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You are invited to attend an unprecedented event:

Solving the Medicaid Puzzle – Together

–Sponsored by the Kansas Mental Health Coalition of advocacy organizations, consumers, inpatient & community mental health providers, families and concerned voters, in partnership with national NAMI and the State of Kansas Departments of Medicaid and Mental Health.

Medicaid spending is the biggest issue in state budgets. Prepare together for the upcoming decisions that will be made for Kansas. Learn about:

• National trends and other states’ plans for cost containment;
• Kansas’ unique Medicaid/budget picture; and
• Analysis of policy positions through the perspective of consumers, system stakeholders and key state legislators.

Plan to attend: Solving the Medicaid Puzzle –Together

• 9:00 a.m., Thursday, December 12th, 2002, Ramada Inn, 420 SE 6th St., Topeka
• R.S.V.P. concerning lunch 1 (800) 539-2660; or namikansas@nami.org 
• Complimentary luncheon is provided by NAMI Kansas’ “I Vote I Count!” Campaign 2002.

Solving the Medicaid Puzzle – Together

• December 12th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Downtown Ramada Inn, 420 SE 6th St., Topeka

Agenda

9:00 – 9:10: Welcome extended by Kansas Mental Health Coalition Chair Dr. Stephen Feinstein. Time for attendees to greet one another, get coffee and continental breakfast.

9:10 – 9:45: “In Our Own Voice” – A powerful consumer speakers’ presentation, interactive with video, on people with brain disorders: honest dialogue on symptomatic dark days, diagnosis, denial/acceptance, treatment and recovery.

9:45 – 10:45: “Navigating through the Storm: The Precarious Financial Conditions of State Budgets and Implications for Mental Health Services” – NAMI Director of States Policy Michael J. Fitzpatrick, MSW, former Maine Legislator and national expert on Medicaid policy development and outcomes.

11:00 – 12:00: “The Kansas Medicaid Scenario: The History and the Future” – Kansas Medical Policy and Medicaid Director Robert Day will address specific Kansas trends and initiatives.

12:00 – 1:00: Luncheon provided for all attendees.

1:15 – 2:30: A Panel Forum will stimulate discussion reflective of the morning’s presentations. State legislators, mental health providers, consumers and voters as panel members will respond with questions they have and comment on challenges/possibilities they see for the future. Moderated by Michael J. Fitzpatrick. 

NAMI Kansas

785-233-0755 or

1-800-539-2660