Monday, October 6
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| 8:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
Board Meeting
Attendance by invitation only.
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8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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Outreach & Enrollment Training
This in depth training will provide participants with practical steps they can take to get their health centers ready for Open Enrollment. Learn tactics for successful in-reach and outreach and practice messages that will help encourage your patients to “get covered.” Breakfast will be served.
- Nancy Clack, Get Covered: Family Planning Project Director, NFPRHA
- Claire Manning, Get Covered: Family Planning Field Director, NFPRHA
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| 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Medicaid Office Hours
Sign up for a one-on-one meeting to get assistance from NFPRHA Senior Policy Director Robin Summers about all things Medicaid. Meeting participants can sign up for a 20-minute slot at the meeting registration desk.
- Robin Summers, JD, Senior Policy Director, NFPRHA
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| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Building Healthy Relationships with Third-Party Payers
Gain insight about building relationships with third-party payers from the authors of the latest Life After 40 project case study. All meeting attendees will receive a hard copy of the case study narrative and companion workbook.
- Kristi Besse, Director of Revenue Management, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
- Daryn Eikner, Vice President of Service Improvement, AccessMatters
- Susan Gadon, Principal, SDG Health
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| 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Shifting Patient Numbers and Sustainability Solutions
As more Americans gain access to insurance, safety net providers across the country are experiencing changing patient numbers. Engage in peer-to-peer discussion about any recent shifts in patient numbers experienced at your health centers and learn what actions others are taking to address these changes. Strategies for sustainable growth including assessing readiness for change in payer mix and making operational changes based on patient experience data will be presented. Lunch will be served.
- Warren Brodine, President, WJ Brodine & Co.
- Clare Coleman, President & CEO, NFPRHA
- Katie Martocci Saul, MPH, Consultant, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
- Kelly Pollard, Clinic Manager, Boulder Valley Women's Health
- Todd Welter, Founder & President, R.T. Welter & Associates
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| 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
The Effect of Education & Enrollment Activity on Payer Mix
Conducting education and enrollment in your health center is not just good for the uninsured, it is also good for a health center’s payer mix. Finance and executive staff at Title X-funded health centers will share examples of how the back office is affected by the ups and downs of enrollment.
- Nancy Clack, Get Covered: Family Planning Project Director, NFPRHA
- Emily Nichols, Director of Operations, Family Practice & Counseling Network (PA)
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| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Preparing for Open Enrollment
Hear from providers who conducted education and enrollment about their lessons learned as well as the “bare bones” that every health center should have in place to be prepared for on-site education and enrollment in November.
- Angela Kennedy-Wright, Administrative Coordinator, Houston Department of Health and Human Services
- Claire Manning, Get Covered: Family Planning Field Director, NFPRHA
- Audrey Sandusky, Communications Director, NFPRHA
- Amanda Williams, Public Affairs Field Specialist, Legacy Community Health Services
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| 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Networking Reception
Catch up with NFPRHA colleagues and friends at the NFPRHA networking reception! Free for all meeting attendees. Beverages and appetizers will be served.
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Tuesday, October 7
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| 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Revenue Cycle Management Office Hours
Get individual assistance from experts on topics critical to your health center’s revenue cycle management. Bring in examples of your problem areas and spend one-on-one time walking through potential solutions with our experts. Meeting participants can sign up for a 20-minute slot at the meeting registration desk.
- Todd Welter, Founder & President, R.T. Welter & Associates
- Ann Finn, Principal, Ann Finn Consulting
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| 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Medicaid Expansion: Pushing Back On the “Race to the Bottom”
As states pursue alternative paths to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some have implemented onerous Medicaid changes with potentially far-reaching consequences for all states. This session will explore those changes and what some of your peers have done to push back on the new “race to the bottom.” Breakfast will be served.
- Robin Summers, JD, Senior Policy Director, NFPRHA
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| 9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
Contraceptive Coverage: From Hobby Lobby to Medical Management
Although the ACA requires insurance coverage of all FDA-approved methods, regulations implementing the requirement have led to uncertainty about what is and is not covered. The Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision only added to this uncertainty. This session will provide an overview of the state of play regarding contraceptive coverage, including problem-solving tips and an extended Q&A opportunity.
- Sharon Levin, Director of Federal Reproductive Health Policy, National Women's Law Center
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| 11:00 a.m. to Noon |
Networking Lunch
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| Noon - 1:15 p.m. |
Improving State Policies for Seamless Coverage Part 1: Ideas in Play
Despite the expansion of insurance coverage to millions, ongoing litigation and regulatory challenges have led to gaps in family planning coverage. Learn from your peers about some of the solutions being implemented in their states to help ensure their patients have seamless coverage.
- Georgana Hanson, VP of Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Family Planning Advocates of New York State
- Jodi Tomlonovic, Executive Director, Family Planning Council of Iowa
- Linda Wheal, Maternal Health Program Manager, Illinois Healthcare and Family Services
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| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Improving State Policies for Seamless Coverage Part 2: Breakout Session
This session will provide an opportunity for attendees to identify barriers to seamless coverage in their states and discuss potential policy solutions with their peers.
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Wednesday, October 8
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8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Family Planning Councils of America Meeting
Attendance by invitation only.
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9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Indiana Family Health Council Meeting
Attendance by invitation only.
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