Co-sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the American Health Lawyers Association
December 5, 2011
Chicago, IL
Webcast and Program Materials available online!
Healthcare lawyers and consultants must keep up with a dizzying array of changes in the healthcare system to best serve their clients. Inside the Beltway, major budget cuts, regulatory overhauls, and reform efforts are moving forward at unprecedented speeds, producing widespread, inevitable and rapid changes to the US healthcare marketplace. This preconference will address salient questions for the healthcare community.
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If Congress cannot reach agreement on a deficit reduction package, what should the healthcare community expect in terms of reductions from sequestration?
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What are the most likely consequences for health plans, hospitals, and healthcare professionals from the cuts required under sequestration?
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What will be the impact on states of additional Medicaid cuts combined with implementation of the insurance market reforms required by the Affordable Care Act?
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What will happen when the continuing resolution expires on December 16th?
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Will Congress intervene to lessen the impact of sequestration on entitlements or defense?
These pressing issues, as well as the challenges of implementing insurance market reforms, will be addressed by speakers at the preconference. These issues will also be the public policy questions dominating the news, the boardroom discussions and the strategic planning discussions of healthcare plans and providers throughout the nation.
The Bipartisan Policy Center and the AHLA will offer a policy pre-conference free of charge, from 1:00-5:00 pm on December 5, the day before the Payors, Plans and Managed Care Law Insitute on December 6-7. The audience will learn how these policy changes will impact legal and business advice. A reception will immediately follow the sessions.
1:00-
1:15 pm |
Welcome and Overview
Julie Barnes, Esq.
Director of Health Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center |
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1:15-
1:45 pm
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State of Health System Transition and the Illinois Insurance Marketplace
Paul Keckley, PhD
Executive Director, Deloite for Health Solutions |
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1:45-
2:30 pm
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Federal Healthcare Battles for the Healthcare Industry
Sheila Burke, RN, MPA, FAAN
Senior Public Policy Advisor, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Faculty, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
William Hoagland
Vice President, Public Policy & Government Affairs, CIGNA |
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2:30-
3:30 pm
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The Future of Health System Transformation
Kavita Patel, MD, MSHS (Moderator)
Managing Director for Clinical Transformation and Delivery, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform; Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution
H. Scott Sarran, MD, MM
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL)
Lee B. Sacks, MD
Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Advocate Health Care
Chief Executive Officer, Advocate Physician Partners |
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3:30-
5:00 pm
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State Impact of Health Insurance Market Reforms
Julie Barnes, Esq. (Moderator)
Director of Health Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center
Kate Rose, MPH
Special Deputy Director for Health Planning and Reform Implementation Illinois Department of Insurance
Mike Koetting, MA, PhD (invited)
Deputy-Director for Planning & Reform Implementation, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Piper Nieters Su, Esq.
Of Counsel, Health Care, DLA Piper |
In-Person Program
CLE: This program will be worth approximately 3.75 credits for 60-minute states and approximately 4.5 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.
CPE: This seminar will be worth approximately 4.0 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 managed care. 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 the area of managed care in order to obtain the full educational benefit of this program and are required to sign in and out of every session during the program.
Live Webcast
We do not apply for CLE credits for our webcasts, but credits may be available in your state. If you would like to obtain CLE credits for a webinar, you must apply to the state bar directly. Check our state chart to see if your state offers CLE credits for webcasts.
Many states that approve webcast for CLE credit require the following information:
This webcast has only been pre-approved for credit by Alabama, Illinois, Virginia, and Texas. Please note that not all states approve CLEs for webinars. Contact KJ Forest to obtain the Texas course number for this webinar.
Louisiana - In order to receive CLE credit for a webcast, you must fill out the following LA teleconference attorney affirmation form, including the code that was announced by the speakers during the webinar. Once the completed form is returned to AHLA, we will process your request and send you a certificate of completion.
LA attorneys: You are required to submit the certificate to your state bar.
New Jersey - In order to receive CLE credit for a webcast, you must fill out the following NJ teleconference CLE request form, including the code that was announced by the speakers during the webinar. Once the completed form is returned to AHLA, we will process your request and send you a certificate of completion.
NJ attorneys: You are required to submit the certificate to your state bar.
New York - In order to receive CLE credit for a webcast, you must fill out the following NY teleconference attorney affirmation form, including the code that was announced by the speakers during the webinar. Once the completed form is returned to AHLA, we will process your request and send you a certificate of completion.
NY attorneys: Please keep a copy of the affirmation form and certificate in your records for four years.
Pennsylvania - In order to receive CLE credit for a webcast, you must fill out the following PA teleconference CLE request form, including the code that was announced by the speakers during the webinar. Once the completed form is returned to AHLA, we will process your request and send you a certificate of completion.
PA attorneys: Please keep a copy of the affirmation form and certificate in your records for four years.
Virginia - In order to receive CLE credit for a webcast, you must fill out the following VA teleconference CLE request form, including the code that was announced by the speakers during the webinar. Once the completed form is returned to AHLA, we will process your request and send you a certificate of completion.
VA attorneys: You are required to submit the certificate to your state bar.
Note: The CLE code is only used for the Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia state bars.
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151 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 565-1234
Please note, AHLA does not have a group rate at the Hyatt Hotel. If you are attending the Pre-Conference only and need a room reservation, please call the Hyatt hotel directly at (888) 421-1442. For those who are also attending the PPMC Law Institute, we do have a room block at Swissôtel Hotel. Information on making a reservation and the group rate, are on the PPMC Law Istitute website.