8:00-9:00 AM

Breakfast
Washington Ballroom

9:00-9:10 AM

Welcome

• Sharon Alexander, President of LTSS Solutions, AmeriHealth Caritas

9:10-9:55 AM

State Leadership Perspectives: Innovation, Partnerships, and the Future of MLTSS: Part 1

• Moderator:

  • Kate McEvoy, Executive Director, National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD)​

• Speakers:

  • Alexandria Childers-Scott, Bureau Chief of Care Management, Idaho Division of Medicaid ​

  • John Bonin, Deputy Director, EOHHS Medicaid Program, State of Rhode Island

  • Christine Osterlund, Deputy Secretary of Agency Integration and State Medicaid Director, Kansas Department of Health and Environment

10:00-10:30 AM

State Leadership Perspectives: Innovation, Partnerships, and the Future of MLTSS: Part 2

• Moderator:

  • Kate McEvoy, Executive Director, National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD)

• Speakers:

  • Katie Evans, Director of LTSS, TennCare 

  • Juliet Marsala, Deputy Secretary, Office of Long-Term Living, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services 

10:30-10:50 AM

Break

10:50-11:45 AM

General Session: Retrofitting Managed Care to Customizing Supports & Improving Outcomes for IDD and Other Complex Health Populations

• Sponsored by Benchmark Human Services

• Moderator:

  • Dustin Hardison, Senior Director, Business Development, CareSource

• Speakers:

  • Matt Golden, Co-Founder and CEO, MapHabit

  • Teja Stokes, Deputy Executive Director, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDD)

  • Sarah Chestnut, National Director, Business Development Strategies, Benchmark Human Services 
    Slides: PDF

11:50 -12:50 PM

General Session: Solutions for Addressing Care Gaps in LTSS through Increasing the HCBS Workforce & Leveraging Enabling Technologies

• Sponsored by QCSS Health

• Moderator:

  • Rachel Chinetti, Staff Vice President, LTSS/IDD Organization, Elevance Health

• Speakers:

  • Brian Hart, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, ShiftAbility Transformation Group

  • Bryan Sanders, Plan President & Chief Executive Officer, Iowa Total Care

  • Christine West, Director of Health Equity, UnitedHealthcare Community & State Plan of Rhode Island

12:50 - 2:00 PM

Lunch
Washington Ballroom

• Sponsored by CareBridge

2:00 - 3:00 PM

General Session: Advancing Self-Direction: The Role of MLTSS in Expanding Access and Reducing Complexity

• Sponsored by PPL First

• Moderator:

  • Molly Morris, Co-Founder, The Self-Direction Center

• Speakers:

  • David Rogers, President, Florida Community Care, an Independent Living Systems Company

  • Jonathan Davis, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Trualta

  • Amy Miller-Bowman, Vice President, Business Development, Molina Healthcare

3:00 - 3:20 PM

Break

3:20-4:10PM

Breakout Sessions

• Breakout:  Partnering for Health: Enhancing Outcomes through Managed Care and PERS Provider Collaboration 
  Location: Thomas 

  • Sponsored by Connect America​

  • Facilitators:

    • Todd Levin, Chief Revenue Officer, Connect America

    • Anna Keith, Vice President, LTSS Product, Centene
      Slides: PDF

• Breakout:  Elevating Natural Supports During the Workforce Crisis
  Location: Dupont

  • Sponsored by Trualta​

  • Facilitators:

    • Leda Rosenthal, Vice President, Revenue, Trualta

    • Joe Elliott, Director, LTSS, PA Health & Wellness
      Slides: PDF

• Breakout: Is This a Sprint or a Marathon? Integrated Care, Where We’ve Been, and Where We’re Going
  Location: Washington Ballroom

  • Facilitator:​

    • ​Tzvetomir Gradevski, Director, Complex Care Policy, UnitedHealthcare Community & State
      Slides: PDF

4:10-4:30PM

Break 

4:30-5:20PM

Breakout Sessions

• Breakout: Expanding Self-Direction: Empowering Members, Strengthening Plans 

  • Sponsored by GT Independence​

  • Facilitators:

    • Kathleen Dougherty, National Director of Business Development, GT Independence

    • Molly Morris, Co-Founder, The Self-Direction Center
      Slides: PDF

• Breakout:  Enhancing the Consumer Experience in HCBS: Strategies for Improving Care Coordination & Program Navigation

  • Facilitators:​

    • Kris Kubnick, Senior Director, Product Management, LTSS Center of Excellence, Elevance Health

    • Joseph Manger, Chief Executive Officer, Aetna Better Health of NJ & PA

• Breakout: “Show Me the Money” v. “Show Me the Outcomes”: Realizing the MLTSS Value Proposition in Turbulent Times

  • Facilitators​

    • Ryan Golonka, Manager, Corporate Provider Performance, AmeriHealth Caritas

    • Anna Keith, Vice President, LTSS Product, Centene
       

5:30-6:30 PM

Reception

• Sponsored by MedScope