HHFMA/NAHC Webinar Series: Medicare Advantage: Tactics – Part 3

Tuesday, June 6 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 

Home Care providers are struggling with the impacts of shifting the Medicare-eligible population into Medicare Advantage Managed Care plans (MA Plans). Forward-looking providers are asking important questions, such as: What are the implications of current demographic trends? What operational and financial issues should providers expect as their payer mix shifts to mostly Managed Care? Will providers have a future in a world where MA Plans also offer home-based services and products?

This webinar will offer the tactics you need to land a win-win MA partnership.

Speakers: 

1. Joe Calcutt, CFO, Liberty Home Care
2. Erin Masterson, Associate Principal, Consulting, Simitree
3. Angela Huff, Managing Consultant, FORVIS
4. Bart Bybee, Chief Financial Officer, Healing Hands Healthcare

Price (Per Webinar): 

• HHFMA Members: FREE [Get your coupon code in the HHFMA Community]*
• NAHC Members: $99
• Non-Members: $199

Medicare Advantage Pre-Conference 

If you’ve followed our Medicare Advantage Webinar Series, you maybe be Interested in the Pre-Conference at #FMC2023. We’re bringing in experts who’ll breakdown critical aspects of MA and you’ll hear directly from a leading payor. Learn more and register. 

Home Care Industry Update

Thursday, June 15 | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

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Register now for the Polsinelli, The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), and Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) for a legal update tailored for the Home-Based Care Industry (home health, home care, and hospice providers).  We will be discussing the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recent proposed access to care rules which would, among other things, require at least 80% of all Medicaid payments (under both Fee For Service and Managed Care delivery systems) for HCBS services be used towards compensation for direct-care workers and the call to action for provider advocacy.

We will also get you up to speed on two new federal laws affecting pregnant women and new working mothers: Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Panelists will also review lingering COVID-19 legal issues associated with the end of the federal public health emergency, including the status of CMS’s vaccine mandate, state vaccine mandates, and OSHA’s vaccine standard.

Finally, we will review recently passed and proposed state legislation including New York’s recently expanded protections for lactating employees, New York City’s brand new prohibition on height and weight discrimination, the proposed SWEAT bill (involving personal liens for allegations of wage theft), and proposed Connecticut legislation which would alter state oversight of home care agencies.

Providers who will be impacted by the CMS Medicaid Access Rules should contact Damon Terzaghi at dterzaghi@nahc.org to receive the survey and return no later than June 16.  

*Confirmation email, calendar hold and login link sent directly via Zoom.

Agenda

• Overview of new proposed CMS Medicaid access rules and call to action
• Summary of requirements of new PUMP and PWFA Acts affecting pregnant women and working mothers
• Status update on home-based care related COVID-19 vaccine mandates and OSHA rules
• Summary of recent passed and proposed state legislation affecting the industry

Speakers

• Bill Dombi, President, NAHC
• Vicki Hoak, Executive Director, HCAOA
• Sean Schwinghammer, Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer, SurfMed, PMHC
• Angelo Spinola, Home Health, Home Care & Hospice Chair, Polsinelli
• Will Vail, Shareholder, Polsinelli
• Damon Terzaghi, Director of Medicaid Advocacy, NAHC

Your Zone of Genius Starts at #FMC2023 

July 16-18, 2023  | New Orleans, LA

The 2023 Financial Management Conference is where financial leaders find their zone of genius! The CEOs, CFOs, and financial management professionals who attend have spent years learning and building their expertise – but #FMC2023 is where you come to get inspired!

Join us to discuss the latest innovations and solutions, onsite demos, networking, certification opportunities, and more.

With 28 immersive sessions, 3 pre-conferences you can add to your registration, and an open forum, prepare yourself to solve tomorrow’s biggest challenges. You can tailor your sessions and create your track to get the most out of your experience. Leaders on the frontline of transformation in financial management and leadership are heading up our exciting programming. They are eager to answer your questions and help you meet your goals.

Invest in yourself, your organization, and your career.

Sessions | Pre-Conferences | The Expo | Hotel & Location 

Fall Advocacy Day

September 19-20, 2023 | Washington, D.C.

Save The Date

Each year, our most engaged members and industry friends touch down in our National Capital to advocate with lawmakers for support of the care-in-the-home community. The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) tracks critical legislative, regulatory, and policy issues that affect our members to ensure you’re on top of what’s ahead. Your concerns are our priority!

Advocacy Day is where we need your help to advance policy by joining us for a day on Capitol Hill and participating in our grassroots efforts virtually through our online Action Center.

You will have the opportunity to meet with Members of Congress or their legislative staff to advance issues facing our growing and evolving industry. This is a chance to share your story with legislators, and ask that they back policies to bolster your capacity to continue providing high-quality home-based care to patients and families.

Bring your thoughts and ideas on issues like… 

• Stopping devastating payment cuts for home health providers
• Demonstrating the value of the hospice benefit to Medicare
• Advancing targeted hospice program integrity solutions

Come to sharpen your voice on issues that matter most to you. It’s the perfect opportunity to share your real-world experiences and data demonstrating how home care and hospice benefit your community.

Plus, Advocacy Day participants find great value in strengthening relationships with their elected officials, as well as networking with like-minded colleagues. Advocacy is one of our GREATEST member benefits—take advantage of it by joining us in Washington, D.C. Congress needs to hear from YOU!

Schedule:

• September 19 – Briefing on logistics and policy priorities with NAHC staff and Hill visit scheduling contractor (Soapbox Consulting) to prep you for your congressional meetings.
• September 20 (Scheduled Appointments) – Head to Capitol Hill to meet with your members of Congress and urge them to help with these vital issues.

Briefing Location:

Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health
700 2nd Street NE
Washington, DC 20002

Soapbox Consulting (NAHC’s Hill meeting contractor partner) will coordinate scheduling meetings with your Senators and Representatives. If, for some reason, you prefer to schedule your meetings yourself, please let us know by reaching out to Calvin McDaniel (cmcdaniel@nahc.org) or Davis Baird (dbaird@nahc.org) on NAHC staff.

Registration is required and is set to OPEN July 10, 2023. 

NAHC also recommends you book your travel and accommodations as soon as possible (note – there is no designated hotel for those attending this event).