Forum Agenda

• Access to Affordable Health Care 
• Tax Policy and Tax Reform in Maine 

Each Policy session is designed to provide Legislators with current information about the relevant policy issues confronting Maine and an understanding of the various perspectives and strategies that can be applied to deal with issues. The presenters will discuss their perspectives, some in a panel format, to challenge current thinking on each policy. Attendees will be afforded opportunities to speak and ask questions of the presenters. 
  

1. Overview of Maine's Health Care System 
   Presenter: Wendy J. Wolf, MD., MPH, Executive Director, Maine Health Access Foundation, Inc. 
2. State Budget Challenges & A Policy Framework For Health Care Reform 
   Presenter: Trish Riley, Director, Governor's Office of Health Policy & Finance 
3. Access to Affordable Health Care: Is it Achievable? 
   Presenters: Sharon Roberts, Director, Stakeholder Relations, Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield
   Frank McGinty, Executive Vice President & Treasurer, MaineHealth 
   Richard Wexler, MD., Medical Director, Medical Care Development & Member, Maine Health Security Board 
   Moderator: Dr. Andrew Coburn, Director, Health Policy Institute 
     

1. Tax Reform in Maine: Is It Needed? 
   Presenters: Laurie Lachance, State Economist Prof. 
   Charles Colgan, Muskie School of Public Service 
2. Tax Policy & Reform Efforts 
   Presenters: Karl Hoos, President, Applied Thermal Sciences, Inc., Sanford and Orono 
   Josephine LaPlante, Assoc. Prof., Muskie School, USM 
   Donald Gerrish, Manager, Town of Brunswick 
   Robert Tannewald, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 
   Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Rubin, Int. Director, Margaret Chase Smith Center