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So you think you’re a CMS expert? The first ten people to answer our question correctly and will receive 20% off of the standard rate for the 2014 Medicare Congress, taking place February 10-12, in New Orleans. Email kdevery@iirusa.com with your answers. Good luck!
The Medicare Congress is approaching next month, taking place February 10-12 in New Orleans, LA. From Amerigroup to Wellcare—attendance is continuing to grow exponentially. This year is on track to be the largest and best attended Medicare Congress since 2007. The 2014 event has expanded to ensure each member of your team learns and prospers—we’ve even added a full day dedicated to caring for dual eligibles. Save you seat today!
IIR’s Medicare Congress 2014 is full-speed ahead! Registrations are pouring in and we’re anticipating a great event taking place February 10-12 in New Orleans, with more unique content than ever before. The broader perspective at the Medicare Congress 2014, now including the D.U.A.L.S. Forum, ensures your entire team will find something relevant and excel in your quest to provide higher quality, cost-efficient care to current and potential members. Your learning and networking experience will be the most productive one yet—be "one and done" with 2014 events and education at the Medicare Congress. 
It's no secret-we are all in the business of making money, and health insurance exchanges offer a huge opportunity to increase membership, and therefore increase revenue. Regardless of whether or not you're planning on participating in an exchange in 2014, your bottom line will be affected by exchanges. If you're participating in an exchange, you need to continue to increase marketing efforts throughout enrollment to ensure brand recognition to increase membership.
Today's guest post has been provided by Lise Neely, Director of Product Marketing at Revitas
There is still time left to register for the 18th Annual Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Summit! Online registration closes this Sunday, September 8th, use code XP1858LINK to save 15% when you register! 
Approximately half of people eligible for health insurance exchanges don't know what exchanges are, or that they're eligible. With enrollment beginning on October 1, it's all hands on deck to educate consumers on exchanges and how to enroll. The government and health plans are working together for this effort, and one of the most successful ways to connect with potential enrollees is to work with community based organizations that have established trust with members of the community. This includes working with faith-based groups, local libraries, health care, behavioral health, and human service providers, and many other groups who have contact with potentially eligible enrollees.
According to recent studies, most Americans still don't understand what will happen to their health insurance when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) goes into effect this fall. The ACA is meant to expand your current options of health care, not limit them, so which decision is the right one? 
Get ready, get set—it’s crunch time! With enrollment beginning in October and coverage starting on January 1, there’s not much time for you to create a marketing campaign, build out your network as necessary, ensure your IT systems are compatible, and do everything else you need to do before exchanges are live. You need to prepare, but there are so many questions it’s hard to know where to start. Wouldn’t it be great to hear from HIX early entrants on all three model perspectives—and what they’ve learned so far—so you are fully prepared for what may lie ahead?
IIR is proud to introduce an all-new event experience HIX Reloaded formerly known as Health Insurance Exchange Congress, taking place on November 14-15 in Baltimore.
We know. Health insurance marketplaces offer numerous opportunities for all of the stakeholders, but the sense of uncertainty and lack of concrete information may also be a thorn in your side. As of now, you are preparing for HIX deadlines that are constantly changing, strategizing for marketplaces that haven't launched, and trying to move forward without clear regulatory guidance. Your job may seem unmanageable and your business goals unattainable.
In the last few years, interconnectedness between government programs, commercial contracting and finance departments has become more evident, and more important. Transparency is integral to the company’s bottom line, and government pricing and contracting executives play a key role that financial executives are taking notice of.
Within the next few years, the contracting landscape will be affected by trends such as outcomes based contracting, patient-specific programs, regulatory changes and the increased use of specialty drugs. The current processes and systems will need to be changed to adapt in order to deliver both the functionality and insight needed to address the new requirements. How should manufacturers make their contracting and reporting applications ready for 2020?
Doesn’t it feel like PPACA was passed a long time ago? In the three years since, we’ve gone through a lot in the Government Pricing and Reimbursement arena, and now we’re looking at 2014 and wondering what is to come. 
Working in the Medicaid Drug Rebate space is complicated. It’s not just a contract between you and CMS. You have to deal with fifty states, DC and perhaps soon, the territories. No matter the size of your organization, those are a lot of stakeholders to keep track of. And with Medicaid expansion, some of those relationships will change in the next year. 
With 60+ speakers, 500+ MDRP executives, 20+ solution providers, and 10+ networking hours, IIR's MDRP continues to be the place where the industry convenes to identify solutions and create an implementation roadmap. Join us on September 9-11, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile in Chicago, IL to learn and network with your peers, and return to the office better equipped to manage your government pricing changes. 
Your successful compliance with the VA’s contractual and statutory requirements can spell the difference between profitable partnerships and drawn-out audits — and those contracts are up for re-negotiation in 2014. Are you ready?
We are pleased to announce HIX Reloaded (formerly the Health Insurance Exchange Congress), taking place the week of November 11 in Baltimore. We’re playing in a dynamic marketplace, where seemingly every day there’s new information, guidance and regulations when it comes to healthcare reform, and more specifically, health insurance marketplaces. In a marketplace laced with uncertainty, constant change, and unclear guidelines, HIX Reloaded brings together early HIX adopters and entrants to share their lessons, discuss anticipated challenges ahead. When attendees register, they will be asked to vote on the topics that matter most to them, thus ensuring a timely, relevant agenda. 