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“2nd Annual Medicare Advantage Strategic Business Symposium”
and
“Medicaid Business in Focus: CFO Forum”
October 25-28, 2010
The Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington VA


Opal Events is pleased to announce two timely healthcare conferences this October in Arlington. Two conferences, 4 days, 50+ speakers, 150+ attendees (to date!), 50+ panel discussions and keynotes, one hotel -- attend one or both events:

2nd Annual Medicare Advantage Strategic Business Symposium
October 25-26

Medicaid Business in Focus: CFO Forum
October 27-28

Complimentary Registration:
Health plans, physicians group, and government representatives are invited to attend these conferences for FREE!

2nd Annual Medicare Advantage Strategic Business Symposium
Opal Events’ healthcare flagship event, the Medicare Advantage Strategic Business Symposium will bring together health plan executives, physician group experts, and government perspectives to provide you with real-world solutions to your 2011 business dilemmas. This conference is running with 3 tracks -- Marketing & Enrollment, Compliance, and Medical Management -- with such in-depth sessions as

  • CMS’s new in-depth assessments -- hear Bravo Health’s first-hand experience!
  • Solutions for staying compliant with the new marketing regulations
  • Hear John Gorman on “6 Months down the Reform Road -- Where are We? What’s Ahead?”
  • Case studies from Wellpoint and Universal American on “Unique Opportunities and Challenges”
  • HealthCare Partners’ unique perspective on ACOs and reducing admissions
  • Unique strategies for optimizing risk-adjusted reimbursements
  • GemCare’s experiences with “Improving RA Documentation and Coding for Primary Care”
  • Special Needs Spotlight: Amerigroup Corp’s take on “Current Public Policy and the Business Implications for SNPs”
  • And much more!

Medicaid Business in Focus: CFO Forum
Opal Events’ “Medicaid CFO Forum” is a unique, one-of-a-kind experience in the sea of managed care events. This conference is broad-based, covering “mom’s and kids,” duel eligible integration, and chronic care -- all geared to the Medicaid executive with finance and medical management responsibilities. The conference will bring together Medicaid health plan executives, state Medicaid directors, and physician group representatives to discuss:

  • Capitation
  • Funding and growth opportunities
  • Rate setting panel discussion including CalOptima
  • Molina Healthcare’s perspectives on fraud, waste and abuse -- detection & prevention
  • Policy changes & reform updates
  • Medicaid PCMHs and ACOs
  • Care coordination -- developing innovative programs like Network Health’s, and the provider’s perspective on collaborative strategies that work provided by Affinity Medical Group
  • Risk adjustment from the UPMC Health Plan perspective
  • Keystone Mercy Health Plan’s unique perspective on curbing readmissions by implementing Medical Home best practices
  • And more!

Medicaid / Medicare Advantage Symposium Speakers to Date:

Stuart Freedman, Director of Compliance, MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WASHINGTON, INC.
Michael Engelhard, CFO, CALOPTIMA
Terence Cullen, VP Finance, Controller (Acting CFO), AFFINITY MEDICAL GROUP
Jenny Carney, Director of Medical Economics, NETWORK HEALTH
Thomas Johnson, President & CEO, MEDICAID HEALTH PLANS OF AMERICA
John Lovelace, President, UPMC HEALTH PLAN
Lynn Harsha, AVP, KEYSTONE MERCEY HEALTH PLAN
Richard Yadon, President/CEO, HEALTH CAREER PROFESSIONALS, LLC.
John Ford, VP of Quality, Clinical Assessment Solutions, INGENIX
Rhys W. Jones, VP, Medicare Policy and Market Development, AMERIGROUP CORP.
Kara Curis, Director, Strategic Business Initiatives & Compliance, COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE
Dennis Barnes, Jr., President, MARKETING DIRECT, INC.
Jonathan Harding, MD, Medical Director, Senior Products, TUFTS HEALTH PLAN
Barbara Walters, MD, Senior Medical Director, DARTMOUTH - HITCHCOCK
Glenn Singer, MD, GEMCARE HEALTH PLAN
Jeff Sinaiko, President, THE CODING SOURCE
Stuart Levine, MD, Corporate Medical Director / Regional Medical Director, HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine/Psychiatry, UCLA
Karen Driskill, VP, Clinical Services, HERITAGE PROVIDER NETWORK
Michael Quilty, President, MATRIX MEDICAL NETWORK
Barbara Grant-Gould, VP Sales and Marketing, CV INFOSYS
Kimberly Bresnan, Director, Risk & Recovery, Sr. Business, WELLPOINT, INC.
Kelly Ubanoski, VP, Revenue Program Manager, UNIVERSAL AMERICAN
Rajiv Sood, Senior Client Manager, MUNICH RE
John Gorman, CEO, GORMAN HEALTH GROUP, LLC

Sponsorship and Exhibiting Opportunities are Available
If you are interested in sponsoring, speaking or exhibiting at either of these events, please call 831-469-8013 or email astearns@opalevents.org.

Symposium Agenda, Attendee List, and Sponsors/Exhibitors
www.opalevents.org



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