2004 MDMA Medicare Coverage & Reimbursement Conference
November 9-10, 2004
The Madison Hotel, Washington, D.C.
| TUESDAY 11.09.04 | |
| 1:00-2:00 PM | REGISTRATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT 101 |
| 2:00-5:00 PM | REIMBURSEMENT 101 (Optional pre-conference tutorial - additional $100. See 'FEES' section below for details.) |
| Overview of coding,
coverage and payment: Kimberly Norton, Pricipal, The Certus Group |
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| Economic Modeling: Eleanor Perfetto, PhD, Senior Director, Epidemiology and BioStatistics, The Weinberg Group |
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| 5:30-7:00 PM | COCKTAIL RECEPTION featuring Doug Badger, Special Assistant to the President for Economic and Health Care Policy |
| WEDNESDAY 11.10.04 | |
| 7:30-8:30 AM |
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:30-8:45 AM | OPENING REMARKS |
| Mark Leahey, Executive Director, MDMA | |
| 8:45-10:30 AM | BROAD REVIEW OF CHANGING PERSPECTIVES ON EVIDENCE |
| Binita Ashar, MD, Acting Clinical Deputy Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Panelist) | |
| Saty Satya-Murti, MD, FAAN, Medicare Medical Director, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (Panelist) | |
| Marcel Salive, MD, MPH, Director, Division of Medical and Surgical Services, Coverage and Analysis Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Panelist) | |
| Elise Berliner, PhD, Senior Service Fellow, Technology Assessment Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Panelist) | |
| Sarah Wells, Director of Health Policy and Payment, Federal Affairs, Boston Scientific Corporation (Moderator) | |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | PAYMENT ISSUES AND UPDATE |
| Elizabeth Richter, Director, Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Speaker) | |
| Barbara E. Raley, Manager Reimbursement Services, Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. (Panelist) | |
| Andy Stapars, Director Government Operations, Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (Panelist) | |
| Maren Anderson, President, MDA Consulting, Inc. (Moderator) | |
| 12:00-1:15 PM | LUNCH: HHS Q&A |
| Mary Kay Mantho, Senior Policy Advisor, United States Department of Health and Human Services | |
| Kathy Means, Partner, Patton Boggs LLP | |
| 1:30-2:30 PM | PROCUREMENT STANDARDIZATION: Impact on Patient Care |
| Linda R. Lebovic, MPH, MT (ASCP), Office of Research, Development and Information, Medicare Demonstrations Program Group, Division of Program Policy Demonstrations, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Panelist) | |
| Mark E. Wynn, PhD, Director, Division of Payment Policy Demonstrations, Medicare Demonstrations Program Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Panelist) | |
| Michael Gaba, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP (Moderator) | |
| 2:35-3:35 PM | CPT WORKSHOP |
| Judy Rosenbloom, President, JR Associates | |
| Jo Ellen Slurzberg, Vice President Reimbursement, Almyra, Inc. | |
| 3:45-4:45 PM | HILL POLICY UPDATE: Representatives from Capitol Hill will provide a behind- the-scenes look at Medicare policy and legislation |
| Diana Birkett, Democratic Staff, Senate Finance Committee (Panelist) | |
| Joel White, Staff Director, House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health (Panelist) | |
| Kathy Means, Partner, Patton Boggs LLP (Moderator) | |
| 4:45-5:00 PM | CLOSING REMARKS |
| Mark Leahey, Executive Director, MDMA |