Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, president and CEO of America’s Essential Hospitals, and José Sánchez, president and CEO of Norwegian American Hospital, in Chicago, kick off the summit with welcome remarks.

Nationally recognized Medicaid expert Barbara Eyman, JD, a principal at Eyman Associates and Washington counsel for America’s Essential Hospitals, will explore national and state-specific trends in Medicaid payment innovation and the implications for essential hospitals.

The 2020 election is rapidly approaching and could result in significant changes to Medicaid. This robust, bipartisan discussion featuring Josh Trent, a principal at Leavitt Partners, and Lauren Aronson, a partner at Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas, will explore the election’s potential impact on Medicaid policy. These seasoned Washington experts will discuss political views and platforms regarding Medicaid and the outlook for potential federal and state policy changes in 2021 and beyond.

Join us for a video networking session to discuss current Medicaid policy trends. Come with your pressing questions and stay to connect with essential hospital peers.

Essential hospitals have been on the front lines of COVID-19, leveraging resources and flexibilities to respond to this public health emergency. This session will feature a forward-looking, action-oriented panel discussion with essential hospital finance leaders Richard Silveria, MBA, executive vice president and chief financial officer, University of Chicago Medicine; Scott Davis CPA, administrative director, reimbursement & revenue integrity, Memorial Healthcare System; and Cheryl Sadro, CPA, MSM, executive vice president, chief business and finance officer, Office of the President, University of Texas Medical Branch. They will explore COVID-19 and Medicaid financing, including non-DSH supplemental payments, the enhanced FMAP and other CARES Act provisions, economic challenges, and the pandemic’s impact on nongeneral revenue, telehealth, and other key issues.

Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, president and CEO of America’s Essential Hospitals, and Mark Keroack, MD, MPH, president and CEO, Baystate Health, in Springfield, Mass., welcome attendees back for the summit’s second day.

Join essential hospital leaders and experts from event sponsor Sellers Dorsey for the continuation of a conversation started at the 2019 Medicaid Summit: how essential hospitals are navigating the spectrum of risk-based reimbursement with limited resources. This session will focus on the essential hospital experience with this type of financing arrangement. Speakers include John Benz, senior strategic advisor, Sellers Dorsey; Jessica Lerner, president and CEO, Community Care Plan; and Matthew Muhart, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, Memorial Healthcare System.

Calder Lynch, deputy administrator and acting chief of staff for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and former head of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, will share the federal perspective on the evolution of and outlook for the Medicaid program.

Join us for a video networking session to discuss Medicaid financing trends. Come with your pressing questions and stay to connect with essential hospital peers.

Under pressure from essential hospitals, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently withdrew its proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR). This damaging rule threatened to upend state budgets and put access to care at risk. But while the rule is on the shelf for now, the policy ideas put forward in MFAR remain a threat. Medicaid expert Eva Johnson, senior advisor at Eyman Associates, and Erin O’Malley, senior policy director for America’s Essential Hospitals, will explore and dissect the current and future threats posed by these approaches and outline actionable next steps for hospitals.