Taking it to the People: Engaging the Public in Health Reform Policy Development and Implementation

NASHP executive director Alan Weil will moderate a panel of state officials and experts from Colorado, Rhode Island, and New Jersey.  The presenters will describe their approaches and ideas for engaging stakeholders and creating a meaningful dialogue about Affordable Care Act implementation. The State Refor(u)m team will also highlight many of the engagement ideas posted on www.statereforum.org by its community of users. Add your state's public engagement work to the collection of documents and comments.

Moderator:  Alan Weil, Executive Director, National Academy for State Health Policy
Presenters: Sonya Schwartz, Program Director, and Rachel Dolan, Policy Analyst, National Academy for State Health Policy

Panelists: 
Lorez Meinhold: Deputy Policy Director, Office of the Governor of Colorado
Dan Meuse: Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Lt. Governor of Rhode Island
Joel Cantor: Professor and Director, Center for State Health Policy, Rutgers University