Session Spotlight: From Wall Street to the Hill: The Financial & Political Outlook this Year and Beyond

According to the CBO, Medicare spending over the upcoming years is expected to decline. With healthcare reform going into effect and Medicare programs changing over the upcoming year, there are new opportunities for Medicare plans. Decreasing inefficiencies and reducing waste is great, but we still have a ways to go to make Medicare more sustainable in the long-term. So where do we stand in terms of financial solvency?

Session: From Wall Street to the Hill: The Financial & Political Outlook this Year and Beyond

Moderator: Murray N. Ross, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Health Policy; Vice President, Kaiser Permanente

Panelists:
Court Houseworth, Managing Director, Cain Brothers
Chris Rigg, Senior Analyst, Managed Care, Susquehanna Research Group

Want to learn more about improving your financial stability while decreasing inefficiencies and waste through innovative new Medicare programming? Join us February 10-12 in New Orleans for IIR's Medicare Congress.  To learn more, download our agenda. Register by 1/17 with code XP1907BLOG and save up to $200.

Preliminary Agenda now available for the Medicare Congress

Save the Date! Join us February 6-8, 2012 at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando, Florida for the 9th Annual Medicare Congress, the premiere Medicare event featuring today's health plans discussing tomorrow's solutions. Last year we had more than 150 attendees from across the country, representing California, Arizona, New York, Illinois, Texas, and Washington, DC to name a few.

Did you know that in 2011 only 3 Medicare health plans received an overall rating of 5 stars? With over 500 Medicare health plans nationwide, the question remains, how did these 3 conquer all? Learn from the highly ranked plans on how they achieved their high scores and hear directly from the federal officials on how to excel on your RADV audit, improve your Star Rating, and remain profitably despite reimbursement costs.
What's new for 2012?

Three New Full Day Summits

• • State-of-the-Art Medicare Compliance Summit
• • Medicare Pharmacy Benefit Management Summit
• • ICD: 10 Payer Implementation Summit

Three New 100% Case Study Tracks

• • Medicare Marketing and Member Retention
• • Complex Care Management that Delivers Clinical and Financial Results
• • Medicare Reimbursement & Revenue Enhancement

Download the preliminary agenda to see what's in store for 2012.

8th Annual Medicare Congress Brochure Ready for Download

The 8th Annual Medicare Congress brochure is now ready to download! With the passage of health care reform, Medicare Plans face critical changes. Maintain your competitive edge and act now to reengineer your strategy to ensure future success and sustainable profits.

Key Takeaways for 2011:
• Ensure compliance with RADV audits, MLR thresholds, and new CMS regulations
• Conquer the star rating challenge to achieve payment bonuses
• Reinvent your use of HIT to improve sales and marketing strategies
• Seize new business opportunities for Medicare Part D, SNPs, and Med Supps
• Obtain best practices to manage dual eligibles to improve care and reduce costs
• Leverage your medical and revenue management to achieve optimal reimbursement
• Learn from case studies on ACO pilot programs to prepare for and ACO future

Plus, Don’t Miss Our Keynote Presentations:

How Do Health Plans Deliver More with Less? John Gorman, CEO, GORMAN HEALTH GROUP The Future of Private Medicare

Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief, HEALTH AFFAIRS & Murray N. Ross, Ph.D., Vice President, KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC., Director, KAISER PERMANENTE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY Medicare And Health Reform - What Will Changes Mean for the Beneficiary


Tricia Neuman, Vice President, KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION


Click here to download the newly completed 2011 agenda.