The WHCC 3rd Annual Health Policy Summit focuses on overcoming challenges in implementing state and federal health initiatives including Medicaid expansion, Medicare, dual eligible care coordination, and health insurance marketplaces. Senior-level executives from public and private plans, provider, and policy organizations convene to examine opportunities to collaborate, improve outcomes, and contain cost in government programs.

Full Four Day Agenda

Sunday, April 6, 2014
5:30 pm -
8:00 pm

Congress Registration Opens

6:00 pm -
7:30 pm

Insider’s Reception for Speakers, Premier Level Sponsors, and Premium Members

Monday, April 7, 2014
7:00 am -
6:45 pm
Registration Open
7:00 am -
8:00 am

Breakfast in the Executive Networking Lounge

8:00 am -
8:10 am

Congress Welcome

8:10 am -
8:40 am

KEYNOTE: The Next Phase of Implementation: ACA Status Update

  • Policy updates and preliminary data based on implementation rollout
  • Lessons from initial consumer enrollment
  • Government initiatives to refine and optimize processes in the next six months
Thought Leaders TBA
8:40 am -
9:40 am

KEYNOTE: A Candid Discussion on the Business Impacts of Expansion, Public Marketplaces, and Emerging Private Exchanges

  • Microeconomic impacts of reform and the growth of private insurance exchanges on the business of delivering health care
  • Stakeholder approaches, levels of engagement/commitment, and success measures
  • Important shifts in business and product design to succeed in an exchange-based environment and adjust to the movement of larger employers to private exchanges
  • Effects on provider, public and private plan, employer, and life sciences organizations
Richard Sánchez Richard Sánchez, MD
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Additional Thought Leaders TBA
9:50 am -
10:35 am

Concurrent Market Insights

Market Insight A: Managing Your Technology Portfolio: The Things You Should Know

Additional Market Insights TBA

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10:35 am -
11:20 am

Medicaid Status Update: Progress and Unique Challenges in Expansion States

  • Views from states who historically have not covered the population up to 138% of the poverty level
  • Approaches in states which formerly provided coverage to a greater population than specified in the ACA
Moderator:
Esther Krofah Esther Krofah
Program Director, Health Division
Center for Best Practices
National Governors Association (NGA)
Thought Leaders TBA
11:20 am -
12:05 pm

Overcome Challenges to Managing the Uninsured Population

  • Provide care to those the ACA does not cover and in states that have not expanded Medicaid programs
  • Examine non-traditional expansion of Medicaid
  • Explore approaches to coverage for specific groups including young invincibles and the undocumented
Thought Leaders TBA
12:05 pm -
1:20 pm

Luncheon in the Executive Networking Lounge

1:20 pm -
2:05 pm

Inform Forward Strategies by Evaluating Lessons Learned in Insurance Marketplaces from Inaugural Open Enrollment

  • Gain insight on how consumers are navigating the marketplace
  • Hear surprises, lessons learned, and expectations for the next six months
  • Discuss barriers and strategies to overcome them
Moderator:
Jennifer McGuigan Babcock Jennifer McGuigan Babcock
Vice President of Exchange Policy, Director of Strategic Operations
Association of Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP)
Panelists:
Scott E. Streator Scott E. Streator
Vice President, Health Insurance Marketplace
CareSource
Additional Thought Leaders TBA
2:05 pm -
3:00 pm

Payment Reform: Impact of Pilot Programs on Cost and Quality for Complex Populations

  • Examination of ACO, duals, and complex population pilot programs
  • Alignment of services and payment: linking pay to performance
  • Coordination with community-based and social services
  • Long-term care services and support
Speaker Photo Unavailable Pamela J. Parker
Special Needs Purchasing Manager
Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
Vice Chair
Chronic and Long Term Care Committee
Executive Committee Member
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Richard Sánchez Richard Sánchez, MD
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Additional Thought Leaders TBA
3:00 pm -
3:45 pm

Refreshment Break in the Executive Networking Lounge

3:45 pm -
4:45 pm

KEYNOTE: Connect and Share Data Responsibly to Transform Care Delivery

  • The delicate interplay between government, vendor, provider, and patient goals in privacy and security
  • Approaches to sharing clinical trial data to foster and drive scientific discovery
  • Data analysis and connectivity at the patient, provider system, and reimbursement level to improve outcomes and support value-based care initiatives
  • Requirements of privacy and security rules and their impact on industry, covered entities, and patients
John J. Castellani John J. Castellani
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
The Business Roundtable
Joy Pritts Joy Pritts, JD
Chief Privacy Officer, Office of National Coordinator for HIT
HHS
Additional Thought Leaders TBA
4:45 pm -
5:45 pm

KEYNOTE: Partnerships and Collaborations Evolving the Health Care Business Model

  • Examine the strategic thinking behind partnerships and collaborations: How are leaders from all sectors of health care positioning initiatives for optimal uptake and success?
  • Understand current efforts between sectors to support the move toward value and quality
Victor Dzau Victor Dzau, MD
President and CEO
Duke University Medical Center and Health System;
Chancellor for Health Affairs, Duke University (USA);
Member, Board of Health Governors, World Economic Forum;
Chair, Global Agenda Council on Personalized and Precision Medicine, World Economic Forum
J. Knox Singleton J. Knox Singleton
Chief Executive Officer
Inova Health System
Additional Thought Leaders TBA
5:45 pm -
6:45 pm

Opening Night Reception in the Executive Networking Lounge

Tuesday, April 8, 2014
7:00 am -
5:10 pm

Registration Open

7:00 am -
8:00 am

Breakfast in the Executive Networking Lounge

8:00 am -
8:05 am

Congress Welcome

8:05 am -
8:10 am

Opening Remarks

8:10 am -
8:40 am

KEYNOTE: Implement Disruptive, Sustainable Change in Health Care

  • Delivering on the promise of genomics and targeted treatments in clinical decision support
  • Implementing next gen HIT cloud-based platforms for coordinated care, population management, and real-time data integration
Patrick Soon-Shiong Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
NantHealth
Additional Thought Leaders TBA
8:40 am -
9:40 am

KEYNOTE: Furthering the Cost Conversation: How do we Save Money while Delivering High-Quality Care?

  • Approaches to reduce cost for employers, patients, providers, and payers
  • Implementing (and paying for) money-saving measures
  • Providing cost transparency in the system
Bob Kocher Bob Kocher, MD
Partner
Venrock; Former Special Assistant to the President for Healthcare and Economic Policy
National Economic Council
Shawn Leavitt Shawn Leavitt
Senior Vice President, Global Benefits
Comcast / NBCUniversal
William Winkenwerder William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Highmark, Inc.
Joseph M. Zubretsky Joseph M. Zubretsky
Senior Executive Vice President
Head of National Businesses, Former Chief Financial Officer
Aetna
Additional Thought Leaders TBA
9:40 am -
10:25 am

Refreshment Break in the Executive Networking Lounge

10:35 am -
11:20 am

Concurrent Market Insights

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11:20 am -
12:05 pm

Understand Outreach and Plan Preferences of the Newly Eligible Consumer

  • Define the needs and characteristics of new beneficiaries
    • what motivates their plan choices and preferences?
  • Understand how to make a smooth conversion from eligible to enrolled
    • what role do hospitals and health plans play in enrolling consumers?
  • Examine the changing risk pool
    • have red flags emerged regarding the risk pool?
    • which policy changes, if any, are helping industry stakeholders mitigate risk?
Thought Leaders TBA
12:05 pm -
12:50 pm

Discuss How Plans and Providers are Altering Operations to Meet Policy and Stakeholder Needs

  • Hear from health plan, provider, and consumer organizations
  • Understand how industry is meeting the growing demand for transparency
  • Learn which business processes to overhaul first and which can wait
Thought Leaders TBA
12:50 pm -
2:05 pm

Luncheon in the Executive Networking Lounge

2:05 pm -
2:10 pm

Afternoon Keynote Introductory Remarks

2:10 pm -
3:10 pm

KEYNOTE: The Changing Stakeholder Landscape: A Look at Provider Consolidation, Alternatives, and Risk Management

  • Financial and clinical alignment of physicians to change care practices
  • Disruptive forces that provide alternatives to the trend of consolidation
  • Thinning line between provider and payer groups
  • Employment models and practice redesign to improve care
Peter B. Angood Peter B. Angood, MD
Chief Executive Officer
American College of Physician Executives (ACPE)
Former Chief Safety Officer
The Joint Commission
Roy A. Beveridge Roy A. Beveridge, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Humana
Tom X. Lee Tom X. Lee, MD
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
One Medical Group
Additional Thought Leaders TBA
3:10 pm -
4:10 pm

KEYNOTE: Consumer Engagement: Where does it Matter?

  • Motivate consumers to engage with your brand by determining what results in reduced costs or improved outcomes
  • Gauge the role of employers in driving behavior change
  • Discuss how to differentiate your brand meaningfully as products become more standardized
  • Examine retail segmentation, patient engagement, and wellness initiatives
Bert Marshall Bert Marshall
President
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS TX)
Additional Thought Leaders TBA
4:10 pm -
5:10 pm

KEYNOTE: Technology Innovations Enabling Scalable and Sustainable Care Redesign

  • Strengthening the link between innovation and strategy
  • Balancing innovation with need: Realizing the benefit of technology investments in increased outcomes or reduced costs
  • Technology that enables sustainable and scalable, consumer-focused models of care
  • Systems implementation and integration for truly connected care
Molly Joel Coye Molly Joel Coye, MD, MPH
Chief Innovation Officer
UCLA Health System
Charles W. Sorenson Charles W. Sorenson, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Intermountain Healthcare
Additional Thought Leaders TBA
5:10 pm -
6:10 pm

Reception in the Executive Networking Lounge

Wednesday, April 9, 2014
7:30 am -
1:30 pm

Registration Open

7:30 am -
8:00 am

Networking Breakfast

8:00 am -
8:05 am

Opening Remarks

8:05 am -
9:05 am

KEYNOTE: Assess the Value of Wellness Programs for both the Employer and Employee

  • What is the ROI of wellness programs versus the cost of doing nothing?
  • What parameters and culture support success?
  • What can we learn from failed attempts?
Thought Leaders TBA
9:05 am -
10:05 am

KEYNOTE: Manage the Risk of the Newly Eligible Population

  • Capture the opportunity to serve the newly eligible
  • Expand access and market share in the provider community
  • Define the value proposition for a new population
Thought Leaders TBA
10:05 am -
11:05 am

KEYNOTE: Evidence-Based Outcomes for Value-Based Care

  • Parallels in innovation from life sciences and Silicon Valley
  • Gauging the impact on the cost curve from investments in prevention versus treatment
  • Leveraging personalized medicine to improve chronic disease treatment
Joseph C. Kvedar Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
Executive Director, Center for Connected Health
Partners HealthCare
Additional Thought Leaders TBA
11:15 am -
12:00 pm

Concurrent Market Insights

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12:10 pm -
1:30 pm

Luncheon Keynote Address: The Future of U.S. Health Care

John Kitzhaber John Kitzhaber, MD
Creator
Oregon Health Plan
1:30 pm

Close of Congress