Event Schedule
POLICY AND STRATEGY FOR THE EVOLVING MEDICAID LANDSCAPE
Chairperson’s Welcome
Kris Vilamaa,
Partner,
Mostly Medicaid
Navigating the Medicaid Space in the New Reality: Leadership Strategies to Survive and Even Thrive Under Funding Cuts and Financing Reforms
Kris Vilamaa,
Partner,
Mostly Medicaid
Maintaining Various Sustainability Strategies in Medicaid—Protecting Recent Investments in Behavioral Health, Long Term Care, SDoH, etc.
Assessing Recent State-Led Medicaid Policy Developments Related to Coverage Expansions and Work Requirements
Genevieve M. Kenney, PhD,
Institute Fellow, Health Policy Division, Low-Income Coverage, Access, and Affordability,
Urban Institute
Unlocking State Levers for Innovation: Leveraging Industry and Federal Partnerships
Lauryn Walker,
Chief Strategy Officer,
Virginia Center for Health Innovation
Purva Rawal, PhD,
Former Chief Strategy Officer, CMS Innovation Center,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Morning Refreshment Break
Identifying Fraud, Waste & Abuse and Improper Payments: Creating Policies and Procedures to Ensure Program Integrity
340B Reform—Driving Increased Transparency and Program Integrity to Ensure Discounts are Being Extended to Patients
Thomas Johnson,
Executive Director,
ASAP 340B
Matt Salo,
CEO,
Salo Health Strategies
Luncheon Roundtable Discussions
CARE DELIVERY
Panel Discussion: Advancing Rural Health Initiatives to Improve Access to Care: Leveraging Unique Workforce Approaches and Implementing Digital Technologies
Moderator:
Christine Reiten,
Vice President of Medicaid External Affairs,
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Panelist:
Tracey Green, MD, VP,
Clinical Innovation and Product Development,
CareSource
Long Term Care--Delivering Medicaid LTSS through HCBS and Bolstering the Workforce
Transforming Perinatal and Infant Care through Medicaid: Leveraging Targeted Interventions, Community Based Services, and Evidence-Based Models of Care to Improve Outcomes
Moderator:
Seiji Hayashi, MD,
Chief Medical Officer,
CareFirst Community Health Plan of Maryland
Panelist:
Jennifer Nuovo, MD,
Chief Medical Officer,
Blue Shield California Promise Health Plan
Nicole A. Evans, MSW, MBA,
Sr. Manager, Medi-Cal Maternal, Infant & Child Health Equity,
Blue Shield California Promise Health Plan
Ankit Patel,
Vice President – Payer Partnerships and Growth,
Lucina Analytics
Enhanced Care Management for Key Populations of Focus: Local Problem Solving through Local Partnerships
Marina Owen,
Chief Executive Officer,
CenCal Health
Afternoon Refreshment Break
Panel Discussion: Strengthening and Expanding Access to Behavioral Health and SUD Services: Allocating Resources to Crisis Response, Addressing Workforce Shortages, and Supporting Innovative Care Delivery Models
Moderator:
Kris Vilamaa,
Partner,
Mostly Medicaid
Care Management Across the Continuum: Aligning Inpatient, Outpatient, and Health Plan Initiatives to Drive Improved Outcomes
Kristyn Greifer, MD, SVP,
Chief Medical Officer,
Sentara Health Plans
TECH INNOVATIONS FOR MEASUREMENT AND EFFICIENCY
Panel Discussion: Interoperability and Electronic Health Records: Ensuring Greater Data Sharing Between Providers and Payers
Panelists:
Andrew Bledsoe,
Deputy Executive Director, Office of the Inspector General,
Kentucky Health Information Exchange
Anne Santifer,
Director, Office of Health Information Technology,
Arkansas Department of Health
Justin Villines,
Health Information Policy Director, Office of Health Information Technology,
Arkansas Department of Health
Cocktail Reception
Roundtable Discussions
Panel Discussion: Leveraging Data Analytics to Improve Medicaid Care Delivery: Identifying High-Risk Patients and Delivering Targeted Interventions to Reduce Unnecessary Readmissions and ER Visits
Panelists:
Chris Esguerra, MD,
Chief Medical Officer,
Health Plan of San Mateo
Advancing Care Delivery: Financing, Implementation, and Technology
- How to develop a strategic framework for technology implementation and adoption
- How to ensure you understand the problem you are trying to solve
- Tactics to engage impacted teams and individuals
- Ways to know you have been successful
- Leave with examples of technology enhancements in service of advancing care delivery
Chris Esguerra, MD,
Chief Medical Officer,
Health Plan of San Mateo
COMMUNITY BASED CARE
Panel Discussion: Pivoting SDoH and Health Equity Initiatives to Align with New Policies
Panelist:
Tiffany Davis, Esq.,
Executive Director, Quality Improvement & Health Equity,
HCSC
Morning Refreshment Break
New Approaches to Access via Value-Based Contracting
Panelists:
Tracey Green, MD, VP,
Clinical Innovation and Product Development,
CareSource
Leveraging Medicaid to Build Healthy Transitions Between Incarceration and Reentering the Community
The Role of Community Health Workers in the New Medicaid Landscape: Developing Best Practices for Workforce Development, Reimbursement and Data Sharing
Alexandra (Ali) Fernández,
Bureau Chief for the Bureau of Long Term Care, Idaho Division of Medicaid,
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Chris Barrott,
Program Manager for the Bureau of Long Term Care,
Idaho Division of Medicaid
Building the Capacity and Visibility of Community Based Organizations while Responding to Policy Changes, Funding Priorities, and Workforce Needs
Jim Milanowski,
CEO,
Genesee Health Plan