The nation's public programs are invaluable. As we strive to improve quality and increase care coordination, who better to address changes on the horizon than Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, CMS, during AHIP's National Conference on Medicare, Oct. 23-25 in Washington, D.C.?

Keynote Address
The Medicare Program in 2017 and Beyond: The View from CMS

Andy Slavitt
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Just One Part of an Agenda Packed with Insights

Additional sessions at the National Conference on Medicare include:

• Sean Cavanaugh, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicare, CMS, will discuss CMS' view of the priorities and future directions for Medicare Advantage and Part D

• Gain insight into Medicare's role in the future of delivery system reform with Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, CMS Acting Principal Deputy Administrator, Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Quality, CMS Chief Medical Officer, CMS

• Jose F. Figueroa, MD, MPH, Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Austin Frakt, PhD, Health Economist, Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston University, Harvard University, will discuss their research on "The Spillover Effect" and how MA plans are influencing care improvements and cost reductions throughout the Medicare program

• Just confirmed! Pat Wang, the CEO of Healthfirst, will discuss how plans help improve the lives of low-income beneficiaries through MA plans in the inner city.

Come for the National Conference on Medicare. Stay for the National Conference on Duals and the National Conference on Medicaid.

Highlights on the agenda for the National Conference on Duals, Oct. 25:

• Tim Engelhardt, Director, Federal Coordinated Health Care Office, CMS, will provide the opening keynote address on the Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligibles program
• Hear what comes next as we move towards Duals integration from Melanie Bella, Consultant and Former Director, Federal Coordinated Health Care Office, CMS

Highlights on the agenda for National Conference on Medicaid, Oct. 26-27:

• Victoria Wachino, MS, CMS Deputy Administrator/Director, Center for Medicaid & CHIP Services, CMS, outlines CMS' view for Medicaid in 2017 and beyond
• See the view from the agency on the new Medicaid Managed Care Rule with James Golden, PhD, Director, Division of Managed Care Plans, CMS
• Matt Salo, Executive Director, National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD), leads a roundtable conversation on the view from the states in implementing the Medicaid Managed Care Rule.

Three Targeted Events - One Convenient Location

Join us in Washington, D.C., Oct. 23-27, for AHIP's National Conferences on Medicare, Medicaid & Duals. Choose to attend one, two, or all three conferences - whatever combination best fits your schedule.

• Medicare: Oct. 23-25
• Duals: Oct. 25
• Medicaid: Oct. 26-27

Together, we'll focus on how health plan partnerships with public programs can serve as a model for reshaping the U.S. health care delivery system. Register today!

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