{"id":1002,"date":"2017-04-06T09:51:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T13:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/?page_id=1002"},"modified":"2018-05-24T11:11:59","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T15:11:59","slug":"health-insurance-simplification-seminar-series-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/health-insurance-simplification-seminar-series-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Insurance Simplification Seminar Series 2017 &#8211; Seminar 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1002\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1002-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1002-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1002-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Description:<\/strong> It is well understood that health insurance is difficult for consumers to shop for and use. Careful examination of the sources of consumer confusion and of policies that have been tried elsewhere shows us that there are proven approaches to make things better for consumers. It is truly a case of going boldly where others have gone before.<\/p>\n<p><em>Please note that space is limited to 90 people.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Cell and Genomics Building, UConn Health, 400 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a02 - 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: Denise Smith, <a href=\"mailto:desmith@uchc.edu\">desmith@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-success\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/400+Farmington+Ave,+Farmington,+CT+06032\/@41.7319756,-72.8022407,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e7ade113c1b06b:0x953ea9c4e2e7b7b8!8m2!3d41.7319756!4d-72.800052\">Directions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1038\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/04\/Lynn_Quincy_medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1038 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/04\/Lynn_Quincy_medium-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"241\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Lynn_Quincy_medium-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Lynn_Quincy_medium-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Lynn_Quincy_medium-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Lynn_Quincy_medium.jpg 798w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 160px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 160\/241;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1038\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/04\/Lynn_Quincy_medium-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Lynn_Quincy_medium-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Lynn_Quincy_medium-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Lynn_Quincy_medium-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Lynn_Quincy_medium.jpg 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lynn Quincy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lynn Quincy<\/strong> is Director of the Healthcare Value Hub at Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy division of <em>Consumer Reports<\/em>. The Healthcare Value Hub is a center that monitors and synthesizes evidence to help consumer advocates work on health care cost, quality and value issues. More generally, Ms. Quincy works at the federal and state levels on a wide variety of health policy issues, with a particular focus on health care costs, transparency, consumer protections, and consumers\u2019 health insurance literacy. Recent work includes: convening an annual national conference for advocates on rising health care costs, a mixed methods study to better understand how to better engage consumers around health care cost and value issues, consumer-testing explanations of the new health premium tax credit; studying consumer reactions to new health insurance disclosure forms; launching an initiative to measure consumers\u2019 health insurance literacy; and a study that examines the use of \u201cchoice architecture\u201d in health plan chooser tools. Ms. Quincy serves as a consumer expert in several venues, including advising on the development of new enrollee satisfaction surveys, advising CMS on new provider payment reforms, and on an advisory group that focuses on consumer price transparency.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining Consumers Union, Ms. Quincy held senior positions with Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., the Institute for Health Policy Solutions and Watson Wyatt Worldwide (now Willis Towers Watson). She holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Maryland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1002-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1002-0-0-1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Director Lynn Quincy's Presentation<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Dr. Victor Villagra's Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 10px;width: 806px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 389px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/06\/HDI-Health-Insurance-Seminar_Lynn-Quincy-Slides-May-30-2017.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1179 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-1-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"185\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-1.png 960w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 247px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 247\/185;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1179 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-1-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-1.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 405px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/06\/HDI-Health-Insurance-Seminar-Victor-Villagra-Slides_May-30-2017.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1173 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"183\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making.jpg 960w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 244px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 244\/183;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1173 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2017\/04\/Enhancing-the-Value-of-Health-Insurance-by-Making.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1002-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1002-0-0-2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Background Reading<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/04\/Qunicy_Consumers-Union_Health-Care-Value-Hub_Fact_Sheet_-_Oct_2016.pdf\">Qunicy Consumers Union Health Care Value Hub Fact Sheet - October 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/04\/Qunicy_Consumers-Union-High-Deductible-Health-Plans.pdf\">Qunicy Consumers Union High Deductible Health Plans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1002-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>See Seminar 2 - <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/health-insurance-simplification-seminar-series-2017-seminar-2\/\">Health Insurance Simplification: How and Why?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description: It is well understood that health insurance is difficult for consumers to shop for and use. Careful examination of the sources of consumer confusion and of policies that have been tried elsewhere shows us that there are proven approaches to make things better for consumers. It is truly a case of going boldly where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-03 04:16:45","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1002"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1002"}],"version-history":[{"count":83,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1787,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1002\/revisions\/1787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}