Examine the Critical Issues

AHIP's Exchange Conference, June 20

In addition to fantastic general sessions at AHIP’s next Exchange Conference, Wednesday, June 20 in Salt Lake City, you'll enjoy breakfast and concurrent sessions discussing key topics such as how consumers make decisions, plan management and QHP requirements, and practical first steps.

General Sessions Include:

• A Closer Look at the QHP Certification Process
  Bridget Kieras, Manager III, SERFF/OPTins, SERFF Plan Management Project Lead
  Joy Morrison, Assistant Director, SERFF/OPTins
• Exchange Requirements: Quality Improvement Strategies
  Christine Leyden, Vice President, Client Services, URAC
  Sarah Thomas, Vice President, Public Policy and Communications, NCQA
• Exchange Regulations and Update on the Federal Exchange
  Timothy B. Hill, Deputy Director, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services

• Making Subsidies Work
  Lindy Hinman, Director, Office of Health Care Reform, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  Judith Solomon, Vice President for Health Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Medicaid and Exchange Linkages
  Michael Fogarty, MSW, JD, Chief Executive Officer, Oklahoma Health Care Authority
  Joan Henneberry, Principal, Health Management Associates
  John Kaelin, Senior Vice President for Health Reform Implementation, UnitedHealthCare

• The Unanswered Question: How Should you Prepare for Year One?
  Alison Hagen, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
  Jim Whisler, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Breakfast Sessions Include:

• Health Insurance Exchanges: Are you Ready?
  You'll enjoy an execution-oriented discussion on steps you can take to enhance the capabilities required to operate a qualified health plan on government sponsored exchanges and how to partner with private exchanges.

• Health Insurance Exchanges: Plan Management & QHP Certification
  During this presentation, you will learn about the different plan management options considered by State Exchanges, and some approaches health plans are considering to prepare their plan portfolio.
  Sarah Rodehhorst, Director Government Health Programs, Connecture, Inc.

• How and Why Consumers Buy Health Insurance Online: Optimizing Conversion in Private Exchanges
  You'll hear about findings from a new study on consumer behavior in private health insurance exchanges. The research details best practices for internet distribution of health insurance products, examining the roles that plan portfolio management and consumer shopping tools play in maximizing conversion.
  Rob Mercado, Vice President of Technology Products & Services at eHealth, Inc.

Concurrent Sessions Include:

• How the Supreme Court Decision Impacts Private Health Benefits Exchanges
  In this session, you'll hear an expert panel discuss the highly-anticipated US Supreme Court decision and how it may affect trends around private exchanges.
  Chris Condeluci, Venable LLP
  Jeff Rich, Chief Executive Officer, NFP Health
  Sanjay Singh, Chief Executive Officer, hCentive

• Practical Steps for Exchange Preparation
  If you're wondering how and where to start with Exchanges, this session is for you. Speakers will cover some practical steps for tackling Exchanges and a framework that identifies areas of change in your organization, as well as offer insight into how you should invest as requirements are still being defined.
  Mary Hood, Practice Director, Healthcare, Robert E. Nolan
  Jeff Layman, Vice President Account Installation & SPAA Operations, Humana
  Merit Smith, Vice President, Healthcare, Robert E. Nolan (Moderator)

• Subscriber Premium Billing in the Evolving Reform Marketplace
  In this session, you'll hear about lessons learned from performing large scale single-point premium billing in the Retiree Health Insurance and COBRA markets for the last 17 years.
  Mark Waterstraat, Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder, Benaissance

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Continue Learning at AHIP's Institute, June 20-22
The Exchange Conference is being held in conjunction with AHIP's Institute 2012. When you attend Institute, you'll enjoy general, concurrent, and breakfast sessions; a 200+ company exhibit hall filled with solutions; and plenty of time to network and learn from colleagues throughout the country. Click here for details, and click here to register.

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