Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues 

March 25-27, 2009
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Baltimore, MD

Program Description

For the most comprehensive program available on legal issues related to reimbursement, attend AHLA's Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues. David A. Hyman, this year's keynote speaker, is the Richard W. and Marie L. Corman Professor and Director of the Jon David and Elizabeth A. Epstein Health Care Law and Policy Program at the University of Illinois. He is also the author of Medicare Meets Mephistopheles, which regardless of one's politics, is a book that anyone interested in the Medicare program, insight through satire or healthcare policy development in America should read.  His observations are timely and thought provoking as we again consider the prospect of Medicare reforms in the context of evolving current conditions. As in the past, there will be breakout sessions on more than 50 topics presented by leading experts, including many CMS officials. Some of the topics include:

• Recovery Audit Contractors and Compliance Strategies
• Medicare Bad Debt
• Medicare Ambulatory Surgery Center Payment and Regulatory Update
• Medicare Physician Reimbursement Issues
• Separate Updates on Medicare Litigation, Medicare Secondary Payor Issues and Hospitals Inpatient PPS
• Introductory sessions on Fraud and Abuse, Medicaid, Coding, and Researching Medicare and Medicaid Issues for those new to the area of Medicare and Medicaid

The program will also include several sessions that will have updates on provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The following sessions have been amended to include descriptions of specific sections of ARRA:

• Medicaid Managed Care
  Describe two items pertaining to Medicaid funding as predictive evidence of future growth of the Medicaid managed care program
   
• Update on Quality Initiatives and Value Based Purchasing in Medicare
  Reference to the new law with respect to the quality initiatives included in the stimulus package
   
• Homecare and Hospice: Reimbursement Trends and Regulatory Challenges 
  A description of the delay in hospice reimbursement included in the stimulus bill
   
• Hospital Inpatient PPS Update
  Address relevant portions of ARRA during the session
   
• Medicaid Supplemental Payments and Financing Issues
  Discussion of elements of the stimulus package that impact pending Medicaid regulations, the increase in Medicaid DSH allotments, and some aspects of the Medicaid HIT incentive payments

The In-House Counsel Practice Group luncheon will be held on Wednesday, March 25, and the Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group luncheon will be held on Thursday, March 26. 
Please note: There is an additional fee for the luncheons, space is limited and pre-registration is required.

CLE Information

This program will be worth approximately 19.6 credits (including 1.0 ethics credits) for 60-minute states and approximately 23.6 credits (including 1.2 ethics credits) for 50-minute states. Participants will be given CLE Request forms at the program. Forms must be completed and returned to AHLA staff to receive credit. The sessions, unless otherwise designated, are intermediate to advanced in level. There are no prerequisites required to register for this program.

This seminar will be worth approximately 23.0 CPE credits. AHLA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. NASBA's web site is located at http://www.nasba.org.

This program is designed to be an update on developments in the area of reimbursement. There are no prerequisites or advanced preparations required to register for this group live program. Those seeking accounting credits should be familiar with the basic concepts of law and terminology associated with this area in order to obtain the full educational benefit of this program.

Hotel Information
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
700 Aliceanna Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Reservations Phone: (800) 228-9290
Reservations Fax: (410) 895-1900
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