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AHIP's Exchange Conference
March 7-8, 2012

Exchanges continue to be one of the most pressing issues for health plans, states and national policy makers. AHIP’s Exchange Conference, March 7-8 in Washington, D.C., will provide you with actionable information to help you transform your organization's operations in preparation for Exchange implementation.

Confirmed Sessions Include:

• Federal and State Preparation for Exchanges

Timothy B. Hill, Deputy Director, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, Secretary, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland

• Anticipating the Unknown Public Exchange Marketplace

The conference will open with a discussion about considerations for the emerging and dynamic public Exchange marketplace. The speakers in this session will examine how the marketplace is taking shape through several lenses including recent research on state activity, observations from State and Federal procurements and broader activity.

Rich Birhanzel, Senior Executive, Accenture
Phil Poley, Senior Manager, Accenture

• The Changing Insurance Environment: The Effect of Adjusted Community Rating and Guarantee Issue on the Marketplace

The uncertainty of market reform changes and Exchanges on health plan operational and business processes and policies can be daunting. How will changes in rating affect how health plans create insurance products that are affordable inside and outside of the Exchange? This session gives you an opportunity to examine critical questions and provides you with insight into your strategic planning.

Tom Wildsmith, Senior Consultant, Hay Group, Inc.
Molly Voris, Project Manager, Health Benefit Exchange Program, Washington Health Care Authority

• HHS Bulletin on Essential Health Benefits—Addressing Benefit Requirements for Qualified Health Plans in the Exchange

This session will provide some clarity on what the guidelines propose and include discussion about how states may proceed. You will hear from stakeholder groups about key issues, challenges, and opportunities presented by the guidelines for health plans and states in developing qualified health plans for the Exchange.

Rick Kronick, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Policy, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services

• Preparing Health Plan Operations and Technology Infrastructure

What is being considered and implemented by state Exchanges to verify eligibility, collect data from health plans on rates and benefits and send data to health plans to complete enrollment? What does all of this mean for operational and technology infrastructure for health plans? Leaders and advisors to the States will offer insights into what they are considering as their IT development gets underway and how health plans should prepare.

Patrick Holland, Managing Director, Wakely Consulting Group

• Design Industry Making a Difference in Health Insurance Exchange Web Portals

Learn about the IDEO Enroll UX 2014 project to develop a first class user experience for Exchange web portals. Speakers from the initiative will offer insight into the latest phase of the project and provide information about the project goals.

Jim Jones, Senior Consultant, Sellers Dorsey

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Multiple AHIP Programs—All in One Week
The Exchange Conference is being held in conjunction with the Summit on Payment Reform and Delivery Transformation and the 2012 National Policy Forum, providing you an opportunity to hear the latest information on health care reform implementation.

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