Breakfast
Location: Promenade

• Sponsored by Parachute Health

Welcome
Sharon Alexander, Board Chair, National MLTSS Health Plans Association

State Leader Perspectives: How HCBS Fits into State Medicaid Agendas, Current and Future

Moderator: Camille Dobson, Deputy Executive Director, ADvancing States

Panelists:

• Kirsten Coulombe, Deputy Administrator, Nevada Medicaid, Nevada Health
  Authority

• Amanda Lothrop, Chief Operating Officer, New York State Medicaid Program,
  New York State Department of Health

• Lee Grossman, Medicaid Director, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

Partners in Protection: How MCOs are Strengthening HCBS Program Integrity

Moderator: Deanne Wecker, Director of Compliance, Lakeland Care

Panelists:

• David Kagan, Senior Medical Director II, Enterprise Medical Management, LA Care

• Anna Keith, Vice President of LTSS Product & Strategy, Centene

• Kevin Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Aetna Better Health of NY, Aetna

Break

Federal Keynote: Competition, Quality, and Value for Members with Complex Needs: The Future of Medicare Advantage​

Moderator: Patti Barnett, Regional Vice President, Medicare and Dual Eligible Strategy
and Operations, Centene

• Alec Aramanda, Principal Deputy Director, Center for Medicare

Preserving Access, Containing Costs: The HCBS Challenge

• Brendan Harris, President, UPMC For YOU and State Programs, UPMC

• Donna Melogy, Associate Vice President, LTSS, CareSource

Lunch
Location: Promenade​​

• Sponsored by CareBridge

Managed Care's Evolving Role in Serving Individuals with I/DD

Moderator: Merrill Friedman, Vice President, Medicaid Products, Programs,
and Specialized Programs, Elevance Health

Panelist: 

• ​Stephanie Rasmussen, Vice President of LTSS Product & Strategy, Centene

• David Rogers, President, Independent Living Systems

• Mary Sowers, Executive Director, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services

Breakout Sessions 

Managed Innovation at the Point of Need: How In-Home Technology Is
Reshaping MLTSS 

• Sponsored by ConnectAmerica

Facilitators:

• Anna Keith, Vice President of LTSS Product & Strategy, Centene

• Todd Levin, Chief Revenue Officer, ConnectAmerica

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Next Steps in Value-Based Payment: Lessons Learned from Pennsylvania

Facilitators:

• Laura Chaise, 

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

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

• Joe Elliot, Director, LTSS, Centene

• Heather Hallman, Vice President, MLTSS, UPMC Health Plan

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Self-Direction Breakout Sponsored by GT Independence

• Sponsored by GT Independence

Facilitators:

• David Rogers, President, Independent Living System

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

Coffee Break

• Sponsored by Bayada

Breakout Sessions

The Infrastructure Behind Choice: Building Self-Direction Systems that Empower Participants

• Sponsored by PALCO

Facilitators: 

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

• Kady Hetherington, Chief Operating Officer, PALCO

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Change My Mind: Caregiver Support Doesn't Make an Impact

• Sponsored by Trualta

Facilitators: 

• Jonathan Davis, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Trualta 

• Merrill Friedman, Vice President, Medicaid Products, Programs, and Specialized Programs, Elevance Health

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

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Crafting the Case: Demonstrating the Value of Managed Care in HCBS​

Facilitators: 

• Michael Monson, Chief Executive Officer, MJM Strategy LLC

• Sharon Alexander, President, LTSS Solutions, AmeriHealth Caritas

Break

Federal Keynote: Program Integrity, Innovation, and Outcomes: The Future of Medicaid

Moderator: Mary Kaschak, Chief Executive Officer, National MLTSS Health Plan Association

Panelist: 

• Dan Brillman, Director of Medicaid and CHIP, Center for Medicaid and
  CHIP Services (CMCS)

Reception

Location: Promenade

• Sponsored by MedScope

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