POLICY AND STRATEGY FOR THE EVOLVING MEDICAID LANDSCAPE

  • Conducting Redeterminations while Navigating Changes to Eligibility Policy and Uncertainty in Projecting Enrollment
  • Taking a Look At 1115 Waivers: How Shifting Priorities Across Administrations are Affecting Approved and Pending Waivers
  • 340B Reform—Driving Increased Transparency and Program Integrity to Ensure Discounts are Being Extended to Patients

  • CARE DELIVERY

  • Advancing Rural Health to Improve Access to Care: Leveraging Unique Workforce Approaches and Implementing Digital Technologies
  • 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
  • Leveraging Substance Abuse Screening to Identify Individuals Who Are at Risk of Developing an SUD to Reduce the Need for More Intensive Treatment
  • Strengthening and Expanding Access to Behavioral Health and SUD Services: Allocating Resources to Crisis Response, Addressing Workforce Shortages, and Supporting Innovative Care Delivery Models

  • DATA AND TECH INNOVATIONS FOR MEASUREMENT AND EFFICIENCY

  • Value Based Care in 2025: Addressing Data Management, Cost Containment and Patient Engagement to Close Quality Gaps and Improve Patient Outcomes
  • Addressing the Financing and Implementation of Technological Advances in Care Delivery: AI, Remote Patient Monitoring, Wearable Technology, etc.
  • Leveraging Data Analytics to Improve Medicaid Care Delivery: Identifying High-Risk Patients and Delivering Targeted Interventions to Reduce Unnecessary Readmissions and ER Visits
  • Interoperability and Electronic Health Records: Ensuring Greater Data Sharing Between Providers and Payers

  • COMMUNITY BASED CARE

  • Pivoting SDoH and Health Equity Initiatives to Align with New Policies
  • 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
  • Building the Capacity and Visibility of Community Based Organizations while Responding to Policy Changes, Funding Priorities, and Workforce Needs


2024 ALL-STAR SPEAKERS
Association for Community Affiliated Plans

Jennifer McGuigan Babcock

Senior Vice President for Medicaid Policy
State of Nebraska

Kevin Bagley, DHA, MBA, FACHE

Former Medicaid Director
Rosarium Health

Cameron Carter

CEO and Co-Founder
Catholic Medical Partners

Carmela Costiniuk, B.Sc. OT, MHA, D. EdD (C)

Vice President, Population Health and Clinical Transformation
AmeriHealth Caritas DC

Karen M. Dale, R.N., MSN

Market President , Chief, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

Kate Davidson, LCSW

Director, Learning and Diffusion Group
Partners Health Plan and Care Design NY

Kerry Delaney

CEO
Washington State Health Care Authority

Glory Dole, BSN, MA, RN

Section Manager, Medicaid Contract and Compliance, Medicaid Programs Division
Health Plan of San Mateo

Chris Esguerra, MD

Chief Medical Officer
Wider Circle

Bill Friedman

VP of Payer Engagement
Elevance Health

Merrill Friedman

Regional Vice President, Inclusive Policy & Advocacy
SAMHSA

Neeraj Gandotra, MD

Chief Medical Officer
Wolomi

Layo George, BSN, MHSA

CEO and Founder
UCare

Jon Hamdorf, MBA

Former Kansas Medicaid Director, Market President
ADvancing States

Camille Infussi Dobson

Deputy Executive Director
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services

Lisa Jobe-Shields, Ph.D.

Behavioral Health Division Director
Kaizen Health

Mindi Knebel

Founder & CEO
Sentara Health Plans

Robert Krebbs

VP, Network Management and Value Based Care
Arkansas Department of Human Services

Janet Mann

Deputy Director of Health and State Medicaid Director
Partners Health Plan and Care Design NY

Steven Merahn, MD

Medical Director
Genesee Health Plan

Jim Milanowski

CEO
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan

Jennifer Nuovo, MD

Chief Medical Officer
Medical Director, National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Joe Parks, MD

Chief Medical Officer, firsthand
Catholic Medical Partners

Margaret Paroski, MD, MMM

President & CEO and Chief Medical Officer
CareFirst Community Health Plan of Maryland

Mike Rapach

CEO
Salo Health Strategies

Matt Salo

Founder/CEO
K. Scott Concepts

Kalin Scott

Principal
ACHP

Nissa Shaffi

Associate Director, Public Policy
Elevance Health

Catherine Kelley Silva, MPP

Senior Director, Government Relations, Virginia
Banner Health Plans

Sarah Spiekermeier

Chief Operating Officer
Catholic Medical Partners

Barry Stelmach

Chief Financial Officer
UVA Health

Jonathan Swanson, MD

Chief Quality Officer, Children’s Services, Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Aetna/Medicaid

Marti Taylor

CEO, OhioRISE
Vice President
Banner Health Plans

Ryan Thomsen

Senior Director, Government Programs—Medicaid
Mostly Medicaid

Kris Vilamaa

Partner and Chief Growth Officer
Virginia Center for Health Innovation

Lauryn Walker

Chief Strategy Officer
Anthem HealthKeepers Plus

Alyssa M. Ward, Ph.D., LCP

Behavioral Health Clinical Director, Virginia Medicaid Line of Business
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  • Strategic Solutions Network (SSN), based in Boca Raton, FL, is the parent company of the Medicare Risk Adjustment & Revenue Management Management, Plus Quality and Star Ratings and a series of related conferences.
  • Strategic Solutions Network (SSN), based in Boca Raton, FL, is the parent company of the Medicare Risk Adjustment & Revenue Management Management, Plus Quality and Star Ratings and a series of related conferences.
  • Strategic Solutions Network (SSN), based in Boca Raton, FL, is the parent company of the Medicare Risk Adjustment & Revenue Management Management, Plus Quality and Star Ratings and a series of related conferences.
  • Strategic Solutions Network (SSN), based in Boca Raton, FL, is the parent company of the Medicare Risk Adjustment & Revenue Management Management, Plus Quality and Star Ratings and a series of related conferences.
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  • Strategic Solutions Network (SSN), based in Boca Raton, FL, is the parent company of the Medicare Risk Adjustment & Revenue Management Management, Plus Quality and Star Ratings and a series of related conferences.
  • Strategic Solutions Network (SSN), based in Boca Raton, FL, is the parent company of the Medicare Risk Adjustment & Revenue Management Management, Plus Quality and Star Ratings and a series of related conferences.
  • Strategic Solutions Network (SSN), based in Boca Raton, FL, is the parent company of the Medicare Risk Adjustment & Revenue Management Management, Plus Quality and Star Ratings and a series of related conferences.
  • Strategic Solutions Network (SSN), based in Boca Raton, FL, is the parent company of the Medicare Risk Adjustment & Revenue Management Management, Plus Quality and Star Ratings and a series of related conferences.
  • Strategic Solutions Network (SSN), based in Boca Raton, FL, is the parent company of the Medicare Risk Adjustment & Revenue Management Management, Plus Quality and Star Ratings and a series of related conferences.
  • Strategic Solutions Network (SSN), based in Boca Raton, FL, is the parent company of the Medicare Risk Adjustment & Revenue Management Management, Plus Quality and Star Ratings and a series of related conferences.
  • Strategic Solutions Network (SSN), based in Boca Raton, FL, is the parent company of the Medicare Risk Adjustment & Revenue Management Management, Plus Quality and Star Ratings and a series of related conferences.
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  • Strategic Solutions Network (SSN), based in Boca Raton, FL, is the parent company of the Medicare Risk Adjustment & Revenue Management Management, Plus Quality and Star Ratings and a series of related conferences.