Preliminary Agenda
Monday, October 26
Registration Open
10 am – 5 pm
Networking Lunch
Noon – 1 pm
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Presenter:
Jennifer DeCubellis
President and CEO, America’s Essential Hospitals
1 – 1:30 pm
Medicaid Landscape: Changes to Medicaid Payment and Finance Policy
Explore national trends in Medicaid payment and finance policy as Working Families Tax Cut legislation policies are implemented, and discover their implications for essential hospitals.
Presenters:
Eva Johnson, JD
Principal, Eyman Partners
Sarah Mutinsky, JD, MPH
Principal, Eyman Partners
1:30 – 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 – 3 pm
Discussion: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities
Learn how essential hospitals are navigating changes in Medicaid coverage, financing, and payment policy by strategically considering the interactions of these policies in their state. This session also will include opportunities for facilitated discussion about new strategies essential hospitals should consider.
Presenter:
Rob Nelb, MPH
Strategic Policy Advisor, America’s Essential Hospitals
3 – 3:50 pm
Break
3:50 – 4 pm
General Session
4 – 5 pm
Networking Reception
5 – 7 pm
Tuesday, October 27
Registration Open
7 am – noon
Networking Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30 am
Opening Remarks
8:30 – 8:40 am
Hospital Responses to Upcoming Eligibility Changes
Examine top concerns in Medicaid eligibility and strategies to maintain coverage. Member experts will discuss best practices and challenges related to community engagement requirements and other new eligibility changes.
Presenter:
Sandra George
Senior Advisor, Eyman Associates
8:40 – 9:40 am
Break
9:40 – 9:50 am
General Session
9:50 – 10:50 am
Break
10:50 – 11 am
Keynote Discussion with CMS Deputy Administrator
Hear from senior Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) leadership about the latest Medicaid policy developments, including Section 1115 waiver policy and recent provisions from H.R. 1 related to Medicaid state directed payments, provider taxes, and eligibility.
Daniel (Dan) Brillman, MBA
Deputy Administrator and Center for Medicaid & CHIP Services Director
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Moderated by:
Beth Feldpush
Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, America’s Essential Hospitals
11 am – noon