Agenda

NAMD leadership frames the content, context, and conversation that they hope will unfold during the conference. Join us in welcoming a new Executive Director to NAMD.

SPEAKERS:

• Dianne Hasselman, Interim Executive Director, National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD)
• Allison Taylor, Medicaid Director, Indiana Family & Social Services Administration; Board President, NationalAssociation of Medicaid Directors (NAMD)
• Kate McEvoy, Incoming Executive Director, National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD)

Learn how Medicaid is breaking down silos to better support maternal health in the first session of the Strong and Stable Families Track. This panel will include perspectives from doulas, Title V leaders, and Medicaid leaders about their partnership efforts.

MODERATOR:

• Sarah Fertig, State Medicaid Director, Division of HealthCare Finance, Kansas Department of
  Health & Environment

SPEAKERS :

• Rene Mollow, Deputy Director, Health Care Benefits & Eligibility, California Department of Health Care Services
• Terrance Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
• Sayida Peprah-Wilson, PsyD, Executive Director, Diversity Uplifts, Inc.; Member, California Doula Stakeholder Workgroup Community Communications Advisory Team 

Look beyond state Medicaid policy and operational details to see what market drivers are impacting current decision-making and future forecasting. An expert panel interprets labor and economic forces significant to state budgeting, workforce, and health care sector spending. The panel will surface questions state agencies should consider and plan for.

MODERATOR:

• Caprice Knapp, PhD, Principal, Health Management Associates; Former Medicaid Director, North
  Dakota

SPEAKERS:

• Jeanne Batalova, PhD, Senior Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute
• Robert Stewart, Principal Analyst, Congressional Budget Office
• Dan White, Senior Director of Economic Research, Moody's Analytics

What the health is going on? We’ve got questions. Julie Rovner convenes a panel of leading health reporters from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Kaiser Health News to discuss federal health policy and how it reverberates across the states. Their discussion will help discern trends in health care post mid-terms and post-pandemic with a particular eye to impacts on the Medicaid program.

MODERATORS:

• Heidi Capriotti, Public Information Officer, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
• Julie Rovner, Chief Washington Correspondent, Kaiser Health News

SPEAKERS:

• Stephanie Armour, Senior Health Policy Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
• Sarah Kliff, Investigative Reporter, The New York Times
• Rachana Pradhan, Correspondent, Kaiser Health News

Parents are among the most important people in a child's life, and the well-being of parents greatly influences a child's health outcomes. Covering more than one in three children, this session will explore Medicaid's unique role in supporting parents and children and setting them on a path for lifelong health and wellbeing.

MODERATOR:

• Gretchen Hammer, Founder, Public Leadership Group; Former Medicaid Director, Colorado

SPEAKERS:

• Kelly Crosbie, Chief Quality Officer, North Carolina Medicaid
• Sandy Kick, Director, Office of Medical Benefits Management, Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

CMCS Director Dan Tsai will outline the activities and initiatives to expect for Medicaid and CHIP over the next year.

SPEAKER:

• Daniel Tsai, Deputy Administrator, Center Director, Center for Medicaid & CHIP Services (CMCS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Learn what Medicaid leaders are looking for from CMS heading into 2023.

SPEAKERS:

• Jennifer Langer Jacobs, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services, New Jersey Department of Human Services
• Jami Snyder, Director, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
• Gui Woolston, PhD, Medicaid Director, Connecticut Department of Social Services

Medicaid plays an outsized role in providing health coverage and related services for low-income and high-need Americans. The program supports populations with a great breadth and intensity of needs, at a historic volume. This session delves into two high-priority and unique populations – Tribal communities and dually eligible seniors. See how Medicaid adapts and meets challenges to promote access and quality among these populations.

MODERATOR:

• Mark Larson, Senior Vice President, Leadership & Capacity Building, Center for Health Care
  Strategies (CHCS); Former Medicaid Director, Vermont

SPEAKERS:

• Tom Betlach, Partner, Speire Healthcare Strategies; Former Medicaid Director, Arizona
• Juliet Charron, Division Administrator for Medicaid, Idaho Department of Health & Welfare

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed many gaps in our health care system, including longstanding silos in health care data. This session will feature an in-depth interview with Medicaid and Health Information Exchange leaders from Arizona who will share their journey to build a stronger and more successful partnership and how this is impacting the health of Medicaid members in the state.

MODERATOR:

• Sarah Aker, Medicaid Director, South Dakota Department of Social Services

SPEAKERS:

• Melissa Kotrys, Chief Executive Officer, Contexture
• Jami Snyder, Director, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)

Medicaid is the largest payer of behavioral health services in the nation. In spite of high costs, outcomes for people with serious mental illness remain dire with high rates of incarceration, homelessness, and medical morbidity. Dr. Insel brings expertise in psychiatry, policy, and technology to suggest how we can better meet the needs of people with serious mental illness. This talk will suggest that we need to shift towards a goal of recovery, by focusing on the “three Ps” – people, place, and purpose. Healing requires that the three Ps become part of health care, supported by both public and private insurance. A limited number of copies of Dr. Insel’s book, Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health, will be made available for both in-person and virtual conference attendees.

MODERATORS:

• Dianne Hasselman, Interim Executive Director, National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD)
• Jaime Diaz-Granados, PhD, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, American Psychological Association

SPEAKER:

• Thomas Insel, MD, Co-Founder & Executive Chair, Vanna Health