The Center for Medicaid, CHIP and Survey & Certification
On the Road to 2014: Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment

Conference Agenda and Handouts 
Sheraton Inner Harbor, 300 South Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

September 7 | September 8 | September 9

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 
 
8:00 am to 9:00 am — Registration, Networking & Continental Breakfast
Chesapeake Gallery

9:00 am to 9:30 am — On the Road to 2014: Welcome and Agency Priorities
Chesapeake Ballroom
Introduction:
Vikki Wachino, Director, Children and Adults Health Programs Group, CMCS
Speaker:
Don Berwick, MD, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

9:30 am to 10:45 am — A Simple, Seamless Path to Affordable Coverage: Overview of Eligibility and Enrollment Proposed Rules

Chesapeake Ballroom
Introduction: 
Ginni Hain, Director, Division of Eligibility, Enrollment & Outreach, Children and Adults Health Programs Group, CMCS
Speakers:
Vikki Wachino, Director, Children and Adults Health Programs Group, CMCS
Michelle Kitchman Strollo, Director of Eligibility and Enrollment, Office of Health Insurance Exchanges, CCIIO
Jason Levitis, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, Department of the Treasury

10:45 am to 11:00 am — Break

11:00 am to 12:15 pm — Meeting States Where They Are: Getting to 2014
Chesapeake Ballroom

Introduction: 
Jennifer Ryan, Deputy Director, Children and Adults Health Programs Group, CMCS
Speakers:
Cindy Mann, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director, CMCS — Handout
Alan Weil, Executive Director, NASHP — Handout
Kathleen Nolan, Director of State Policy and Programs, NAMD

12:15 pm to 1:30 pm —  Profiles in Coverage: Medicaid, CHIP and the Uninsured
Chesapeake Ballroom 
Introduction: Tanya Schwartz, Policy Advisor, Office of the Center Director — Lunch Provided CMCS
Speakers:
Diane Rowland, Executive Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured — Handout
Allison Betty, Partner, GMMB — Handout

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm — Break Out Session #1 (Sessions will be repeated at 2:45 pm)

The New World of MAGI 
Harborview Ballroom
Moderator: 
Barbara Barnes, Deputy Director, Division of Coverage and Enrollment, New York Office of Health Insurance Programs
Speakers: 
Sarah deLone, Senior Policy Advisor, CAHPG, CMCS — Handout
Stephanie Kaminsky, Senior Technical Advisor, CAHPG, CMCS

Medicaid, CHIP and Exchange Coordination 
Loch Raven Ballroom
Moderator: 
Jocelyn Guyer, Co-Executive Director, Center for Children and Families, Georgetown Health Policy Institute
Speakers: 
Stephanie Bell, Technical Director, Division of Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach, CAHPG, CMCS
Anna Wolke, Eligibility and Enrollment Team, Office of Health Insurance Exchanges, CCIIO

Maintaining the Progress in Children’s Coverage 
Severn Room
Moderator: 
Linda Nablo, Director, CHIP Division, CAHPG, CMCS — Handout
Speakers: 
Bruce Lesley, President, First Focus
Teela Carmack, Health Policy Director, Alabama Department of Public Health — Handout

Streamlined Renewals 
Camden Room
Moderator: 
Gretel Felton, Director, Certification Support Division, Alabama Medicaid Agency
Speakers: 
Anne Marie Costello, Technical Director, Division of Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach, CAHPG, CMCS — Handout
Diane Batts, Acting Deputy Medicaid Director, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals — Handout

Data-Driven Verifications 
Potomac Room
Moderator: 
Sarah Lichtman Spector, Division of Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach, CAHPG, CMCS
Speakers: 
Ben Walker, Eligibility and Enrollment Team, CCIIO — Handout
Christine Gerhardt, Technical Director, Division of Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach, CAHPG/CMCS
Claudia Page, Co-Director, Social Interest Solutions

2:30 pm to 2:45 pm — Break

2:45 pm to 3:45 pm — Break Out Session #2 (Repeat of Session #1)

The New World of MAGI 
Harborview Ballroom
Moderator: 
Barbara Barnes, Deputy Director, Division of Coverage and Enrollment, New York Office of Health Insurance Programs
Speakers: 
Sarah deLone, Senior Policy Advisor, CAHPG, CMCS — Handout
Stephanie Kaminsky, Senior Technical Advisor, CAHPG, CMCS

Medicaid, CHIP and Exchange Coordination 
Loch Raven Ballroom
Moderator: 
Jocelyn Guyer, Co-Executive Director, Center for Children and Families, Georgetown Health Policy Institute
Speakers: 
Stephanie Bell, Technical Director, Division of Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach, CAHPG, CMCS
Anna Wolke, Eligibility and Enrollment Team, Office of Health Insurance Exchanges, CCIIO

Maintaining the Progress in Children’s Coverage 
Severn Room
Moderator: 
Linda Nablo, Director, CHIP Division, CAHPG, CMCS — Handout
Speakers: 
Bruce Lesley, President, First Focus
Teela Carmack, Health Policy Director, Alabama Department of Public Health — Handout

Streamlined Renewals 
Camden Room
Moderator: 
Gretel Felton, Director, Certification Support Division, Alabama Medicaid Agency
Speakers: 
Anne Marie Costello, Technical Director, Division of Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach, CAHPG, CMCS — Handout
Diane Batts, Acting Deputy Medicaid Director, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals — Handout

Data-Driven Verifications 
Potomac Room
Moderator: 
Sarah Lichtman Spector, Division of Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach, CAHPG, CMCS
Speakers: 
Ben Walker, Eligibility and Enrollment Team, CCIIO — Handout
Christine Gerhardt, Technical Director, Division of Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach, CAHPG/CMCS
Claudia Page, Co-Director, Social Interest Solutions

3:45 pm to 4:00 pm Break

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm 

The New World of Exchanges: Learning from State Innovation
Chesapeake Ballroom
Introduction: 
Penny Thompson, Deputy Director, Center for Medicaid, CHIP and Survey & Certification
Speakers:
Steve Larsen, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director, CCIIO
Norman Thurston, Health Reform Implementation Coordinator, State of Utah
Steve Novick, Medicaid Eligibility Transformation Manager, Oregon Health Authority — Handout

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm — Networking Reception
Chesapeake Gallery

Thursday, September 8, 2011 (back to top)


8:30 am to 9:00 am — Registration, Networking & Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Overview of Day 2
Chesapeake Ballroom
Jennifer Ryan, Deputy Director for Policy, CAHPG, CMCS

9:15 am to 10:30 am — The Consumer Experience in 2014
Chesapeake Ballroom 
Introduction: 
Donna Cohen Ross, Senior Advisor, Office of the Center Director, CMCS
Speakers:
Robert Restuccia, Executive Director, Community Catalyst — Handout
Terri Shaw, Deputy Director, The Children’s Partnership — Handout
Jennifer Ngandu, Deputy Director, Health Policy Project, National Council of La Raza
Anne Marie Costello, Technical Director, Children and Adults Health Programs Group, CMCS — Handout

10:30am to 10:45 am Break

10:45 am to 12:00 pm — Break-Out Session #3

Learning from Experience: Outreach & Enrollment 
Harborview Ballroom
Moderator: 
Donna Cohen Ross, Senior Advisor, Office of the Center Director, CMCS
Speakers:
Robin Rudowitz, Associate Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured — Handout
Kathleen Westcoat, President & CEO, Baltimore HealthCare Access, Inc. — Handout

Staff Culture Change & Tools for Effective Enrollment Assistance
Loch Raven Room
Moderator: 
Jennifer Ryan, Deputy Director, Children and Adults Health Programs Group, CMCS
Speakers: 
Anne Marie Costello, Technical Director, Children and Adults Health Programs Group, CMCS
Teela Carmack, Health Policy Director, Alabama Department of Public Health

FMAP and the Newly Eligible 
Severn Room
Moderator: 
Stephanie Kaminsky, Senior Technical Advisor, CAHPG,CMCS
Speakers: 
Diane Gerrits, Senior Policy Advisor, Financial Management Group, CMCS — Handout
Richard Strauss, Senior Financial Advisor, Financial Management Group, CMCS
Andrew Allison, Director, Division of Health Care Finance, Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Model Application Development 
Camden Room
Moderator: 
Lauren Block, Eligibility and Enrollment Team, CCIIO
Speakers: 
Richard Evans, Director of Automated Enrollment and Data Integrity, Oklahoma Health Care Authority — Handout
Shelby Gonzales, Senior Health Outreach Associate, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities — Handout

Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities in the New World of MAGI 
Potomac Room
Moderator: 
Ginni Hain, Director, Division of Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach, CAHPG, CMCS
Speakers: 
Sarah deLone, Senior Policy Advisor, CAHPG, CMCS
Shawn Terrell, Health Insurance Specialist, HHS Office of Disability — Handout
Barbara Otto, Chief Executive Officer, Health & Disability Advocates

12:00 pm to 1:45 pm — The Affordable Care Act in Action: Building on State Efforts
Chesapeake Ballroom 
Introduction: 
Matt Salo, Executive Director, NAMD
Lunch Provided
Speakers:
Rebecca Mendoza, Director of Maternal and Child Health, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services — Handout
Jim Jones, Senior Manager, Rebound Solutions Consulting — Handout
Beth Osthimer, Director of Health Care Reform, Division of Coverage and Enrollment, Office of Health Insurance Programs — Handout

1:45 pm to 3:00 pm — One System: Medicaid, CHIP & the Exchanges
Chesapeake Ballroom
Introduction: 
Richard Friedman, Director, Division of State Systems, Data and Systems Group, CMCS
Speakers:
Julie Boughn, Deputy Director, Center for Medicaid, CHIP and Survey & Certification — Handout
Henry Chao, Chief Technology Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Manu Tandon, Chief Information Officer, Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services — Handout

3:00 pm — Full Conference Adjourns

3:30 pm to 5:30 pm — CMS/State Working Session (Open to States and CMS Staff Only)
Harborview Ballroom 
Discussion Leaders:
Cindy Mann, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director, CMCS
Andrew Allison, President, National Association of Medicaid Directors

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm — CMS Meeting with NAMD Board Members (Invitation Only)
Potomac Room

Friday, September 9, 2011 (back to top)

8:00 am to 9:00 am — Networking and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am to 12:00 pm —Open ETAG Meeting: Creating a Roadmap to 2014
Chesapeake II
Discussion Leaders:
Vikki Wachino, Director, Children and Adults Health Programs Group
Ginni Hain, Director, Division of Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach, CAHPG, CMCS
Gretel Felton, Director, Certification Support Division, Alabama Medicaid Agency