Medicare Congress: Agenda: Day Two

Pre-Conference

Day One

Day Two

Agenda: Medicare Congress Day II Tuesday, October 17, 2006
8:00 a.m.	Introduction and Welcome Dan Mendelson President and Founder, Avalere Health LLC Washington, DC
8:15 a.m.	Evaluation of the Medicare Drug Benefit from the Right and Left Joseph Antos, PhD Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Washington, DC Ron Pollack Executive Director and Vice President Families USA Washington, DC
9:15 a.m.	Information and Choice: How Consumers Make Medicare Decisions Tricia Neuman, ScD Director, Medicare Policy Project Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint) John Rother Director, Policy and Strategy, AARP Washington, DC
10:15 a.m.	Election Year Outlook: Healthcare as a Campaign Issue Julie Rovner Health Policy Correspondent National Public Radio Washington, DC
10:45 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions III
	3.01 Medicare Drug Benefit Marketing and Enrollment James Firman Chair, Access to Benefits Coalition President and Chief Executive Officer National Council on the Aging Washington, DC Kathleen Harrington Director, Office of External Affairs Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Washington, DC Presentation Material (Powerpoint) Adobe presentation too large to post
	3.02 Measuring Plan Performance in the Medicare Drug Benefit Laura Cranston, RPh Executive Director, Pharmacy Quality Alliance Fairfax Station, VA Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint) Dianne Feeney Vice President, National Quality Forum Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint) Terri Smith Moore, PhD, RPh, MBA Senior Program Director, National Quality Forum Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
	3.03 Medicare's Changing Local Coverage Process Chris Colburn Segment Director, Medicare Amgen, Inc. Washington DC
	3.04 Medication Therapy Management Programs' Potential Impact on Care Coordination Robert McMahan Medicare Pharmacy Manager Humana, Inc. St. Louis, KY Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint) James B. Grant, MA PPP QIOSC Project Manager Florida Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Tampa, FL Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint) Kurt A. Proctor, PhD Chief Operating Officer Community MTM Services, Inc. Alexandria, VA Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
	3.05 Private Prices, Public Markets: The Evolution of Price Transparency Alice Valder Curran Partner, Hogan and Hartson LLP Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint) Ann-Marie Lynch Executive Vice President, Payment and Health Care Delivery Advanced Medical Technology Association, (AdvaMed) Washington, DC Ann Morgan Vickery Partner, Hogan and Hartson LLP Washington, DC
12:00 p.m.	Networking Luncheon
1:15 p.m.	Congressional Priorities and Healthcare Jon Glaudemans Senior Vice President, Avalere Health LLC Washington, DC Congressman Pete Stark, (D-CA) Ranking Democrat, Health Subcommittee Ways and Means Committee United State House of Representatives Washington, DC
2:00 p.m.	Enhancing Quality of Care in Medicare Carolyn Clancy, MD Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Rockville, MD
2:30 p.m.	The Role of the Private Sector in the Implementation of the Medicare Drug Benefit Thomas A. Scully, Esq. Senior Counsel, Alston & Bird Former Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Washington, DC
3:00 p.m.	Transition Break
3:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions IV
	4.01 Marketplace Assessment of Drug Plan Options: PDPs vs. MA-PDs Lindy Hinman Senior Manager, Avalere Health LLC Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint) Scott Hughes, RPh Vice President, MemberHealth Cleveland, OH Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
	4.02 Health Information Technology's Role in Accessing Drugs and Improving Quality Shannah Koss Vice President, Avalere Health Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint) Albert Wu Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, MD Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
	4.03 Skilled Nursing Care Today and Tomorrow Sheila Lambowitz Division Director, Chronic Care Policy Group Division of Institutional Post-Acute Care Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Baltimore, MD Alan Rosenbloom President, Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care Washington, DC Bruce Yarwood President, American Health Care Association Washington, DC
	4.04 Impact of the Medicare Drug Benefit on Long-Term Care Facilities and Their Residents Alexis Ahlstrom Senior Manager, Avalere Health LLC Washington, DC Daniel Haimowitz, MD, CMD, FACP American Medical Directors Association, Secretary Pennsylvania Medical Directors Association Levittown, PA Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint) Jeffrey Kelman Chief Medical Officer, Center for Beneficiary Choices Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Washington, DC
	4.05 Bridging the Government and Business Divide Elizabeth Fowler Vice President, Public Policy and External Affairs Wellpoint Washington, DC Thomas Hutchinson Director, Medicare Plan Policy Group Center for Beneficiary Choices Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Baltimore, MD Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
4:30 p.m.	Adjournment

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