Handouts

Sunday, December 7

Pre-Conference

9:00 am – 12:00 pm
P1 Medicare Part D: How to Ensure Your Appeals, Grievances, Determinations and Redeterminations are Meeting CMS Compliance Requirements
Sara Kay Wheeler, Partner, King & Spalding
Kirk Dobbins, Counsel, King and Spalding

Handout

• Explore regulatory basics underlying Part D Grievances, Determinations, CMS Administrator Review, and Appeals
• Understand the basis for expedited determinations and know your rights
• Explore changes in the new Subpart T Appeals process, including appeal of civil monetary penalties imposed by CMS or the OIG
• Understand current CMS compliance expectations for Part D, administrative requirements and other regulatory developments
• Explore new CMS Part D rules that will be effective in the 2009 contract year

12:00 – 1:30 pm
Lunch (on your own)

1:30 – 4:30 pm
P2 Medicare Advantage 101
Libby Easton-May, Manager, Huron Consulting Group
Dorothy DeAngelis, Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group

Handout

• Basic Medicare advantage eligibility and basic definitions
• Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008—summary & implications
• Sales & marketing issues for MA & MA-PD plans

4:30 – 5:30 pm
Networking Reception