Medicare to Transform Public/Private Alliances

Analyze pay-for-performance and quality measures for health plans and hospitals
Debate why Medicare isn’t setting the standard for quality improvement
Determine how evidence based medicine can transform cost and quality in Medicare
Evaluate best practices for formulary design to produce positive clinical and financial outcomes
Develop responsive strategies and practical applications for Part D implementation
Explore competitive bidding processes to identify the best pricing structure for your plan
Evaluate the competitive trends facing local and regional Medicare Advantage plans

Delve into future projections from the Chronic Care Improvement Program
Debate the financial sustainability of Medicare for private health plans
Peruse methods for mitigating cost of retiree benefits, Part D and the value of maintaining product offerings for the Medicare population
Deliberate effective benefit and care coordination for dual eligible beneficiaries
Exchange best practices to service vulnerable beneficiary populations
Identify emerging technologies to transform physician/patient communication – An in-depth review of electronic health records and decision support tools

	Stephen C. Benowitz Associate Director for Human Resources Products and Services U.S. Office of Personnel Management

	Leslie Norwalk Acting Deputy Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

	Steven B. Cohen, PhD Director of the Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

	Robert Epstein, M.D. Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer Medco Health Solutions, Inc

	Marsha R. Gold, Sc.D. Senior Fellow Mathematica Policy Research

	Mary Grealy President Healthcare Leadership Council

	James Hereford Executive Vice President, Strategic Services & Quality Group Health Cooperative

	Dawn Hawkins Johnson, RN, MSN Team Leader, Regional Programs Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

	Randy M. Kammer, JD Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida

	Mary B. Kennedy Vice President, State Public Policy Evercare/Ovations

	Margaret E. O’Kane President NCQA

	Dorothy Outland Director of Government Relations Ovations' Insurance Solutions, a United Health Group Company

	Kevin "Kip" Piper, MA, CHE President Health Results Group LLC Former Senior Advisor to the Administrator Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services

	Fred Polsky, M.D., MA, FACP Chief Medical Officer Elderplan Incorporated, Metropolitan Jewish Health System

	John Rother Director of Policy and Strategy AARP

	Robert Seidman, PharmD., MPH Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer WellPoint Inc.

	Bruce Vavrichek Assistant Director for Health and Human Resources Congressional Budget Office

	David Wennberg , M.D., MPH Director, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation Maine Medical Center Chief Operating Officer Health Dialog Data Services

	Karen Wintringham Vice President of Medicare Strategy and Operations Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield