Forum Program
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Monday, February 27, 2023 |
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| 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Exhibits Open |
| 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception with Exhibitors |
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| 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | SIPAC Axe Throwing/Reception |
| Blade & Timber – 1303 Baltimore Ave, Kansas City Help support the Self-Insurance Political Action Committee (SIPAC), and compete against colleagues and other SIIA members during a fun and interactive axe throwing competition and reception. Network with other industry participants, throw axes, and support our industry’s political advocacy activities as we begin the 2024 election cycle. |
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| 9:00 p.m. | SIIA Future Leaders Meet-Up Mixer |
| Yard House Brewery– 1300 Main Street, Kansas City Join other younger attendees for an on informal “on your own” after-dinner networking event. |
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| Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
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| 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Exhibits Open |
| 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | Networking Breakfast |
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| 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
 Elizabeth Midtlien Vice President, Emerging Markets AmeriHealth Administrators, Inc., SIIA Chair |
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| 8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Price Transparency: Policy & Regulatory Update |
| SIIA’s Government Relations Team will provide insights and need to know analysis on current federal price transparency activities, ranging from the Hospital Price Transparency and Transparency in Coverage Rules to the ongoing implementation of the No Surprises Act. | |
PANELISTS: Chris Condeluci Washington Counsel Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA)  Ryan Work Senior Vice President, Government Relations Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA) |
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| 9:30 a.m. -10:15 a.m. | Conversation with Regulators: Federal Price Transparency |
| Key federal agency regulators will discuss details on federal transparency rules, in addition to insights into future guidance and implementation recommendations. | |
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| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Networking Break |
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| 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Price Transparency Collaboration: Working with TPAs, Brokers, Advisors & Stops Loss Carriers |
| Price transparency mandates and reporting requirements mean an increasing need for collaboration from entities working on behalf of a self-insured plan. This panel will explore best practices in working across entities in compiling, reporting, and submitting plan-related requirements in the price transparency space and assist in navigating roles and responsibilities. | |
PANELISTS:  Dennis Charland Senior Vice President Zelis  Ed Doherty VP, Legal Consulting Group Aon 
Kelly Wage
VP, Consumer Experience and Market Solutions Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina |
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| 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Taking Advantage of Pricing Transparency for a Healthcare Consumer-Minded Member Strategy |
| Federal Price Transparency has unlocked more consumer information than ever before, which can potentially transform the delivery of healthcare services by allowing patients to proactively make informed, cost-conscious decisions about their health. What can the self-insured industry do to educate patients, and effectively access and utilize service information and cost before receiving care? Further, our panelists will explore how to handle the claims once the care is received and what can be done to control costs on behalf of the member and self-insured plan. | |
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PANELISTS: 
Bill Kampine |
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| 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Hosted Luncheon & Networking |
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| 1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Data Accessibility & Price Transparency: Understanding Exposure |
| A legal and industry take on data accessibility issues, exposure, and other issues related to NSA and TiC Rules, including real-world legal and contract issues faced by plan service providers. | |
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PANELISTS:  Nick Welle Partner Foley & Lardner, LLP |
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| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | No Surprises Act: IDR/ Arbitration Best Practices & Lessons Learned |
| With one year since plans started implementing NSA programs and the Open Negotiation and IDR process began, this session explores what industry participants need to know, lessons learned, and how to tackle the open negotiation and IDR/ arbitration process. | |
PANELISTS:  Tim McConville Managing Attorney ClearHealth Strategies  Troy Sisum Chief Legal Officer Imagine 360 |
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| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Networking Break |
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| Afternoon Quick Fire Rounds |
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| 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | A Fair Price: Getting to & Understanding Hospital & Provider Pricing |
| Federal price transparency often hinges on provider and hospital pricing, billing and QPA calculations. What do self-insured entities need to know about evolving hospital billing practices, what are key lessons learned, and how can you use hospital data to assist in surprise billing and beyond. | |
PANELISTS: Douglas Aldeen, Esq. Attorney at Law  David Cardelle Chief Strategy Officer Advanced Medical Strategies (AMS) |
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| 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Air Ambulance: The Other Side of Surprise Billing |
| An often-overlooked piece of the No Surprises Act, air ambulance claims are increasingly costly for self-insured plans. This panel will delve into recent air ambulance claim trends, and what self-insured entities need to understand about the unique treatment of it under the NSA. | |
PANELISTS:  Jennifer Hill AVP, Complex Claims Lockton Companies Mark Gamber, M.D. Medical Director Alacura |
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| 4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Price Transparency Town Hall |
| This closing interactive session will allow participants to ask questions from the day’s topics, talk about experiences, challenges and opportunities, and provide a forum on all things healthcare transparency. | |
MODERATORS: Christine Cooper SIIA Price Transparency Committee Chair Ryan Work Senior Vice President, Government Relations Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA) |
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| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Closing Networking Reception |
| *Program schedule is subject to change. | |
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