2012 NHPC: Preliminary Agenda

*invited speaker

Monday, February 13

8:00 a.m.	Registration

9:00 a.m.	Opening Plenary
	The Administration’s Health Policy Priorities
	Speakers:	Jeanne Lambrew, Executive Office of the President
	Content:	Each year, leaders from the Administration and Congress present their priorities to our audience of more than 800 researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. Recent speakers have included CMS Administrator Don Berwick, AHRQ Director Carolyn Clancy, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and FDA Commissioner Peggy Hamburg.

	Challenges of ACA Implementation at the State Level
	Moderator:	Robert St. Peter, Kansas Health Institute
	Speakers:	Kim Belshé, Member, California Exchange Board Chuck Milligan, Medicaid Director, Maryland Susan Voss, Insurance Commissioner, Iowa
	Content:	Representatives from some of the agencies at play—including health department leadership, health insurance commissioner, and exchange commissioner— discuss ACA implementation at the state level.

10:45 a.m.	Break

11:00 a.m.	Concurrent Breakouts

	Update on Insurance Exchanges
	Moderator:	Enrique Martinez-Vidal, AcademyHealth
	Speakers:	Christine Barber, Community Catalyst Danielle Holahan, New York State Kim Holland, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Elizabeth Roberts, Lt. Governor, Rhode Island
	Content:	Policy experts from various vantage points discuss exchange implementation across the country. Specific topics for discussion are qualified health plan management, consumer assistance including Navigators, financing models for sustainability, eligibility and enrollment issues, stakeholder engagement, the essential health benefits product, and interagency coordination.

	Future of Health Care for Military and Veterans
	Moderator:	Terri Tanielian, RAND
	Speakers:	Sonja Batten, United States Department of Veterans Affairs Karen Guice, United States Department of Defense Jim McDonough, Veterans Outreach Center
	Content:	With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and an influx of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the American health care system will need to meet many new demands. How are the severely wounded fairing in the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs health care systems? How will these systems handle relatively new and more challenging conditions such as mental health disorders, substance abuse, and homelessness? This panel discussion will focus on whether the Military Health System and the Veterans Health Administration are appropriately resourced to meet those needs.

	Using Evidence to Build a Learning Health Care System
	Moderator:	Molly Coye, UCLA Health System
	Speakers:	Farzad Mostashari, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Wilson Pace, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine John Steiner, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
	Content:	With evidence and evaluation of outcomes, health care systems can quickly identify and disseminate the best practices that improve health care for their patients. Hear from leading health care system leaders about how to create the infrastructure and processes that support continuous learning and improvement in health care.

12:30 p.m.	Lunch Plenary
	View from the Street: An Industry Analyst’s Perspective on Health Care
	Speaker:	Carl McDonald, Citi Investment Research
	Content:	Is health care a good investment for America? A financial analyst predicts how current trends and policies will shape the health care industry.

2:00 p.m.	Concurrent Breakouts

	Constitutional Challenges to Health Care Reform
	Moderator:	Mark Hall, Wake Forest University Medical School
	Speakers:	Tim Jost, Washington and Lee University Wendy Mariner, Boston University School of Public Health
	Content:	Panelists will explain the major components of the Affordable Care Act litigation, the grounds on which multiple states are fighting its implementation, and the likely timeline for future decision-making. As the state suits make their way through their respective Federal Circuit Courts, the panelists will anticipate the next steps and their implications for health care policy.

	Hospital Employment of Physicians
	Moderator:	Ann O’Malley, Center for Studying Health System Change
	Speakers:	Jay Crosson, Kaiser Permanente Melinda Hatton, American Hospital Association Chas Roades, The Advisory Board Company James Robinson, University of California, Berkeley
	Content:	Hospitals are rapidly acquiring physician practices to maintain or improve their ability to compete in a changing market. What are the implications for cost, quality, and access to care? Will fee-for-service payment systems cause patient costs to rise even further, or will we see a transition to an ACO model, basing compensation on quality and productivity?

	Policy Options to Increase Value for Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligibles
	Moderator:	Suzanne Gore, Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
	Speakers:	Timothy Engelhardt, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Jennifer Kates, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Pamela Parker, Minnesota Department of Human Services Robyn Stone, LeadingAge
	Content:	What are the policy options for increasing value for low-income elderly who are disabled, chronically ill, and/or institutionalized? Panelists discuss and react to the creation of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office, established by the ACA to improve the integration of Medicare and Medicaid and generally promote all-inclusive care programs.

3:30 p.m.	Break

4:00 p.m.	Plenary
	Governor's Perspective on Health Care
	Speaker:	Governor Robert Bentley, State of Alabama

	Redefining Public Health Post-ACA
	Moderator:	Jeff Levi, Trust For America’s Health
	Speakers:	Bechara Choucair, City of Chicago Paul Halverson, State of Arkansas James Hester, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Eduardo Sanchez, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
	Content:	Provisions contained within the Affordable Care Act call for increased attention to and investment in population health. However, with an increase in covered individuals and an increase in preventive services being offered through such coverage, services traditionally provided by the public health sector will now be provided through the health care system. As a result, state and local health departments may need to transform in order to stay relevant in this new health reform environment. This session will explore the state, local, and carrier perspectives on the ACA’s vision for population health, and propose recommendations for how the public health community could be an effective partner in health system transformation.

6:00 p.m.	Reception

Tuesday, February 14

8:00 a.m.	Registration

9:00 a.m.	Congressional Plenary
	Moderator:	Atul Grover, Association of American Medical Colleges
	Speakers:	Chuck Clapton, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Dan Elling, House Committee on Ways and Means Adrienne Hallett, Senate Committee on Appropriations Sarah Kuehl, Senate Committee on the Budget* Kate Leone, Office of Senator Harry Reid* Ryan Long, Committee on Energy and Commerce Wendell Primus, Office of the House Minority Leader

10:30 a.m.	Break

11:00 a.m.	Concurrent Breakouts

	Health Care as an Economic Engine
	Moderator:	Katherine Baicker, Harvard School of Public Health
	Speakers:	Joanne Conroy, Association of American Medical Colleges Kathleen Nolan, National Association of Medicaid Directors Emil Parker, Avalere Health Baiju Shah, BioEnterprise, Inc.
	Content:	Ten of the 20 fastest growing occupations are related to health care, according to a recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And although the health care sector was not immune to the recession, the industry as a whole has remained resilient. In fact, many communities are looking to health care to create high-quality jobs and stimulate the local economy. Does local economic development in the health sector conflict with national efforts to constrain the cost of health care? How can we balance local needs with national priorities?

	Measuring and Reporting on Health Care Quality
	Moderator:	Beth McGlynn, Kaiser Permanente
	Speakers:	Foster Gesten, New York State Department of Health Chip Kahn, Federation of American Hospitals Frank Opelka, LSU Health Sciences Center Nancy Wilson, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
	Content:	Quality measurement and reporting has been a constant challenge. With the requirements of the Affordable Care Act, there’s not only the opportunity to do more, but also an imperative to get it right. Panelists discuss the initiatives created or expanded by the ACA, including the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and a Medicaid quality measurement program.

	Medicaid Managed Care
	Moderator:	Diane Rowland, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
	Speakers:	Alyna Chien, Children’s Hospital Boston / Harvard Medical School Kevin Hayden, WellPoint, Inc. David Kelley, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
	Content:	Medicaid is the nation’s largest purchaser of health services for low-income families, and the numbers will continue to grow rapidly with the implementation of the ACA. Panelists look to the past, present, and future of research on managed care as the system relies more and more heavily on these arrangements to deliver services. What are the new issues with access? How will states manage? What are the policy solutions?

12:30 p.m.	Lunch Plenary
	Investment Trends in Health Care Services
	Moderator:	Edward M. Kennedy Jr., The Marwood Group
	Speakers:	John Crosby, GE Capital Harry Eichelberger, Oak Hill Capital Partners
	Content:	A tremendous amount of new capital is flowing into the healthcare industry. Why do investors believe that healthcare represents a good market opportunity? What healthcare sectors do investors think are the most poised for rapid growth? How are acute care hospitals repositioning themselves to prepare for the changing marketplace?

2:00 p.m.	Plenary: The Media’s Role in Health Policy
	Moderator:	Trudy Lieberman, Columbia Journalism Review
	Speakers:	Austin Frakt, The Incidental Economist Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times Ezra Klein, The Washington Post
	Content:	What role does the media play in health policymaking? Does the media set the policy agenda, or do policymakers set the news budget? Industry experts discuss the delicate relationship between the two.

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