Monday, December 3, 2007 ~ A free policy workshop
**Pre-registration for this event is closed. Limited on-site registration might be available on a first-come, first-served basis.**
This workshop explores research and practice in public and private disability programs to learn how both sectors can work better for persons with disabilities.
AGENDA
12:30pm Lunch
1:00pm Welcome
Presenters bring experience from private insurance, public programs, clinical work and research.
2:30pm Break
2:45pm Discussion, launched by NASI's Disability Policy Advisory Group
4:00pm Adjourn
Funded by America's Health Insurance Plans, UNUM, and the Ford Foundation.
This workshop explores research and practice in public and private disability programs to learn how both sectors can work better for persons with disabilities.
AGENDA
12:30pm Lunch
1:00pm Welcome
- Margaret Simms, President of NASI
- Winthrop Cashdollar, America's Health Insurance Plans
- How are private and public disability insurance (DI) working together to the benefit of people with disabilities?
- Are there particularly successful or challenging experiences from which both sectors can learn?
- Is system integration as efficient as it should/can be?
- What can private DI do that public DI can't and vice versa?
- What can private DI insurers do to help the public DI program and the beneficiaries it serves?
- Does Canada have different successes or challenges than the U.S.?
Presenters bring experience from private insurance, public programs, clinical work and research.
- Ken Mitchell, Unum
- James Prochaska, University of Rhode Island
- Michael Sullivan, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Richard Balkus, Social Security Administration
2:30pm Break
2:45pm Discussion, launched by NASI's Disability Policy Advisory Group
- Dorothy Watson, Consultant
- David Wittenburg, Mathematica
- Tony Young, NISH
4:00pm Adjourn
Funded by America's Health Insurance Plans, UNUM, and the Ford Foundation.
When
December 3rd, 2007 from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Location
H-137 Capitol Building, East Capitol St & 1st Street
(Use the Independence Avenue entrance)
-If traveling by cab arrive at Independence Ave & 1st St SE-
Washington, DC 20001
United States
(Use the Independence Avenue entrance)
-If traveling by cab arrive at Independence Ave & 1st St SE-
Washington, DC 20001
United States
Contact
Email: elamme@nasi.org
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