June 28, 2000 
Dear State Medicaid Director:  
Dear State Children's Health Insurance Program Director: I am pleased to announce that the 
Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) Philadelphia Regional Office (Region III) will 
host the Year 2000 National Eligibility Conference on August 28-31, 2000. I cordially invite 
you, or members of your staff with responsibility or interest in eligibility issues, to attend.  
We are looking forward to hosting an informative and meaningful conference. Some of the 
suggested agenda topics are TANF/Medicaid issues, transitional Medicaid, redeterminations, 
outreach, post-eligibility, home and community-based waivers, transfers of assets, policies under 
Sections 1902(r) and 1931 of the Social Security Act, the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives 
Improvement Act, technology in Medicaid & SCHIP applications, confidentiality, and dual 
eligibles. To assure that the conference will cover other issues of importance to you, we invite 
you to submit any other agenda items that you feel should be included in this year's conference. 
Also, if you, or someone you know, has particular expertise in an area and would be interested in 
serving as a speaker on a panel, please let us know as soon as possible.  
Enclosed is your registration form. Please complete the form and return it as soon as possible 
along with your registration fee.  
The Sheraton Society Hill Hotel, One Dock Street, Philadelphia has reserved a block of 
rooms for the conference. The hotel will honor the government per diem for Philadelphia 
which is $118.00 for the single room rate. This special rate is available until August 7. To 
make reservations, please call the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel at (215) 238-6000. To ensure 
that you receive the government rate, make your reservations for the National Eligibility 
Conference.  
Please contact Michael Cruse at (215) 861-4216 or Jean Maldonado at (215) 861-4252, 
Conference Coordinators, or E-mail Mcruse@hcfa.gov or Jmaldonado@hcfa.gov if you have 
any questions or if you have suggested agenda topics or speakers.  
Sincerely,  
/s/  
Timothy M. Westmoreland Director   Enclosure  
cc: All HCFA Regional Administrators All HCFA Associate Regional Administrators for 
Medicaid and State Operations Lee Partridge - Director, Health Policy Unit, American Public 
Human Services Administration Joy Wilson - Director, Health Committee, National Conference 
of State Legislatures Matt Salo - Director of Health Legislation, National Governors' Association  
REGISTRATION FORM  
HCFA NATIONAL MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY CONFERENCE  
August 28-31, 2000 
Name:______________________________________________________  
Agency:____________________________________________________  
Position:__________________________________________________  
Business Address: ____________________________________________________________  
Business 
Phone:________________________________________________________  
E-Mail 
Address:______________________________________________________ 
Special Dietary or Accessibility Needs (please describe):   Please mail this form, along with a check or money order for $75.00 made payable to:  
 
"HCFA Medicaid Eligibility Conference" to:  
Michael Cruse HCFA Medicaid Eligibility Conference PO Box 43593 Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19106-3593 Additional information on the final agenda, travel directions, and 
events will be sent to you shortly.  
Please respond by July 30, 2000.