The Affordable Care Act has created new opportunities in Medicaid. In this address, hear about the opportunities the ACA has created for long-term care patients and the current status of CMS initiatives.

Whether your state is expanding, considering expanding, or has decided not to expand, there are many unanswered questions across the country when it comes to Medicaid. In this opening keynote panel, hear perspectives directly from the States as to where they think Medicaid is going so your organization can be prepared.

• Discuss the current struggles States are experiencing — Learn what is keeping the States up at night
• Learn about solutions being developed to manage the challenges
• Take a look into the future — What can we anticipate will Medicaid look like in the next few years?

Creating products for the expansion population means you have to know them and understand what their needs are going to be.
How will large and small organizations serve the expansion population? In this session:

• Learn what the Medicaid expansion population looks like
• Understand the needs of the Medicaid expansion population
• Realize the best ways to serve the new Medicaid population

Whether or not the state you are working in is expanding, creative contracting methods are vital to keep costs down and maintain strong relationships with your providers. In this discussion learn:

• Preliminary issues to consider when developing a contract
• Strategies to manage large scale networks of providers
• Cost reducing incentives for providers

While situations differ, and not all duals populations are the same, there are key elements that are necessary to creating integrated care for dual eligibles. In this session, hear a health plan explain the key factors that have made them highly successful at integrating care.

• Multi-disciplinary care
• Comprehensive provider networks
• Robust data sharing and communications systems

2014 marks the beginning of Virginia’s duals demonstration. In this session, learn how the State works with managed care organizations in its state to provide quality care coordination and integrated care. Hear:

• What the plan’s role will be in the demonstrations
• How the State will manage care integration and coordination
• How plans will manage care coordination
• Lessons the State has learned so far from implementation