove [mailto:RSPENDLOVE@utah.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:25 PM
To: Pam Inmann
Subject: September Healthcare Summit

Pam,

Attached is the latest draft of the healthcare summit agenda that we're putting on. It looks like it will be a great event with some high level
speakers. Feel free to send to anyone you think might be interested.

Thanks,
Robert

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McCracken
RE: FYI - RGA releases Medicaid and ACA Report
August 30, 2011 at 2:01 PM
Squier, Sidonie, HSD
/O=STATE OF NEW MEXICO/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP /CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Sidonie.Squier

I"know!""I"thought"Id"let"you"know"it"was"out"there.""Looks"like"we"are"on"the"right"track!
"
From: Squier, Sidonie, HSD
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 2:00 PM
To: McCracken, Betina G., HSD
Subject: RE: FYI - RGA releases Medicaid and ACA Report

Its"the"one"I"sent"you.
"
From: McCracken, Betina G., HSD
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1:59 PM
To: Squier, Sidonie, HSD; Earnest, Brent, HSD; Weinberg, Julie, HSD; Alicia Smith; Saavedra, Charissa,
HSD; Kennicott, Matt, HSD; Derksen, Dan, HSD
Subject: FW: FYI - RGA releases Medicaid and ACA Report

"
"
From: Kelly Gunderson [mailto:Kelly.Gunderson@tn.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1:55 PM
Subject: FYI - RGA releases Medicaid and ACA Report

http://www.rga.org/homepage/gop-govs-release-medicaid-reform-report/
GOP Govs Release Medicaid Reform Report
The Republican Governors Public Policy Committee released today a report detailing 31 policy solutions for
reforming Medicaid.
One of the major mistakes of Obamacare is that it ignored input from the states, said RGA Policy
Chairman Haley Barbour. This report encompasses four months of substantive dialogue among the states
about how to best reform Medicaid. It is a well thought out document that should be taken seriously by
anyone in Congress or the White House who is interested in saving Medicaid.
Medicaid consumes an ever-increasing and frightening share of state budgets and the current pace of
spending is unsustainable, said RGA Chairman Bob McDonnell. Regardless of whether or not Obamacare is
repealed or struck down, Medicaid is in dire need of reform. This report offers realistic ideas about how to
fix Medicaid from the states perspective.
The report, titled A New Medicaid: A Flexible, Innovative and Accountable Future, follows a June 13th letter

The report, titled A New Medicaid: A Flexible, Innovative and Accountable Future, follows a June 13th letter
Republican governors sent to Congressional leaders outlining seven guiding principles for Medicaid reform.
Every policy solution in the report falls within the principles outlined in the June letter.
A copy of the report is attached.
Please Note: This report is a collection of policy ideas from the Republican Governors Public Policy
Committee Health Care Task Force. Inclusion in this report does not constitute an endorsement of the
policy prescription by any specific governor. Instead, these policy proposals should be viewed as among
the best ideas from the states to be considered in reforming the nations healthcare system. Not every
governor will choose or should choose to adopt and implement all of these solutions.
Kelly Gunderson
Director of Communications
Bureau of TennCare
615.507.6450-office
615.305.9941-cell

RGPPC HEALTHCARE POLICY SUMMIT

TO:

RGPPC HEALTHCARE POLICY SUMMIT ATTENDEES

FROM:

MONICA BLOCK

DATE:

8/25/2011

RE:

RGPPC HEALTHCARE POLICY SUMMIT

We are pleased to confirm your participation in the Republican Governors Public Policy Committee
(RGPPC) Healthcare Policy Summit, Monday, August 29 and Tuesday, August 30, 2011. We have a
very exciting two days planned for you. In addition to our host, Governor Haley Barbour
(Mississippi), over 80 of your professional peers from the healthcare field will attend.
In this memo, you will find information to help plan your trip, along with an agenda for the event.
If you have any questions about your registration or need to cancel, please contact
Monica Block at mblock@rga.org or (202) 368-8485.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in DC!

ACCOMMODATIONS
The Ritz-Carlton
1150 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Tel: (202) 835-0500
www.ritzcarlton.com/DC
The room block reservation cut-off date expired on Friday, August 19, 2011. If you need to make changes to
or have any questions regarding your existing reservation, please contact Monica Block at mblock@rga.org
or (202) 368-8485.
The RGPPC has made room reservations for your entire length of stay. The RGPPC will cover the room
expenses for two nights of stay at The Ritz-Carlton. A credit card is required for any additional nights as
well as incidentals.
Please note The Ritz-Carlton has a 24-hour cancellation policy.

TRANSPORTATION
The Ritz-Carlton is 17 minutes / 5 miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) via taxi,
and 20 minutes via the Metro (Blue Line to Largo Town Center), exiting at the Foggy Bottom Metro stop.
Upon exiting the Foggy Bottom Metro stop, walk 3 blocks North (23rd Street, NW) and 1 block East
(M Street NW) to get to The Ritz-Carlton.
Taxis are available from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to The Ritz-Carlton. A taxi
ride from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is approximately $18.00.
Please note all ground transportation is to be made and paid for by the individual.

ATTIRE
Business

REGISTRATION
If you have any questions about your registration or need to cancel, please contact Monica Block at
mblock@rga.org or (202) 368-8485.

RGPPC STAFF
RGPPC Policy Director
Marie Sanderson
Email: msanderson@rgppc.org
RGPPC Policy Advisor
Seth Levey
Office: (202) 662-4157
Email: slevey@rgppc.org
RGPPC Policy Advisor
Lindsay Russell
Office: (202) 662-4149
Email: lrussell@rgppc.org

WEATHER
Monday, August 29
High: 87
Low: 72
Light Showers

Tuesday, August 30
High: 85
Low: 71
Thunder Storms

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2011
11:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.

Registration and Hospitality

Location:
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Prefunction

12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

Networking Luncheon
Location:
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon III
Speaker:
Phil Cox, RGA Executive Director

1:15 p.m. 2:15 p.m.

Policy Session I: The Overreaching Burdensome Regulatory Environment

Location:
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon II
Panelists:
Thomas Barker, Partner, Deputy Counsel and Acting General
Counsel, Health and Human Services
Tony Keck, Director of Health and Human Services,
State of South Carolina
Demetrios L. Kouzoukas, Of Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP
and Former Associate Deputy Secretary and Deputy
General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services
Joel White, Executive Director,
Coalition for Affordable Health Coverage

2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

Policy Session II: Enhancing Personal Responsibility

Location:
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon II
Panelists:
Lawren Mills, Senior Policy Director and Legislative Director,
State of Indiana
Greg Pawlson, Executive Director of Quality Innovations,
BlueCross BlueShield Association
Dr. Jason Spangler, Chief Medical Officer,
Partnerships for Prevention
Grace Marie Turner, President, Galen Institute

3:45 p.m. 5:15 p.m.

Policy Session III: Healthcare Exchanges

Location:
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon II
Panelists:
Paul Edattel, Professional Staff Member,
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Cynthia D. Gillespie, Managing Director,
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Christie Herrera, Director of the Health and Human Services
Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council
(ALEC)
Dennis Smith, Secretary of the Department of Health and
Human Services, State of Wisconsin
Robert Spendlove, Policy Director, State of Utah

5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

Breakout Session: Healthcare Exchanges (Staff Only)

Location:
The Plaza Ballroom

7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception and Dinner

Location:
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon III
Speaker:
Governor Haley Barbour, State of Mississippi

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2011

8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

Registration and Hospitality

Location:
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Prefunction

8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Location:
Speaker:

9:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m.

Policy Session IV: Medicaid Reforms: Waivers, Innovative Reforms and

Pilot Programs
Location:
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon II
Panelists:
Charles N. Kahn III, President and CEO,
Federation of American Hospitals (FAH)
Beth Lazare, Deputy Director of the Health Care Cost
Containment System, State of Arizona
Dan Liljenquist, State Senator, State of Utah
Nina Owcharenko, Director of Health Policy Studies,
The Heritage Foundation

11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

Policy Session V: Improving Healthcare and Reducing Costs: A Discussion on

Dual Eligibles and Cost Containment
Location:
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon II
Panelists:
Stephen L. Guillard, EVP and CEO, HCR ManorCare on behalf
of The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care
Thomas L. Kelly, President and CEO, Scaller Anderson,
an Aetna Co.
Billy Millwee, Associate Commissioner for Medicaid and CHIP
Services, State of Texas
Stephen T. Parente, Ph.D., Professor of Finance and
Insurance, University of Minnesota-Carlson School of
Management
Carol Steckel, Executive Director of Healthcare Reform,
Department of Health and Hospitals,
State of Louisiana

12:15 p.m. 1:15 p.m.

Luncheon
Location:
Speaker:

1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

Policy Session VI: What Medicaid Reform Should Look Like

Location:
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon II
Panelists:
Governor Haley Barbour, State of Mississippi
Darin J. Gordon, Director of TennCare, State of Tennessee
Bruce D. Greenstein, Secretary of the Department of
Health and Hospitals, State of Louisiana
William A. Hazel, Jr., MD, Secretary of Health and Human
Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia
Dennis Smith, Secretary of the Department of Health and
Human Services, State of Wisconsin

2:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

Policy Session VII: What Healthcare Reform Should Look Like

Location:
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon II
Panelists:
Governor Haley Barbour, State of Mississippi
James Capretta, Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum
Tom Miller, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon III

Governor Michael O. Leavitt, Former Secretary of
Health and Human Services, State of Utah

The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Salon III

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum

ATTENDING STAFF
Teela Carmack, Health Policy Director of the Department of Public of Health, Alabama
Richard Fiore, Executive Director of the Health Insurance Exchange, Alabama
Bob Mullins, Commissioner of Medicaid, Alabama
Lee Rawlinson, Deputy Commissioner of Medicaid, Alabama
Margaret Whatley, Director of Policy and Research, Alabama
Mike Lesmann, Special Assistant to Governor Sean Parnell, Alaska
Bill Streur, Commissioner of Department of Health and Social Services, Alaska
Donald Hughes, Policy Advisor for Healthcare, Arizona
Beth Kohler Lazare, Deputy Director of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona
Ryan Serote, Director of Federal Relations, Arizona
Rebekah Dollar, Health Policy Assistant on Exchanges, Georgia
Blake Fulenwider, Health Policy Advisor, Georgia
Todd Smith, Federal Affairs Representative, Georgia
David Tanner, Deputy Director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, Georgia
Tammy Perkins, Senior Special Assistant for Health and Social Services, Idaho
Amy Wernsing, Special Assistant, Idaho
Betsy Burdick, Deputy Chief of Staff, Indiana
Lawren Mills, Legislative Director and Policy Director, Indiana
Michael Bousselot, Healthcare Policy Advisor, Iowa
Doug Hoelscher, Office of State Federal Relations, Iowa
Kari Bruffett, Assistant Secretary of Kansas Health Department, Kansas
Mark Dugan, Chief of Staff to Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer, Kansas
Bruce Greenstein, Secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals, Louisiana
Carol Steckel, Executive Director of the Health Care Reform, Louisiana
Mary Mayhew, Commissioner of Department of Health and Social Services, Maine
Kathleen Newman, Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Policy Director, Maine
Rob Blackwell, Senior Federal Policy Representative, Michigan
Bill McBride, Director for State of the Michigan DC Office, Michigan
Maris Cooper, Insurance Examiner I, Mississippi
Paul Hurst, Chief of Staff, Mississippi
Richard Roberson, Special Assistant to the Executive Director of Medicaid, Mississippi
Nicole Stofer, Senior Policy Advisor, Mississippi
Lauren Hill Kintner, Policy Director and General Counsel, Nebraska
Brian Mitchell, Policy Advisor, Nevada
Ann Wilkinson, Deputy Chief of Staff, Nevada
Dona DeLeon, Director of the New Jersey DC Office, New Jersey
Robert Schwaneberg, Policy Advisor to the Governor for Health Care, New Jersey
Neil Sullivan, Assistant Commissioner for Life and Health Insurance, New Jersey
Marissa Watkins, Assistant Director of the New Jersey DC Office, New Jersey
Daniel Derksen, Director of Health Care Reform, New Mexico
Brian Moore, Director of New Mexico DC Office, New Mexico
Sidonie Squier, Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Human Services Department, New Mexico
Krista Carman, Washington Representative, North Dakota
John McCarthy, Director of Medicaid, Ohio
Greg Moody, Director of Health Transformation, Ohio
Katie Altshuler, Policy Director, Oklahoma
Julie Cox-Cain, Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Health, Oklahoma
Andrew Silvestri, Deputy Policy Director, Oklahoma
Leslie Gromis Baker, Federal Liaison, Pennsylvania
Tim Costa, Executive Deputy Secretary of Department of Public Welfare, Pennsylvania
Angie Logan, Policy Director of the Department of Public Welfare, Pennsylvania
Matthew O'Donnell, Policy Director of the Department of Insurance, Pennsylvania
Todd Shamash, Deputy Chief of Staff, Pennsylvania
Tiffany Watkins, Director of Government Affairs, Puerto Rico
Anthony Keck, Medicaid Director, South Carolina
Jamie Shuster, Director of Budget and Policy, South Carolina
Darin Gordon, Medicaid Director, Tennessee

Scott Pierce, Chief Financial Officer of the Bureau of TennCare, Tennessee

Jonathan Hurst, Deputy Director of Budget, Planning and Policy Division, Texas
Billy Millwee, Associate Commissioner for Medicaid and CHIP, Texas
Erica Stick, Director of External Relations Division of HHSC, Texas
Katherine Yoder, Governor's Advisor on HHS issues, Budget, Planning and Policy Division, Texas
Dan Liljenquist, State Senator, Utah
Robert Spendlove, Policy Director, Utah
Norman Thurston, Health Reform Implementation Coordinator, Utah
Julia Ciarlo Hammond, Director of Legislative Affairs and Policy Advisor, Virginia
Keith Hare, Deputy Security of Health and Human Resources, Virginia
Bill Hazel, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Virginia
Molly Huffstetler, Senior Policy Advisor, Virginia
Brett Davis, State Medicaid Director, Wisconsin
Ted Nickels, Commissioner of Insurance, Wisconsin
Wendy Riemann, Director of Federal Relations, Wisconsin
Eric Schutt, Deputy Chief of Staff, Wisconsin
Dennis Smith, Secretary of the Department of Health Services, Wisconsin
Elizabeth Hoy, Health Policy Advisor, Wyoming

Republican Governors Public Policy Committee * 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 250 * Washington, DC 20006
(202) 662-4140 phone * (202) 662-4924 fax * www.rgppc.com

From:
Subject:
Date:
To:

Squier
RE: RGPPC Summit - Rescheduled!
August 26, 2011 at 2:45 PM
Moore, Brian, GOV
/O=STATE OF NEW MEXICO/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP /CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Brian.Moore

I forgot. I am coming in Sept. And Im glad about the weekend with Steve since hes been gone all week.

From: Moore, Brian, GOV

Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 1:07 PM
To: Squier, Sidonie, HSD
Subject: Re: RGPPC Summit - Rescheduled!

Aren't you coming to the NGA one in September? At least you get to spend the whole weekend with Steve!

From : Squier, Sidonie, HSD

Sent : Friday, August 26, 2011 12:47 PM
To : Moore, Brian, GOV; Derksen, Dan, HSD
Subject : RE: RGPPC Summit - Rescheduled!
I know, I heard. Now I guess Ill see ya in October.

From: Moore, Brian, GOV

Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 12:47 PM
To: Squier, Sidonie, HSD; Derksen, Dan, HSD
Cc: Gardner, Keith, GOV
Subject: FW: RGPPC Summit - Rescheduled!
Importance: High

FYI

From: Monica Block [mailto:mblock@RGA.ORG]

Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 2:43 PM
To: Monica Block
Cc: Lindsay Russell; Marie Sanderson
Subject: RGPPC Summit - Rescheduled!
Importance: High
Good$afternoon,
$
Due$to$uncertain$weather$conditions$from$Hurricane$Irene$on$the$east$coast,$we$are$rescheduling$the$RGPPC$Health$Care$Summit.$$We$apologize$for
any$inconvenience$this$may$have$caused.$$
$
The$RGA$will$be$canceling$all$travel$and$hotel$arrangements$that$were$made$on$your$behalf.$$$If$you$made$separate$arrangements,$please$take$care$of
those$on$your$own.$$$Should$you$have$any$questions,$you$may$email$me$at$MBlock@rga.org,$Lindsay$Russell$at$LRussell@rga.org$or$Marie$Sanderson

those$on$your$own.$$$Should$you$have$any$questions,$you$may$email$me$at$MBlock@rga.org,$Lindsay$Russell$at$LRussell@rga.org$or$Marie$Sanderson
at$MSanderson@rgppc.org.
$
SAVE%THE%DATE:%$$The$RGPPC$Health$Care$Summit$has$been$rescheduled$for$October$24$th$and$25$th$of$this$year$,$and$we$greatly$hope$you$can$still
be$a$part$of$this$effort.$$Details$will$be$provided$in$the$coming$weeks.
$
We$will$move$forward$with$releasing$the$RGPPC$Healthcare$Report$early$next$week.$$Please$continue$your$approval$process$and$let$us$know$as$soon
as$you$have$clearance$from$your$governor
$
Sincerely,
Monica$$
$
$
Monica$Block
Governors$Liaison
Republican$Governors$Association
1747$Pennsylvania$Avenue,$NW,$Suite$250,$Washington,$DC$$20006
202.662.4159$direct$|$202.368.8485$cell$|$202.662.4926$fax
mblock@rga.org

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Monica Block mblock@RGA.ORG

RGPPC Health Care Policy Summit - Memo to attend
August 25, 2011 at 11:01 AM
Squier, Sidonie, HSD
/O=STATE OF NEW MEXICO/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP /CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Sidonie.Squier
Cc: Ramoz, Yolanda, HSD /O=STATE OF NEW MEXICO/OU=First Administrative Group/cn=Recipients/cn=Yolanda.Ramoz1

Dear%Sidonie,
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review%and%let%me%know%if%you%have%any%questions!
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regardless%of%the%weather%and%I%will%work%with%you%on%any%changes%to%your%travel%plans%that%need%to%be%made.%%%If%there%are%any%changes%in%the
conference%schedule%we%will%let%you%know%via%email.
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hear%about.%%%You%can%access%the%survey%by%clicking%here.
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