SOURCELIST
“Ideas for Making Health Insurance More Affordable for Small Businesses”
April 24, 2006
Speakers
Krista Donahue, Office of Senator Durbin…………………………………..202/224-2152
Jean Hearne, Congressional Research Service……………………………...202/707-7362
Mila Kofman, Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute…….……...202/784-4580
Steve Northrup, Senate HELP Committee…………………………………...202/224-6770
Joseph E. Rossmann, Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.….………....703/812-2000
Analysts/Advocates
Joe Antos, American Enterprise Institute……………………………………202/862-5938
Leonard Burman, Urban Institute…………………………………………...202/833-7200
Stuart Butler, The Heritage Foundation………………………………..……202/546-4400
Michael Cannon, Cato Institute……………………………………………...202/842-0200
Deborah Chollet, Mathematica Policy Research………………………...….202/554-7528
Jon Christianson, University of Minnesota……………………………...…...612/625-3849
Gary Claxton, Kaiser Family Foundation……………………………...……202/347-5270
Nancy Davenport-Ennis, National Patient Advocate Foundation…………..202/347-8009
Karen Davis, The Commonwealth Fund…………………………………… 212/606-3800
Paul Fronstin, Employee Benefit Research Institute……………...…………202/775-6352
Jon R. Gabel, Center for Studying Health System Change……………..…...202/484-5261
Paul Ginsburg, Center for Studying Health System Change………………...202/484-4699
John Goodman, National Center for Policy Analysis………….……………972/386-6272
Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities………………..202/408-1080
Jamie Gregory, National Association of Realtors…………………………...202/383-1027
Jonathan Gruber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology……………...……617/253-8892
Jeanne Lambrew, George Washington University…………………………..202/416-0479
Robert Laszewski, Health Policy and Strategy Associates………………….703/727-9517
Jane Loewenson, National Partnership for Women and Families…………..202/986-2600
Todd McCracken, National Small Business Association…………………....202/293-8830
Jack Meyer, Economic and Social Research Institute……………………….202/833-8877
Len Nichols, New America Foundation……………………………………..202/986-2700
Edwin Park, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities……………………….510/524-8033
Ron Pollack, Families USA………………………………………….……....202/628-3030
Karen Pollitz, Georgetown Univ. Health Policy Institute…………………...202/687-0880
Ken Thorpe, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University…………..404/727-3373
Greg Scandlen, Consumers for Health Care Choices..…..…………………301/606-7364
Mary Beth Senkewicz, Health Policy Consultant………………..………….202/546-2430
Gail Shearer, Consumers Union……………………………………………..202/462-6262
Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute………………..……………………….703/299-8900
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Government Agencies and Related Organizations
John Dicken, Government Accountability Office…………………………....202/512-3000
Alex Feldvebel, New Hampshire Insurance Department ……………..........603/271-7973
Bernadette Fernandez, Congressional Research Service………….………...202/707-0322
John Garamendi, California Department of Insurance……………………...916/492-3500
Jorge Gomez, Wisconsin Department of Insurance…………………………608/266-3585
Howard Mills, New York State Insurance Department ……………………..212/480-2289
Alice Molasky-Arman, Nevada Division of Insurance………...……………775/687-4270
Brian Webb, National Association of Insurance Commissioners……...……202/624-7790
Stakeholders
David Abernethy, HIP Health Plans………………………………………...202/289-1213
Karen Ignagni, AHIP………………………………………………...………202/778-3203
George Isham, Health Partners……………………………………………...952/883-6769
Mary Nell Lehnhard, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association………….………202/626-4781
Rolf Lundberg, US Chamber of Commerce…………………………………202/659-6000
Janet Trautwein, National Association of Health Underwriters…..………...703/276-3806
Ronald Williams, Aetna……………………………………………………..860/273-3658
Weblinks
Alliance for Health Reform……………………………..………………www.allhealth.org
America’s Health Insurance Plans………………………………………..…www.ahip.org
California Department of Insurance……………………………......www.insurance.ca.gov
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities…………………………………….www.cbpp.org
The Commonwealth Fund……………………...………………………….www.cmwf.org
Employee Benefit Research Institute…………………………...……………www.ebri.org
Health Research and Educational Trust…………………………..………….www.hret.org
Kaiser Family Foundation………………………………………...…………..www.kff.org
National Association of Insurance Commissioners…………………...…….www.naic.org
National Association of Realtors………………………………………….www.realtor.org
National Federation of Independent Business……………………………...www.nfib.com
National Small Business Association……………………………………….www.nsba.biz
New Hampshire Department of Insurance…………………. http://www.nh.gov/insurance
New York State Insurance Department.......................http://www.ins.state.ny.us/nyins.htm
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation…………………………….………..www.rwjf.org
US Chamber of Commerce………………………………………….www.uschamber.com