February 3, 2023
Legislative Office Building, Hartford, CT
9:00AM Room 1D

Host Agencies:

• Connecticut Insurance Department
• Office of Health Strategy, State of Connecticut
• Office of the Healthcare Advocate, State of Connecticut

9:00 – 9:15 am
Introduction by Host Agencies: CID, OHA, OHS – 15 minutes

• Andrew Mais, Connecticut Insurance Department
• Deidre S. Gifford, Office of Health Strategy, State of Connecticut
• Ted Doolittle, Office of the Healthcare Advocate, State of Connecticut

9:15 – 10:40 am
Section 1: Prior & New Panelists/Participants – Suggested Policies/Solutions

1. Consumer Perspectives – Sophia Tripoli, Families USA (virtual) (10 minutes)
2. Industry Perspectives (10 mins each – 60 minutes total)
   1. PhRMA—Kelly Ryan, Dep. VP, State Policy
   2. PBMs: Pharmaceutical Care Mgmt. Assoc. – Sam Hallemeier
   3. Hospitals: Kurt Barwis, President & CEO – Bristol Hospital; Non-hospital – Greg Shangold, M.D.  CT State Medical Soc. Harford Healthcare; Dr. James Cardon, EVP Chief Clinical Integration Officer, CEO of Integrated Care Partners
   4. Carriers: Susan Halpin – CT Association of Health Plans
   5. Questions from moderators & discussion (15 minutes)

Break – 5 minutes

10:45 – 12:00 pm
Section 1: (continue)

c. Academics & Experts (15 mins each – 75 minutes total)

1. Cynthia Cox & Jeannie Fugelsten Biniek – (virtual) VP, Kaiser Family Foundation
2. Christine Monahan (virtual) – Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reform
3. Loren Adler (virtual) – (Assoc. Director, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy)
4. Michael Bailit (virtual) – President, Bailit Health
5. Maureen Hensley-Quinn (virtual) – The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) Senior Program Director

Mid-Day Break – 30 minutes

1:00 – 2:00 pm
Section 2: Moving to Value in Connecticut: Creating a Transformed Healthcare Ecosystem through Industry collaboration. (1 hour)

Connecticut General Assembly, Insurance & Real Estate Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Kerry Wood, Sen. Jorge Cabrera

1. Jeffrey Hogan, President, Upside Health Advisory
2. Dr. Steven Schutzer, Trinity Health of New England
3. Christine Cappiello, Anthem
4. Dr. Phil Roland, Cigna

Break – 5 minutes

2:05 – 3:05 pm
Section 3: Further perspectives & CT State Retirees/Employees Plan Case Study (1 hour)

Connecticut General Assembly, Insurance & Real Estate Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Kerry Wood, Sen. Jorge Cabrera

1. Josh Wojcik, Office of the State Comptroller (30 minutes)
2. Katie Gudiksen - Senior Health Policy Researcher for The Source on Healthcare Price and Competition (UC-Hasting Law Sch.) (15 minutes)
3. Questions from moderators & discussion – 15 minutes

3:05 – 3:20 pm
Section 4: Wrap-up (15 minutes)

1. CID
2. OHS
3. OHA