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9th Annual Coverage, Reimbursement & Health Policy Conference

November 8-9, 2006
The Madison Hotel
15th and M Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20005

AGENDA

Wednesday, November 8th

1:00 – 2:00 pm	Registration for Reimbursement 101 Montpelier Foyer

2:00 – 5:30 pm	Reimbursement 101 & Your Business Plan Montpelier Overview of coding, coverage and payment (Optional pre-conference tutorial - additional $100. See 'FEES' section below for details.)

2:00 – 3:00 pm	An Integration of Coverage, Coding and Payment Judy Rosenbloom, President, JR Associates

3:15 – 4:15 pm	The Reimbursement Plan for Start-Up Device Companies: Answering Investor Questions Maren Anderson, President, MDA Consulting, Inc.

4:30 – 5:30 pm	Reimbursement and Government Relations Randel Richner, President, Neocure Group LLC

5:30 – 7:00 pm	Cocktail Reception Alexander Hamilton The Madison Hotel

Thursday, November 9th

7:30 – 8:30 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast Montpelier Foyer

8:30 – 8:35 am	Opening Remarks Montpelier

	Mark Leahey, Executive Director, MDMA

8:35 – 9:15 am	Health Policy Update Montpelier

	Andrew Croshaw, MBA, Senior Executive Advisor to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

9:15 - 10:30 am	Payment Factors in the Prospective Payment System Montpelier

	Moderator: Jo Ellen Slurzberg, VP Reimbursement and Health Policy, Almyra, Inc. Speakers: Terry Kay, Deputy Director, Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group, Center for Medicare Management, CMS Marc Hartstein, Deputy Director, Division of Acute Care, CMS Barbara E. Raley. Senior Manager - Strategic Health Policy and Reimbursement, Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc., A St. Jude Medical Company

10:30– 10:45 am	Break Montpelier Foyer

10:45– 12:00 pm	Implementing Coverage with Evidence Development Montpelier

	Moderator: Michael Gaba, Partner; Holland & Knight Speakers: Steve Phurrough, MD, MPA, Director, Coverage and Analysis Group, CMS Elise Berliner, PhD, Director, Technology Assessment Program; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Mike Lacey, Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Boston Scientific Corporation
12:00 – 1:30 pm	Keynote Luncheon Address John Adams
	Herb Kuhn , Acting Deputy Administrator, CMS

1:30 – 2:30 pm	ICD-10 and Health IT Developments Montpelier

	Moderator: Jori Frahler, Director, Federal Affairs, MDMA Speakers: Dan Rode, MBA, FHFMA, Vice President Policy & Government Relations, AHIMA Joel White, Staff Director, Health Subcommittee, House Ways and Means Committee Steve Northrup, Staff Director, Health Subcommittee, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

2:30 – 3:30 pm	Medicare Payment and its Impact on Investment Montpelier

	Moderator: Beth Roberts, Partner, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. Speakers: Lambert van der Walde, Capital Markets Advisor to the Administrator, CMS Mark Wan, Partner, Three Arch Partners David Blaszczak, Senior Vice President, Health Care, Stanford Washington Research Group

3:30 – 3:45 pm	Break Montpelier Foyer

3:45 – 4:25 pm	Capitol Hill Update Regarding Health Policy Montpelier

	Moderator: Beth Roberts, Partner, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. Speakers: Billy Wynne, Health Counsel, Senate Finance Committee Emily Porter, Policy Advisor, House Majority Leader

4:25 – 4:30 pm	Closing Remarks Montpelier

	Jori Frahler, Director, Federal Affairs, MDMA

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QUESTIONS
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Erin Jones at (202) 349-7172 or by email at ejones at medicaldevices.org.