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National Conference on Health Policy and Government Health Programs

Dates:: Mar 14 - 17, 2022
Location:: Virtual

AHIP’s National Conference on Health Policy and Government Health Programs (Formerly the Medicare, Medicaid & Dual Eligibles Conference) focuses on policy issues and emerging trends surrounding Medicare, Medicaid, and programs serving those who are dually eligible. It also explores the future of employer-sponsored coverage and the individual, small group, and private markets.

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Conference Speakers

Learn more about Michael Adelberg

Michael Adelberg
,
Principal
, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Learn more about Gretchen E. Alkema, PhD

Gretchen E. Alkema, PhD
,
Vice President, Policy & Communications
, The SCAN Foundation
Learn more about George M. Aloth, JD

George M. Aloth, JD
,
President & CEO
, CareFirst Community Health Plan District of Columbia (CHPDC)
Learn more about Richard Ashworth

Richard Ashworth
,
President & CEO,
, Tivity Health, Inc.
Learn more about Anthony A. Barrueta

Anthony A. Barrueta
,
Senior Vice President, Government Relations
, Kaiser Permanente
Learn more about Romilla Batra, MD, MBA

Romilla Batra, MD, MBA
,
Chief Medical Officer
, SCAN Health Plan
Learn more about Matthew Baumgart

Matthew Baumgart
,
Vice President, Health Policy
, Alzheimer’s Association
Learn more about Ellen Beckjord, PhD, MPH

Ellen Beckjord, PhD, MPH
,
Vice President, Population Health & Clinical Optimization
, UPMC
Learn more about Nikole Benders-Hadi, MD

Nikole Benders-Hadi, MD
,
Medical Director, Mental Health
, Included Health
Learn more about Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester

Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester
,
U.S. House of Representatives
,
Learn more about Courtney Breece

Courtney Breece
,
Senior Director, Product Management
, Inovalon
Learn more about Danielle J. Brooks, JD

Danielle J. Brooks, JD
,
Director, Health Equity
, AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia
Learn more about Rudy Bozas

Rudy Bozas
,
Director, Community Relations & Marketing
, Tufts Health Plan, a Point32Health Company
Learn more about Greg Buchert, MD, MPH

Greg Buchert, MD, MPH
,
Chief Executive Officer,
, GSB Health Management Solutions
Learn more about Lisa Campbell

Lisa Campbell
,
Principal
, Groom Law Group
Learn more about Matt Canter

Matt Canter
,
Partner
, Global Strategy Group (GSG)
Learn more about Natalia Chalmers, DDS, MHSc, PhD

Natalia Chalmers, DDS, MHSc, PhD
,
Chief Dental Officer, Office of the Administrator
, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Learn more about Michael Chernew, PhD

Michael Chernew, PhD
,
Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy, & Director, Healthcare Markets and Regulation (HMR) Lab
, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
Learn more about Pepper Claybrook

Pepper Claybrook
,
Vice President, Medicare Product
, Centene Corporation
Learn more about James Clement

James Clement
,
Vice President, Products & Services
, Inovalon
Learn more about Brooks Conway, FSA, MAAA

Brooks Conway, FSA, MAAA
,
Senior Consultant
, Oliver Wyman
Learn more about Sabrina Corlette, JD

Sabrina Corlette, JD
,
Research Professor, Founder & Co-Director, Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR), McCourt School of Public Policy,
, Georgetown University
Learn more about Dara A. Corrigan

Dara A. Corrigan
,
Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Program Integrity
, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Learn more about Stephen Cozzo

Stephen Cozzo
,
Vice President, Government Relations & External Affairs & Public Policy
, AmeriHealth Caritas
Learn more about Don Crane, JD

Don Crane, JD
,
Outgoing President & CEO
, America's Physician Groups (APG)
Learn more about Laura Crawn

Laura Crawn
,
Vice President, Regulated Markets
, Express Scripts
Learn more about Daniel Croley, DMD

Daniel Croley, DMD
,
Chief Dental Officer
, Delta Dental of California, New York, Pennsylvania and affiliates
Learn more about Lindsey Crouse-Mitrook

Lindsey Crouse-Mitrook
,
Director, Value-Based Care
, AmeriHealth Caritas
Learn more about Alina M. Czekai, MPH

Alina M. Czekai, MPH
,
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
, Cohere Health
Learn more about Lori Denham

Lori Denham
,
Partner
, Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid
Learn more about Jim Dolstad, FCA, ASA, MAAA

Jim Dolstad, FCA, ASA, MAAA
,
Vice President, Actuarial Consulting,
, Optum
Learn more about Ellen M. Duffield, FAHM, MBA, CHIE

Ellen M. Duffield, FAHM, MBA, CHIE
,
President & CEO
, Highmark Wholecare (formerly Gateway Health Plan)
Learn more about Gloria N. Eldridge, PhD

Gloria N. Eldridge, PhD
,
Divisional Vice President, Medicaid Policy
, Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)
Learn more about Shannon Eubank

Shannon Eubank
,
Director, CX Products
, Zipari
Learn more about Matt Eyles

Matt Eyles
,
President & CEO
, AHIP
Learn more about Tracy Faigin

Tracy Faigin
,
Chief Marketing & Experience Officer,
, Friday Health Plans
Learn more about Elizabeth Fowler, PhD, JD

Elizabeth Fowler, PhD, JD
,
Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)
, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Learn more about Cindy Frost

Cindy Frost
,
Senior Director, Product Management
, Tivity Health
Learn more about Eve Gelb, MPH

Eve Gelb, MPH
,
Senior Vice President, Duals
, SCAN Health Plan
Learn more about Amanda George

Amanda George
,
Lead Policy Payment Analyst
, HealthEdge
Learn more about Tina Grande

Tina Grande
,
Executive Vice President, Policy
, Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC)
Learn more about Pamela Greenberg, MPP, PAHM

Pamela Greenberg, MPP, PAHM
,
President & CEO
, Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW)
Learn more about Kevin Greer

Kevin Greer
,
Director, Medicare & ACA Risk Adjustments Programs & Analytics
, AmeriHealth Caritas
Learn more about Andrei Gonzales, MD

Andrei Gonzales, MD
,
Associate Vice President, Product Management, Value Analytics,
, Change Healthcare
Learn more about Leah Hannum

Leah Hannum
,
Director, Government Funding
, BlueCross of Idaho
Learn more about Steve Haro

Steve Haro
,
Principal
, Mehlman, Castignetti, Rosen & Thomas
Learn more about Bukata Hayes

Bukata Hayes
,
Vice President, Racial & Health Equity
, Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota
Learn more about Dan Henderson, MD, MPH

Dan Henderson, MD, MPH
,
Chief Medical Officer
, instED
Learn more about Representative Kevin Hern

Representative Kevin Hern
,
U.S. House of Representatives
,
Learn more about Brandi Hodor

Brandi Hodor
,
Senior Healthcare Analytic Advisor,
, IBM Watson Health™
Learn more about Krista Hoglund, ASA, MAAA

Krista Hoglund, ASA, MAAA
,
Chief Executive Officer
, Security Health Plan
Learn more about Raymond Hwang

Raymond Hwang
,
Medical Director
, Hinge Health
Learn more about Amy Ingham

Amy Ingham
,
Health Policy Director
, Anthem Inc.
Learn more about Keith Jacobs

Keith Jacobs
,
Director, Health Plan Strategy
, Teladoc Health, Inc.
Learn more about Katy Johnson

Katy Johnson
,
Senior Counsel, Health Policy
, American Benefits Council (ABC)
Learn more about Tejaswita Karve

Tejaswita Karve
,
Practice Lead, Star Ratings
, Optum Advisory Services
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 Paige Kilian, MD

Paige Kilian, MD
,
Chief Medical Officer
, Inovalon
Learn more about Elizabeth Klunk, RN, BSN, CCM-R

Elizabeth Klunk, RN, BSN, CCM-R
,
Senior Vice President & Head of Medical Management Strategy & Development
, Versant Health
Learn more about Lawrence Kosick

Lawrence Kosick
,
Co-Founder & President
, GetSetUp
Learn more about Tom Kornfield

Tom Kornfield
,
Senior Consultant
, Avalere Health
Learn more about Kim LaFontana

Kim LaFontana
,
Senior Vice President, Solution Strategy
, Teladoc Health
Learn more about Jimmy Liu

Jimmy Liu
,
Vice President, Risk Analytics Platform,
, Change Healthcare
Learn more about Jared Lorinsky

Jared Lorinsky
,
Chief Strategy Officer and SVP of Business Development
, HealthEdge
Learn more about Sarah Lueck

Sarah Lueck
,
Vice President, Health Policy
, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
Learn more about John Lunieski

John Lunieski
,
Clinical Product Manager
, Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota
Learn more about Catherine Macpherson, MS, RDN

Catherine Macpherson, MS, RDN
,
Senior Vice President, Healthcare Strategy & Chief Nutrition Officer
, Mom’s Meals
Learn more about Elizabeth Malko, MD, MEng, FAAFP

Elizabeth Malko, MD, MEng, FAAFP
,
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
, Florida Blue Medicare
Learn more about Peter Manoogian

Peter Manoogian
,
Principal,
, ZS
Learn more about Andrea Maresca

Andrea Maresca
,
Principal, Federal Policy
, Health Management Associates (HMA)
Learn more about Abner Mason

Abner Mason
,
Founder & CEO,
, SameSky Health
Learn more about Todd Masser

Todd Masser
,
Senior Director
, Optum Advisory Services
Learn more about Claire McAndrew, MPH

Claire McAndrew, MPH
,
Vice President, Health Practice
, Waxman Strategies
Learn more about Maeve McClellan

Maeve McClellan
,
Assistant Director, Strategic Execution for Government Programs
, Cambia Health Solutions
Learn more about Mark McClellan, MD, PhD

Mark McClellan, MD, PhD
,
Robert J. Margolis Professor of Business, Medicine, & Policy
, & Founding Director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University
Learn more about Bill Mclnturff

Bill Mclnturff
,
Partner
, Public Opinion Strategies
Learn more about Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers
,

, U.S. House of Representatives
Learn more about Dan Mendelson

Dan Mendelson
,
CEO, Morgan Health
, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Learn more about Marie Mika, PhD

Marie Mika, PhD
,
Sociologist and Staff Researcher
, Included Health
Learn more about Ellen Montz, PhD

Ellen Montz, PhD
,
Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO)
, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Learn more about Marjorie Morrison

Marjorie Morrison
,
CEO & Co-Founder
, Psych Hub
Learn more about Mellita Neely

Mellita Neely
,
Director, Medicare Product Development & Management
, Independence Blue Cross (IBX)
Learn more about Mark Newsom

Mark Newsom
,
Principal & Founder
, Health Evaluations, LLC
Learn more about Daniel O’Brien

Daniel O’Brien
,
Director, Risk Adjustment & Quality, Payer
, Optum
Learn more about Kelly O’Brien

Kelly O’Brien
,
Executive Director, Brain Health Partnerships
, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s
Learn more about Mary I. O’Connor, MD

Mary I. O’Connor, MD
,
Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer
, Vori Health
Learn more about Amit Parulekar, MS, MBA

Amit Parulekar, MS, MBA
,
Associate Director, Informatics, Bold Goal
, Humana Inc.
Learn more about Cheryl Phillips, MD, AGSF

Cheryl Phillips, MD, AGSF
,
President & CEO
, SNP Alliance
Learn more about Chris Priest

Chris Priest
,
Regional Vice President, Medicaid Solutions
, Centene Corporation
Learn more about Harbinder Raina

Harbinder Raina
,
Principal
, ZS
Learn more about Luke Raymond

Luke Raymond
,
Clinical Solutions Director
, SilverCloud Health
Learn more about Duncan Reece

Duncan Reece
,
Co-Founder & COO
, Cohere Health
Learn more about Barak D. Richman

Barak D. Richman
,
Katharine T. Bartlett Professor of Law & Professor of Business Administration
, Duke University School of Law
Learn more about Matt Salo

Matt Salo
,
Executive Director,
, National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD)
Learn more about Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD

Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD
,
Senior Medical Director
, Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA)
Learn more about Zainab Savliwala

Zainab Savliwala
,
Senior Analytic Advisor,
, IBM Watson Health™
Learn more about James Schuster, MD, MBA

James Schuster, MD, MBA
,
Chief Medical Officer
, UPMC Insurance Services Division
Learn more about Anne L. Schwartz, PhD

Anne L. Schwartz, PhD
,
Executive Director
, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Learn more about David Schwartz

David Schwartz
,
Vice President, Public Policy & Federal Affairs
, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Learn more about Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD

Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD
,
Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicare
, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Learn more about Kinda Serafi

Kinda Serafi
,
Partner, Manatt Health
, Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Learn more about Vik Shah, MD, MBA

Vik Shah, MD, MBA
,
National Medical Director, Quality & Network Performance
, Cigna Healthcare
Learn more about Michael Sherman, MD, MBA, MS

Michael Sherman, MD, MBA, MS
,
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
, Point32Health
Learn more about William Shrank, MD, MSHS

William Shrank, MD, MSHS
,
Chief Medical Officer
, Humana Inc.
Learn more about Leah Smith

Leah Smith
,
Director, Public Policy
, Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA)
Learn more about Jami Snyder

Jami Snyder
,
Director
, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
Learn more about Tim Storey

Tim Storey
,
CEO
, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Learn more about Debbie Sylvester, DNP, GNP

Debbie Sylvester, DNP, GNP
,
Director, Geriatrics
, Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA)
Learn more about Dani Tedesco

Dani Tedesco
,
Director, Product
, Zipari
Learn more about Hemi Tewarson, JD, MPH

Hemi Tewarson, JD, MPH
,
Executive Director
, National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Learn more about Adrian Thomas, MD

Adrian Thomas, MD
,
Associate Medical Director
, Cohere Health
Learn more about Elena G. Tompkins

Elena G. Tompkins
,
Principal
, Tompkins Strategies, LLC
Learn more about Daniel Tsai

Daniel Tsai
,
Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS)
, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Learn more about Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA

Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA
,
Global Chief Medical Officer
, 3M Health Information Systems
Learn more about Kurt Waltenbaugh

Kurt Waltenbaugh
,
Senior Vice President Insights & Growth,
, Unite Us
Learn more about Pat Wang

Pat Wang
,
President & CEO
, Healthfirst
Learn more about Chun-ju Wang, DO, FAAPMR, CHCQM

Chun-ju Wang, DO, FAAPMR, CHCQM
,
Senior Executive Medical Director
, Tivity Health
Learn more about Lisa Watkins

Lisa Watkins
,
Health Policy Director
, Elevance Health
Learn more about Tracy Watts

Tracy Watts
,
Senior Partner, National Leader for U.S. Health Policy,
, Mercer
Learn more about Ruth E. Williams-Brinkley, RN, FACHE

Ruth E. Williams-Brinkley, RN, FACHE
,
President
, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.
Learn more about Bob Winthrop

Bob Winthrop
,
Strategic Implementation Leader
, Kaiser Permanente (Northern California Region)
Learn more about Senator Ron Wyden

Senator Ron Wyden
,

, U.S. Senate
Learn more about Christen Linke Young

Christen Linke Young
,
Deputy Assistant to the President for Health and Veterans Affairs, Domestic Policy Council
, The White House
Learn more about Jeffrey Zients

Jeffrey Zients
,
Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response and Counselor to the President
,