How Will the Debt Deal 'Super' Committee's Deliberations Influence Medicare and Medicaid?

The recent debt deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling has prompted many questions about how a special "super committee" established by the law will affect federal health care programs. As the nation debates proposals to reduce the deficit and how best to preserve Medicare and Medicaid, plan now to attend AHIP's Medicare and Medicaid Conferences, September 11-15 in Washington, D.C.

Leaders in government, health care, overall business, and academia will discuss the possible impacts of the debt discussions on the Medicare and Medicaid programs. You'll gain an enormous amount of information in agendas packed with sessions that answer your day-to-day questions, as well as ones that are focused on the broader questions about Medicare and Medicaid.

Medicare Conference (September 11-13)

• Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs: Priorities and Future Directions
  Jonathan Blum, MA, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicare, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Star Ratings and Quality Improvement: CMS’ Evolving Strategy to Reward Quality
  Timothy C. Schwab, MD, FACP, MHA, Chief Medical & Informatics Officer, SCAN Health Plan
• The Role of Medicare in the Pre-Election Political Debate
  Norman J. Ornstein, PhD, MA, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute 

Medicaid Conference (September 14-15)

• Best Practices for Strengthening Fraud and Abuse Prevention and Detection
  Louis Saccoccio, JD, Executive Director, National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association
• Addressing Disparities and Improving Care
  Garth Graham, MD, MPH, FACP, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services
• Achieving Seamless Coverage and Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
  Melanie Bella, MBA, Director, Federal Coordinated Health Care Office, Department of Health and Human Services 

Compliance Forum - Wednesday, September 13 (immediately following the Medicare Conference)
Focus on MA and Part D Compliance – CMS’ Expectations for Medicare Health and Drug Plans
Medicare Advantage and Part D plan attendees will gain insight into CMS’ approach to compliance and performance audits, including CMS’ priority areas of focus for the current round of audits and how plan performance is being evaluated and measured. Speakers will also highlight CMS’ expectations and plan best practices for a number of critical areas.

Exchange Conference - Thursday, September 15-16 (immediately following the Medicaid Conference)
This program will focus on issues related to the role of Medicaid in implementing Health Insurance Exchanges. Thought leaders will discuss the key issues related to coordinating coverage and care between subsidized health insurance coverage available through Exchanges, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

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Medicare Conference Major Sponsor
Healthways, Inc.

Medicare Conference Sponsor
Deloitte LLP

Medicaid Conference Sponsor
MedSolutions

Medicare and Medicaid Conferences Major Sponsors
Accredo
Express Scripts, Inc.
Health Dialog Service Corporation
ikaSystems
Leprechaun, LLC
MedAssurant, Inc.
Medco®
SeniorMetrix
TMG Health

Medicare and Medicaid Conferences Sponsors
ClearStoneSolutions
CVS Caremark
Dynamic Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Episource, LLC
ExamOne
First Recovery Group
Health Data Essentials
HealthHelp
Health Risk Partners
Matrix Medical Network
MediConnect Global
MedSave
Merck & Co., Inc.
Optum
Peak Health Solutions
Robert E. Nolan Company
Silverlink
Strategic Health Solutions, LLC
The TriZetto Group, Inc.
Walgreens

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