{"id":36592,"date":"2010-05-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/05\/28\/answers-from-health-care-reform-forum-online-chat-reminder\/"},"modified":"2010-05-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-28T05:00:00","slug":"answers-from-health-care-reform-forum-online-chat-reminder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/05\/28\/answers-from-health-care-reform-forum-online-chat-reminder\/","title":{"rendered":"Answers from health care reform forum, online chat reminder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"260\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"EAE4A9\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\"><br \/>\n<B><br \/>\nChat reminder<br \/>\n<\/B><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\nThose who missed Thursday&#8217;s employee forum on health care reform can log on to  <a href=\"https:\/\/infotest.unmc.edu\/chat\/\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/infotest.unmc.edu\/chat\/<\/a> at noon today for an online chat about health care reform. <\/p>\n<p>Like Thursday&#8217;s forum &#8212; the chat will feature medical center health care experts answering questions about health care reform.<\/p>\n<p>Questions can be sent before and during the chat at the website listed above.<br \/>\n<\/P><br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>A health care reform forum held at UNMC Thursday addressed a variety of questions submitted online as well as from the audience.  <\/p>\n<p>Following a welcome from Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., a panel of medical center health care experts answered questions.<\/p>\n<p>The panel was composed of:<br \/>\n<UL><LI>John Benson, M.D., professor of internal medicine;<br \/>\n<LI>Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D., executive associate dean of the College of Medicine and president of UNMC Physicians;<br \/>\n<LI>Jo Watkins, UNMC benefits specialists;<br \/>\n<LI>Tom Tape, M.D., professor of Internal Medicine;<br \/>\n<LI>Tadd Pullin, The Nebraska Medical Center; and<br \/>\n<LI>Mark Bowen, government relations director.<\/UL><\/p>\n<p>Below are some of the questions asked and answers provided during the forum, which was held in the Durham Research Center Auditorium (questions in bold). <\/p>\n<p><B>What changes will be made to my UNMC benefit coverages?<\/B><\/p>\n<p>The law requires group policies to include new benefits such as:<br \/>\n<UL><LI>Eliminating the lifetime limits on benefits;<br \/>\n<LI>Insurers cannot deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions; and<br \/>\n<LI>Allowing children up to age 26 to remain on a parent&#8217;s policy.<\/UL> <\/p>\n<p><B>What age does employee and &#8220;family&#8221; cover? Does it grandfather in the rule that allows children to remain on a parent&#8217;s plan up to a certain age if the children do have their own coverage?<\/B><\/p>\n<p>Yes, dependent children will be eligible to remain in the parent&#8217;s policy until the age of 26 if the children do not have access to group insurance through their own employers. Final regulations have not been issued, but it is likely that the opportunity will be available during the annual enrollment in the Fall.<\/p>\n<p><B>Is the plan of health care leaders and lawmakers to analyze and choose the most successful test program, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/05\/20\/unmc-to-form-healthcare-innovation-zone\/\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Healthcare Innovation Zones<\/a> to implement on national scale?<\/B> <\/p>\n<p>Yes, the pilot programs and demonstration programs are designed as multiyear projects to test the efficiency and quality of the delivery models. 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