Conference Schedule   
**Schedule is subject to change                         

8:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

8:45-9:00 a.m. Welcome 

9:00 a.m. Morning Keynote: Avik Roy, President, Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity

Avik Roy has served as a policy advisor to three Republican presidential candidates, including Mitt Romney in 2012. He is an opinion editor at Forbes, where he writes on politics and policy, and manages The Apothecary, the influential Forbes blog on healthcare policy and entitlement reform. Roy is also the co-founder and president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, a think tank focused on expanding economic opportunity to those who least have it. 

10:30-11:30 a.m. The Future of Medicaid 

President Trump’s administration is promising more flexibility for state Medicaid programs. Does that mean Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to charge premiums and drug test recipients is a go? What about work requirements? What impact would these changes have on the program? What does it all mean for enrollees?

11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch Keynote: Julie Rovner, Special Correspondent, Kaiser Health News

Julie Rovner joined Kaiser Health News as a Senior Correspondent after 16 years at NPR, where she helped lead the network’s coverage of the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act.  She’s also the author of the critically praised reference book Health Care Politics and Policy A-Z.

1:00-2:00 p.m. What's Next for Health Reform?

A panel of experts will analyze the latest developments and provide perspective on what it all means for the Badger State. 

2:15-3:15 p.m. The View from Inside the Beltway

While health reform will have broad impacts in Wisconsin and across the country, policymakers are hashing out many of the details in the nation’s capitol. Learn more from this panel of Beltway insiders. 

3:15-5:00 p.m. Reception

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