The 2nd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Medicare

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Tuesday May 9, 2006

7:30 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am

Choose Between 3 Concurrent Breakfast Clinics

Clinic A: Compliance and Implementation of Electronic Prescription Drugs Covered Under Medicare Part D
Clinic B: Employer Response to MMA and Part D Implementation – Changes in Retiree Health Benefits
Clinic C: Marketing and Sales Strategies for Efficient Enrollment — Marketing Enrollment Lock-ins

Clinic A: Compliance and Implementation of Electronic Prescription Drugs Covered Under Medicare Part D

Under The MMA of 2003, e-Prescribing will be optional for physicians and pharmacies. However, Medicare will require drug plans participating in the new prescription benefit to support electronic prescribing. Compliance with these standards will be required on January 1, 2006.

Outlook of the implementation of e-prescribing through the Health Care system
Status of the project to test “initial” e-prescribing standards

Presenters

	Mary Daschner RPh Vice President and General Manager, Medicare Medco Health Solutions, Inc. View Biography
	Maria A. Friedman DBA Senior Advisor, Office of e-Health Standards and Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services View Biography
	Kim E. Sorget Vice President of Provider Contracting and Pharmacy Services Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan View Biography

Clinic B: Employer Response to MMA and Part D Implementation – Changes in Retiree Health Benefits

Under MMA, employers are offered tax-exempt government subsidies if they continue current retiree health benefits. Employers will be assessing the value of the subsidy and determining whether to continue retiree coverage or encourage enrollment in Part D. Analyze the impact on beneficiaries and on employers.

Define changes in retiree benefits
Analyze the impact on benificiaries and on employers
Case studies

Presenters

	Mark Hamelburg Director, Employer Policy and Operations Group, Center for Beneficiary Choices Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services View Biography
	Cara Jareb FSA, MAAA Director of Retiree Medical Consulting Watson Wyatt Worldwide View Biography
	Gail Levenson RPh, CDE, CGP Director, Clinical Programs and Initiatives National Rural Electric Cooperative Association View Biography

Clinic C: Marketing and Sales Strategies for Efficient Enrollment — Marketing Enrollment Lock-ins

Enrollment lock-in restrictions will fundamentally change how organizations meet their Medicare Advantage acquisition goals. New strategies and tactics will need to be deployed in order to take full advantage of the six-week annual election period and the three month open enrollment period available to Medicare Advantage plans beginning 2007. Plans will need to prepare much earlier than has historically taken plan in order to avoid missing this limited window.

Moderator

	Wayne Rosenberger Senior Vice President, Healthcare Markets Harte-Hanks View Biography
Presenters

	Marcia R. Conley Director Marketing and Provider Communications Highmark, Inc. View Biography
	Keitha Lackey Director of Sales, Consumer and Commercial Market, Horizon Blue View Biography

9:30 am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND PANEL:
Forecasting Medicare’s Financial Outlook — 10 Years Later

Moderator

	Paul Heldman Director, Senior Health Care Policy Analyst CitiGroup Investment Research View Biography
Panelists

	Charles Boorady Managing Director CitiGroup Investment Research View Biography
	Richard S. Foster Chief Actuary, Office of the Actuary Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services View Biography
	Donald B. Marron Deputy Director Congressional Budget Office View Biography
	Christopher D. McFadden CFA Managing Director, Senior Equity Analyst Goldman, Sachs & Co. View Biography

10:15 am

Networking and Refreshment Break

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10:45 am

PANEL:
Medicare Health Support Update and New Initiatives

Moderator

	George Bennett Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Health Dialog View Biography
Panelists

	Randall S. Krakauer MD, MBA National Medical Director, Retiree Markets Aetna View Biography
	Herb Kuhn Director Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services *(Invited)*

11:30 am

PANEL: Pay for Performance in Medicare

The Medicare Health Care Quality Demonstration
The Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration
Geisinger Health Systems – Case Study

Moderator

	Linda M. Magno Director, Medicare Demonstrations Group Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services View Biography
Panelists

	Irene Fraser Ph.D Director, Center for Delivery, Organization and Market AHRQ View Biography
	Bruce Hamory M.D., FACP Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Geisinger Health System
	Mark E. Miller Ph.D Executive Director Medicare Payment Advisory Commission View Biography

12:15 pm

Formal Luncheon with Executive Discussion Groups

1:15 pm

The Changing Landscape of the Senior Market

Gary Jacobs
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Universal American Financial Corporation

View Biography

1:45 pm

Dual Eligibles — Challenges in Coordinating Prescription Drug Coverage

Market receptivity to dual product
Financial feasibility and payment rates

2:15 pm

PANEL:
Impact of Medicare Part D on Hospitals

Hospitals fears and risks
Risks of political process
Improving efficiency in the event of cuts

Moderator

	Bruce Vladeck PhD Principal, East Coast Director Ernst & Young View Biography
Panelists

	Bruce Gordon Senior Vice President Moody's Investors Service View Biography
	Douglas T. Myers M.B.A., C.P.A. Chief Financial Officer / Senior Vice President of Finance Children's Hospital & research Center Oakland, CAL

3:00 pm

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:
Value of Health Care Information Exchange and Electronic Medical Records

Initiatives at the state level
Adoption of technical standards by small organizations
Qualitative and economic implication of HIEI

Presenters

	Janet Marchibroda Chief Executive Officer eHealth Initiative View Biography

3:45 pm

Chairman's Closing Remarks; Conference Concludes

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