Agenda
9:00 am – 4:45 pm
Registration
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
General Session
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11:00 am – 11:30 am,
Opening Session
,This session will include the Welcome and Opening Remarks by AHIP and Laurie Bodenheimer, Associate Director, Healthcare and Insurance (HI), and Introductory Remarks from the Director of OPM.
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Learn more about Kiran Ahuja
Kiran Ahuja,Director
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management -
Learn more about Liza Assatourians
Liza Assatourians,Vice President, Federal Programs
, AHIP -
Learn more about Laurie Bodenheimer
Laurie Bodenheimer,Associate Director, Healthcare and Insurance (HI),
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
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Learn more about Kiran Ahuja
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm,
Gender Affirming Care Services: A Primer
,The session will focus on new and evolving standards of care and coverage for Gender Affirming Care Services.
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Learn more about Katie M. Keith, JD, MPH
Katie M. Keith, JD, MPH,Director, Health Policy and the Law Initiative at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law,
, Georgetown University Law Center -
Learn more about Ronald Kline, MD
Ronald Kline, MD,Chief Medical Officer, Healthcare and Insurance (HI)
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management -
Learn more about Carl Streed, Jr., MD, MPH
Carl Streed, Jr., MD, MPH,Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Research Lead
, Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery
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Learn more about Katie M. Keith, JD, MPH
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12:30 pm – 1:00 pm,
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act and Transparency Provisions
,This session will highlight OPM’s policy and operational work related to the surprise billing and transparency provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
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Learn more about Cinyon Reed
Cinyon Reed,Program Analyst, Healthcare and Insurance
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management -
Learn more about Padma Babubhai Shah
Padma Babubhai Shah,Senior Policy Analyst, Healthcare and Insurance
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
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Learn more about Cinyon Reed
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Break
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
General Session
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1:30 pm – 2:30 pm,
Improving Maternal Health in the FEHB Program
,As referenced in the 2022 Call Letter, OPM is focused on improving maternal health efforts in the FEHB Program. This panel will include experts in the field to discuss various strategies that FEHB Carriers can leverage to improve maternal health access, quality, and outcomes.
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Learn more about Shanna Cox
Shanna Cox,Associate Director, Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -
Learn more about Veronica Gillispie
Veronica Gillispie,Head of Women’s Services
, Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner -
Learn more about Rachel Royster
Rachel Royster,Supervisory Analyst, Healthcare and Insurance (HI)
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management -
Learn more about Janet S. Wright, MD, FACC
Janet S. Wright, MD, FACC,Director, Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Learn more about Shanna Cox
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2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
How Innovative Formulary Designs Can Address DEIA
,The Administration’s Executive Order on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) challenges us to identify strategies to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and eliminate, where applicable, barriers to equity in health benefits. This session will highlight the importance of health equity and accessibility through improved evidence-based formulary access which can encourage patients to seek high value care, often at lower costs.
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Learn more about Sarah K. Emond, MPP
Sarah K. Emond, MPP,Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) -
Learn more about Sheila Pinter, MPH
Sheila Pinter, MPH,Management Analyst, Healthcare and Insurance (HI)
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management -
Learn more about Dele Solaru, PharmD, MBA
Dele Solaru, PharmD, MBA,Chief Pharmacy Officer Healthcare and Insurance (HI)
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
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Learn more about Sarah K. Emond, MPP
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Break
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
General Session
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,
Empowering Consumers Through Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)
,This panel will focus on the functionality proposed in the FEHB Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources briefing paper, which proposed adopting the provisions of the Interoperability and Patient Access rulemaking.
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Learn more about Michele Johnson
Michele Johnson,Senior Program Analyst, Healthcare and Insurance (HI)
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management -
Learn more about Alexandra Mugge
Alexandra Mugge,Director & Deputy Chief Health Informatics Officer
, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) -
Learn more about Ryan Howells
Ryan Howells,Principal, Leavitt Partners; and Creating Access to Real-Time Information Now Through Consumer-Directed Exchange (CARIN) Alliance
,
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Learn more about Michele Johnson
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9:00 am – 4:45 pm
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Registration
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
,
General Session
-
11:00 am – 11:30 am,
Opening Session
,This session will include the Welcome and Opening Remarks by AHIP and Laurie Bodenheimer, Associate Director, Healthcare and Insurance (HI), and Introductory Remarks from the Director of OPM.
-
Kiran Ahuja,Director
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management -
Liza Assatourians,Vice President, Federal Programs
, AHIP -
Laurie Bodenheimer,Associate Director, Healthcare and Insurance (HI),
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm,
Gender Affirming Care Services: A Primer
,The session will focus on new and evolving standards of care and coverage for Gender Affirming Care Services.
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Katie M. Keith, JD, MPH,Director, Health Policy and the Law Initiative at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law,
, Georgetown University Law Center -
Ronald Kline, MD,Chief Medical Officer, Healthcare and Insurance (HI)
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management -
Carl Streed, Jr., MD, MPH,Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Research Lead
, Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery
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12:30 pm – 1:00 pm,
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act and Transparency Provisions
,This session will highlight OPM’s policy and operational work related to the surprise billing and transparency provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
-
Cinyon Reed,Program Analyst, Healthcare and Insurance
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management -
Padma Babubhai Shah,Senior Policy Analyst, Healthcare and Insurance
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
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1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
,
Break
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
,
General Session
-
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm,
Improving Maternal Health in the FEHB Program
,As referenced in the 2022 Call Letter, OPM is focused on improving maternal health efforts in the FEHB Program. This panel will include experts in the field to discuss various strategies that FEHB Carriers can leverage to improve maternal health access, quality, and outcomes.
-
Shanna Cox,Associate Director, Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -
Veronica Gillispie,Head of Women’s Services
, Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner -
Rachel Royster,Supervisory Analyst, Healthcare and Insurance (HI)
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management -
Janet S. Wright, MD, FACC,Director, Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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- Share on Twitter
- Share on LinkedIn
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2:30 pm – 3:30 pm,
How Innovative Formulary Designs Can Address DEIA
,The Administration’s Executive Order on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) challenges us to identify strategies to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and eliminate, where applicable, barriers to equity in health benefits. This session will highlight the importance of health equity and accessibility through improved evidence-based formulary access which can encourage patients to seek high value care, often at lower costs.
-
Sarah K. Emond, MPP,Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) -
Sheila Pinter, MPH,Management Analyst, Healthcare and Insurance (HI)
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management -
Dele Solaru, PharmD, MBA,Chief Pharmacy Officer Healthcare and Insurance (HI)
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
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- Share on Twitter
- Share on LinkedIn
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3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
,
Break
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
,
General Session
-
,
Empowering Consumers Through Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)
,This panel will focus on the functionality proposed in the FEHB Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources briefing paper, which proposed adopting the provisions of the Interoperability and Patient Access rulemaking.
-
Michele Johnson,Senior Program Analyst, Healthcare and Insurance (HI)
, U.S. Office of Personnel Management -
Alexandra Mugge,Director & Deputy Chief Health Informatics Officer
, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) -
Ryan Howells,Principal, Leavitt Partners; and Creating Access to Real-Time Information Now Through Consumer-Directed Exchange (CARIN) Alliance
,
- Share options
- Share on Facebook
- Share on Twitter
- Share on LinkedIn
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