The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Strategies convenes health plans and providers to discuss the future of managed care contracting in the new era of healthcare. Through a nuts and bolts analysis of contract negotiation and careful examination of emerging models of health care and reimbursement, this summit addresses the necessary preparations needed to maintain current business models, while building foundations for rising platforms.

Prepare for the New Era of Healthcare:

• Build Partnerships, remain competitive, decrease costs and improve efficiencies
• Increase the value of your contracts
• Maximize your strategic position and leverage price and reimbursement methodologies
• Evolve network management and efficiency, address changes in payment reform, coordinate for newer models of care delivery and enhance member enrollment 

By ATTENDING this Summit, you’ll be able to:

• Build Partnerships, remain competitive, decrease costs and improve efficiencies
• Maximize your strategic position and leverage price and reimbursement methodologies
• Evolve network management and efficiency, address changes in payment reform, coordinate for newer models of care delivery and enhance member enrollment 
• Manage and control risk – full analysis of risk management from both a payer and provider perspective
• Understand and prepare for new care models and gain a full understanding of the new payment models and structures

2011 Confirmed Speakers
Mark E. Austin Senior Vice President, Provider Network Management Blue Cross BlueShield of Tennessee	Kathryn Burke Vice President of Contracting and Business Development Mount Auburn Hospital
Leslie S. Cavicchi, MPA, NHA Vice President, Managed Care Services Genesis HealthCare Corporation	Jeffrey S. Gold Vice President, Managed Care & Special Counsel Healthcare Association of New York State
Jim Hickey Regional Vice President, Network Management Unicare	David A. Kadish Vice President Contracting MVP Health Care
Ronald M. Klar, MD, MPH President, Health Services Analysis, Inc., Washington, DC	Ruth C. Levin Managing Partner Managed Care Revenue Consulting Group, LLC; Former Corporate Senior Vice President, Managed Care Continuum Health Partner, Inc.
Michael C. McMillan Executive Director, Market and Network Services Cleveland Clinic	John Prassas Vice President, Network Management CIGNA
Sam J.W. Romeo, MD, MBA Medical Director Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Care (AAAHC)	Craig E. Samitt, MD, MBA President and Chief Executive Officer Dean Health System
H. Scott Sarran, MD, MM Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois	Debbie Welle-Powell Vice President, Payer Strategies/Legislative Affairs Exempla Health Care