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 explored 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, this session featured a case study on the evolution of supplemental programs at association member University of California (UC) Health. Attendees discovered 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 explored state priorities for Medicaid and the impact of budgetary and political factors that influence state initiatives. Attendees learned 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 explored recent developments in financing the state share through provider taxes and intergovernmental transfers. Attendees heard 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:

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

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

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

Moderated by:

Julie Kozminski, MPH
Senior Policy Analyst
America’s Essential Hospitals

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

Speaker:

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

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, shared 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

Moderated by:

Erin O’Malley
Senior Director of Policy
America’s Essential Hospitals