Speakers:
Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH
President and CEO
America’s Essential Hospitals

Paul Babcock, JD, MPA
President and CEO
Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County

This session will explore national and state-specific trends in Medicaid payment innovation and the implications for essential hospitals.

Speakers:
Barbara Eyman, JD
Washington Counsel, America’s Essential Hospitals
Principal, Eyman Associates

Sarah Mutinsky, JD
Washington Counsel, America’s Essential Hospitals
Principal, Eyman Associates

Facilitated by Sellers Dorsey, the session will feature a case study on the evolution of supplemental programs at association member University of California (UC) Health. Discover ways essential hospitals can design and leverage Medicaid financing initiatives to drive measurable quality and access improvements and support critical financial viability to serve Medicaid beneficiaries.

Speakers:
Mari Cantwell
Managing Director
Sellers Dorsey

Tam Ma, JD
Associate Vice President for Health Policy and Regulatory Affairs
University of California Health

Santiago Muñoz
Chief Strategy Officer
University of California Los Angeles Health

This session will explore state priorities for Medicaid and the impact of budgetary and political factors that influence state initiatives. Learn how states are tackling health-related social needs, behavioral health, workforce challenges, equity, and other issues while, at the same time, unwinding the pandemic-era Medicaid continuous coverage requirement.

Speaker:
Hemi Tewarson, JD, MPH
Executive Director
National Academy for State Health Policy

This session will explore recent developments in financing the state share through provider taxes and intergovernmental transfers. Hear from essential hospital leaders from association members Parkland Health, in Dallas, and Teaching Hospitals of Texas about state financing strategies and the politics surrounding funding decisions.

Speakers:
Maureen Milligan, MPA, PhD
President and CEO
Teaching Hospitals of Texas

Fred Cerise, MD, MPH
President and Chief Executive Officer
Parkland Health

Moderated by Eyman Associates

After an overview of the current Medicaid Section 1115 waiver landscape, take a deep dive into Arizona’s new waiver with association member Valleywise Health. Session attendees will learn about the Phoenix health system’s role in implementing services available through waiver flexibility that target health-related social needs and behavioral health. 

Speaker:
Vicki Staples, MEd
Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
Valleywise Health

Jessica Lee, MD, MSHP, acting chief medical officer of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, will share Medicaid-related developments from the past year, efforts to improve quality and access, and how Medicaid can meet health-related social needs while advancing equity.

Speaker:
Jessica Lee, MD, MSHP
Acting Chief Medical Officer
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, CMS