2010 Fellows Attend Four Intensive In-Person Sessions
The Medicaid Leadership Institute Class of 2010 Fellows attended four intensive leadership development sessions between September 2009 and May 2010. Each meeting provided training and interaction on substantive issues, time for peer-to-peer interaction, and leadership development training. A summary agenda for each session follows with links to selected presentations.
Meeting One Agenda Summary – Princeton, NJ – September 13-15, 2009
The View from RWJF
John Lumpkin, MD, MPH - Senior Vice President, Director, Health Care Group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Understanding Your Personal Leadership Style
Edward O'Neil, MPA, PhD, FAAN - Director, Center for the Health Professions, University of California at San Francisco (bio)
The Role of Federalism in Medicaid Policy and Health Reform
Alan Weil, JD, MPP - Executive Director, National Academy for State Health Policy
A Behavioral Perspective on Decision Making and Policy
Eldar Shafir, PhD - Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
Value-Based Health Care Delivery ![]()
Michael E. Porter, MBA, PhD - Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School
Social and Economic Factors in Health and Health Care ![]()
Cristina Paxson, PhD - Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University (bio)
One-On-One Leadership Coaching
Practicum Brainstorming with Peers
The U.S. Economy and Health Care: Sailing Into a Perfect Storm
Uwe Reinhardt, PhD - James Madison Professor of Political Economy, Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
Evaluating State Policies and Programs
Ronald Ackermann, MD - Associate Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Director, Community Health Engagement Program, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Meeting Two Agenda Summary – Indianapolis, IN – December 6-9, 2009
Keynote: Orientation to the UK's National Health Service, and Approach to Addressing Health Inequalities
Professor Chris Bentley - Head of Health Inequalities National Support Team, United Kingdom Department of Health
Applying UK Spearhead Principles and Practice to Medicaid ![]()
Professor Chris Bentley - Head of Health Inequalities National Support Team, United Kingdom Department of Health
Leadership: Managing Conflict; Strategic Focus, Delegating and Time Management; Developing and Motivating Others
Edward O'Neil, MPA, PhD, FAAN - Director, Center for the Health Professions, University of California at San Francisco (bio)
Health Information Exchange and Medicaid's Role
Marc Overhage, MD, PhD - President and CEO, Indiana Health Information Exchange
David Kendrick, MD, MPH - Kaiser Chair of Community Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine
Moving from Evidence to Policy
Thomas Inui, ScM, MD - President and CEO, Regenstrief Institute for Healthcare
Practicum Working Session
Medicaid Variation
Richard Kronick, PhD - Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, University of California San Diego
Medicaid's Role in a Rapid Learning Health System ![]()
Lynn Etheredge - Consultant, Rapid Learning Project, The George Washington University
Archimedes Model Simulation
David Eddy, MD, PhD - Founder and Chief Medical Officer Emeritus, Archimedes, Inc.
Meeting Three Agenda Summary – Denver, CO – March 3-5, 2010
Medicaid Variation
Todd Gilmer, PhD – Associate Professor, Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego
Personal Decision Making Styles (FIRO-B)
George Sweazey – President, GES Professional Development, Inc.
Building Support for Your Ideas
Ann Fischer – Adjunct Lecturer in Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Discussion: Applying Value Based Purchasing Concepts in Medicaid
Leading Change in Difficult Times
Edward O'Neil, MPA, PhD, FAAN - Director, Center for the Health Professions, University of California at San Francisco (bio)
Discussion: Applying Behavioral Economic Concepts in Medicaid
Learning from Experience
George Sweazey – President, GES Professional Development, Inc.
Meeting Four Agenda Summary – Berkeley, CA – May 17-20, 2010
Executive Presence: Communicating with Vision, Clarity and Passion
Eda Roth, MFA, Eda Roth & Associates
Fellow Practicum Presentations
Discussion: Opportunities and Challenges in Health Care Reform
Leadership Training Synthesis
Edward O'Neil, MPA, PhD, FAAN - Director, Center for the Health Professions, University of California at San Francisco (bio)
Keynote and Interactive Discussion
Mark Smith, MD, MBA – President and CEO, California HealthCare Foundation
Leadership Next Steps
Edward O'Neil, MPA, PhD, FAAN - Director, Center for the Health Professions, University of California at San Francisco (bio)



