Rise

Welcome and Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Kelly Shearin, Director, Business Development
Elevance Health

Keynote Address: Exploring New and Upcoming Priorities for Medicaid

Michael Bagel, Associate Vice President, Public Policy
Alliance for Community Health Plans

Lessons Learned from the Post-COVID Redeterminations Process

• Get an update on the status of Medicaid enrollments since the redeterminations restart and how enrollment changes may impact health plans financially 
• Learn about the creative ways states and health plans reached out to enrollees about the renewal process  
• Take away best practices developed during the continuous enrollment unwinding that can be used for renewals in the future 

Moderator:
Errol Pierre, Senior Vice President of State Programs
Healthfirst

Tia Whitaker, Statewide Director, Outreach and Enrollment
Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers

Sarah Iversen, Senior Policy Analyst
Jefferson Health Plans

Eliza Ng, MD, MPH, FACOG, Chief Medical Officer
Coalition of Asian-American Independent Practice Association (CAIPA)

The Maternal and Infant Health Crisis: Working Toward Solutions

• Understand the existing health disparities in maternal care in the U.S. and the need for Medicaid to address them  
• Explore initiatives and proposed policies aimed at increasing health equity and improving outcomes for pregnant women and their infants 
• Discover how interventions, such as the use of doulas, can make a difference in reducing maternal and infant mortality rates 

Ashley Stoneburner, Director, Applied Research & Analytics
March of Dimes

Nicole Truhe, Senior Director of Policy, Medicaid
UnitedHealthcare Community & State

Cassandra Diorio, MPH, CHES, CLC, Marketing Manager
Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc. 

Panel Discussion: The Future of Value-Based Care in Medicaid

• Examine the need to increase value-based contracting in the Medicaid arena 
• Explore success stories about value-based contracts that lowered costs and improved quality of care 
• Get tips on how to develop value-based contracts that work for both payers and providers 

Shannon Decker, PhD, MBA, MBA, M.Ed, M,Ed, Principal
VBC One

Kelly Fernandez, MBA, Senior Director, Managed Care & Value Based Contracting
RWJBarnabas Health

Eliza Ng, MD, MPH, FACOG, Chief Medical Officer
Coalition of Asian-American Independent Practice Association (CAIPA)

The Journey to Carve-In Financing of Medicaid Behavioral Health Services: A Case Study

• Hear Washington, D.C.’s story of implementing a carve-in model for Medicaid coverage of behavioral health services 
• Discuss provider network and health plan readiness and the support needed to enable a smooth transition 
• Explore the expected benefits of the carve-in model, including improving population health while reducing costs and inefficiencies 

Yavar Moghimi, MD, Chief Psychiatric Medical Officer
AmeriHealth Caritas DC

Mark LeVota, Executive Director
District of Columbia Behavioral Health Association

Approaches to Addressing SDoH for Medicaid Members

• Discuss how states are encouraging or requiring MCOs to address social determinants of health (SDoH) via contracts 
• Hear from state Medicaid leaders that have issued recent RFPs that include requirements to address SDoH, such as food insecurity, social isolation, housing, and transportation 
• Delve into the specific strategies states are implementing to better understand and meet the SDoH needs of their populations 

Moderator:
Beth Marootian, V.P. of Strategy and Business Development
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island

Judy Mohr Peterson, Med-QUEST Administrator and Medicaid Director
State of Hawaii Department of Human Services

Carmen Heredia, Cabinet Executive Officer and Executive Deputy Director
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona’s Medicaid and CHIP Program

Closing Remarks

Kelly Shearin, Director, Business Development
Elevance Health