Health Care & the Economy

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Saturday | 8:30 AM

Texas Union, Santa Rita Room

We Reformed Foster Care. Now What?

Progress was made on the 85th legislative session’s top priority, but there’s more work to be done

Supported by Upbring

Hank Whitman

Commissioner for the Department of Family and Protective Services

Edgar Walters (mod.)

@ewalterstx

Reporter for The Texas Tribune

Saturday | 9:50 AM

Texas Union, Santa Rita Room

The Future of Medicaid

The prognosis for the half-century-old social safety net program matters in the state with the most uninsured citizens

Supported by Doctors Hospital at Renaissance

Avik Roy

@Avik

Opinion Editor for Forbes and Founder of The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity

Andy Slavitt

@ASlavitt

Acting Administrator of the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services under President Barack Obama

Mary Agnes Carey (mod.)

@MaryAgnesCarey

Partnerships Editor and Senior Correspondent for Kaiser Health News

Saturday | 11:10 AM

Texas Union, Santa Rita Room

Why are So Many New Mothers Dying?

The maternal mortality crisis in Texas: what caused it, what we can do about it, and why we haven’t addressed it already

Supported by Quest Diagnostics

Kami Geoffray

@KGeoffray

CEO of the Women’s Health and Family Planning Association of Texas

Lisa Hollier

Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force Chairwoman

Marissa Evans (mod.)

@marissaaevans

Reporter for The Texas Tribune

Saturday | 1:45 PM

Texas Union, Santa Rita Room

One on One with Glenn Hegar

The Texas comptroller on the health of our economy after Harvey, how we should think about the state’s Rainy Day Fund and the morphing definition of fiscal conservatism

Supported by the Beer Alliance of Texas

Glenn Hegar

@Glenn_Hegar

Texas Comptroller

Ross Ramsey (mod.)

@rossramsey

Executive Editor at The Texas Tribune

Saturday | 3:05 PM

Texas Union, Santa Rita Room

Next Steps on Mental Health

Each of the last two legislatures have finally paid attention to — and put dollars behind — the issue. How do we build on that good work?

Supported by the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas

Saturday | 4:25 PM

Texas Union, Santa Rita Room

Fixing NAFTA

The president thinks it should be overhauled or scrapped, and he’s not the only one. Texas has a lot at stake.

Supported by Toyota and Gulf States Toyota

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