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In a time of unprecedented change in Medicare and Medicaid, AHIP's Medicare Conference (September 22-24), Dual Eligibles Summit (an intensive five hour workshop on September 24), and Medicaid Conference (September 25-25), will deliver answers.

Whether you choose to attend one or more of these programs (co-located in Washington, D.C. for your convenience), you'll leave with solutions to your day-to-day operational needs, as well as the tools to strategically plan for 2014 and beyond.

Medicare Conference
September 22-24

At the Medicare Conference, you'll enjoy sessions focusing on the impact of reform and the budget deficit, along with compliance issues and effective care management strategies. You'll also learn about maximizing the beneficiary experience in Medicare Advantage, as well MA and Part D-specific operational issues. Click here for details and click here to register.

Featured Speakers Include:

  • Marilyn B. Tavenner, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
    The Medicare Program in 2014 and Beyond: The View from CMS
  • Jonathan Blum, MPP, Acting Principal Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
    Priorities and Future Directions for Medicare Advantage and Part D
  • Timothy Hill, Acting Director, Medicare Program Integrity Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
    Initiatives to Prevent and Detect Fraud, Waste and Abuse
  • Joseph R. Antos, PhD, Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy, American Enterprise Institute
    Medicare Reform: Do We Need More Competition?
  • Katherine Baicker, PhD, Professor, Health Economics, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health
    Changing Landscape for Medicare Advantage Plans
  • Paul B. Ginsburg, PhD, President, Center for Studying Health System Change
    Changing Landscape for Medicare Advantage Plans
  • Mark E. Miller, PhD, Executive Director, MedPAC
    Changing Landscape for Medicare Advantage Plans
  • Patricia Neuman, ScD, MS, Senior Vice President of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Director of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Program on Medicare Policy and Executive Director of the Foundation’s Project on Medicare’s Future
    Medicare Reform: Do We Need More Competition?
  • Alice M. Rivlin, Co-chair, Bipartisan Policy Center’s Domenici-Rivlin Task Force; Interim director of Brookings’ Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform
    Medicare 2023: Payment Reform, Entitlements and Budgets in the Decade Ahead
  • Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD, Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Chairman, Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD)
    Treating Chronic Disease: Innovation Plan Strategies to Promote Healthier Aging

Dual Eligibles Summit
September 24

The Dual Eligibles Summit, a five-hour workshop on September 24 that complements the two conferences, will showcase both policy and operational initiatives that are showing tremendous promise as we focus on improving care, access, quality, and containing costs. The speakers and sessions at the Summit will address this fundamental question from multiple perspectives: "How can our health care system best care for the more than nine million individuals who are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid?" Click here for details and click here to register.

Featured Speakers Include:

  • Melanie Bella, Director, Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
    Increasing Access to Seamless, Quality and Person-Centered Care and Services for Dual Eligibles
  • Kelly Buckland, Executive Director, National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
    Building Relationships to Deliver Home and Community-Based Services through Health Plans
  • Sharon R. Williams, CMCE, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Area Agency on Aging
    Building Relationships to Deliver Home and Community-Based Services through Health Plans

Medicaid Conference
September 25-26

At the Medicaid Conference, you'll hear from speakers at the State and Federal level as they address Medicaid expansion, including the impact on state budgets and the program's relationship with Health Insurance Exchanges. You'll also have the opportunity to learn about exciting innovations in Medicaid Managed Care. Click here for details and click here to register.

Featured Speakers Include:

  • Cindy Mann, JD, CMS Deputy Administrator/Director, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
    The Medicaid Program in 2014 and Beyond: The View from CMS
  • Patricia M. Boozang, Managing Director, Manatt Health Solutions
    Medicaid and Exchanges: Enhancing the Eligibility and Enrollment Experience
  • Dan Crippen, Executive Director, National Governors Association (NGA)
    Medicaid Expansion and Other Challenges and Opportunities: View from the NGA
  • Merrill Friedman, Vice President, Advocacy, Amerigroup Corporation
    Perspectives on Serving Individuals with Disabilities through Health Plans under Medicaid for Today and Tomorrow
  • Charles J. Milligan, Jr., Deputy Secretary for Health Care Financing, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
    Medicaid and Exchanges: Enhancing the Eligibility and Enrollment Experience
  • Susan Mosier, MD, Medicaid Director, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
    State Medicaid Directors Roundtable
  • Matt Salo, Executive Director, National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NAMD)
    State Medicaid Directors Roundtable
  • H. Scott Sarran, MD, MM, Divisional Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Government Programs, Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)
    Expanding Access to Primary Care in Medicaid
  • Jan Towers, PhD, NP-C, FNP, Director of Health Policy, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
    Expanding Access to Primary Care in Medicaid

Register Early and Save
Attend one or more of these programs for focused operational and policy insights from our distinguished lineup of speakers. Click here to learn more and click here to register by Thursday, August 15 and take advantage of early registration pricing.

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