Invitation: Upcoming National Council on Disability Medicaid Forum at Liberty Resources, Inc., Dec. 12, 9:15am

Forwarded by the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania –

Friends –

A SPECIAL INVITATION –

The National Council on Disability Invites You to a Medicaid Forum Hosted by Liberty Resources – Engaging Disability Leadership Representatives

WHEN:	December 12, 2014, 9:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. EST)
WHERE:	Liberty Resources, Inc., Wade Blank Rooms A & B, 714 Market St., #100, Philadelphia, PA 19106
RSVP:	Please respond to ncdforums@gmail.com if you would like to attend
FOLLOW:	On Twitter, hash tag is #MMCPA; and Dial-in Listen Only–(1-877-446-3914, Code: 647593)

The purpose of this forum:  The National Council on Disability (NCD) is collaborating with federal agency representatives and disability leaders to facilitate cross-disability stakeholder engagement with federal partners to obtain meaningful input into the planning and implementation of Medicaid managed care programs.

MEDICAID MANAGED CARE FORUM OBJECTIVES INCLUDE TO:

1. Facilitate input on experiences, preferences and desired outcomes for Medicaid managed care among disability leadership, federal and state agency representatives; health plans, providers, and consumers;
2. Promote the Medicaid managed care principles outlined in the NCD report, Medicaid Managed Care for People with Disabilities http://www.ncd.gov/publications/2013/20130315/;
3. Summarize and disseminate the forum proceedings and stakeholder input; and
4. Highlight NCD’s Medicaid Managed Care recommendations to States, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Congress – http://www.ncd.gov/publications/2014/11042014/.

Reasonable Accommodations:  An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter will be available, along with Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART).  Individuals who plan to attend this forum in person and require reasonable accommodations other than an ASL interpreter and CART should notify NCD contractor Capital Health Strategies, Consultant Ellen Piekalkiewicz as soon as possible to allow time to make arrangements at (850) 241-2051 or by email at — ncdforums@gmail.com.

Chemical Sensitivity:  Please note:  To help reduce exposure to fragrances for people with multiple chemical sensitivities, NCD requests that all individuals attending the forum in person will please refrain from wearing scented personal care products such as perfumes, hairsprays, colognes, lotions, deodorants, and other similar products.

Medicaid Benefits and Medicaid Managed Care Forum

AGENDA

Friday, December 12, 2014

LOCATION:  Liberty Resources, Inc., Wade Blank Rooms A & B, 714 Market Street, #100, Philadelphia, Pa 19106.  The forum is available to the public to attend in person or by phone.

CALL-IN NUMBER and CART:  Dial 1-877-446-3914 Passcode/ Conference ID:  647593.  If asked, the call host is Kamilah Martin-Proctor.

PURPOSE:  The National Council on Disability (NCD) is collaborating with federal agency representatives and disability leadership stakeholders to obtain meaningful input in the planning and implementation of Medicaid managed care.

OBJECTIVES:

1. Facilitate the discussion of experiences, preferences and desired outcomes for Medicaid managed care as described by disability leadership, federal and state agency representatives, health plans, and providers.
2. Promote the Medicaid managed care principles outlined in the NCD report, Medicaid Managed Care for People with Disabilities at http://www.ncd.gov/publications/2013/20130315/
3. Summarize and disseminate the forum proceedings and stakeholder input.
4. Develop best practice recommendations that may inform federal Medicaid managed care policy directives to the States, CMS and Congress.
5. Highlight NCD recommendations to the States, CMS and Congress Medicaid Managed Care; http://www.ncd.gov/publications/2014/11042014/

9:00 AM          Registration and Sign In

9:15 AM          Call to Order, Welcome and Introductions

• Thomas Earle, CEO, Liberty Resources, Inc.
• Kamilah Martin-Proctor, Co-Vice-Chair, National Council on Disability (NCD)

9:30 AM          Policy Panel and Discussion, Ari Ne’eman, NCD Moderator

Panel 1 – Changes to Medicaid Benefits — Healthy Pennsylvania

• Governor-Elect Wolf Transition Staff Representative (invited)
• Antoinette Kraus, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Health Access
• Stanley Holbrook, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Independent Living Centers

10:30 AM        Policy Panel and Discussion, Clyde Terry, NCD Moderator

Panel 2: Federal Update — Medicaid Managed Care

• Barbara Edwards, Director, Disabled & Elderly Health Programs Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

11:15 AM           BREAK

11:30 AM        NCD Medicaid Managed Care Principles/NCD Recommendations

• Ari Ne’eman, Council Member, NCD

 12 NOON        Medicaid Managed Care Trends Across the U.S.

• MaryBeth Musumeci, Associate Director, Kaiser Family Foundation

12:30 PM         LUNCH BREAK – lunch on your own

1:45 PM          Policy Panel and Discussion, Gary Blumenthal, NCD
Moderator

Panel 3:  Medicaid Managed Care Behavioral Healthcare Carve-Out

• Wayne Pendleton, Liberty Resources, Inc.
• Walter Davis, Director of Marketing and Community Development, Wedge Recovery Centers
• Sue Walther, Executive Director, Mental Health Association in Pennsylvania

2:15 PM          Medicaid Managed Care In Jersey – Advice for Pennsylvania Advocates

• Sue Saidel, Disability Rights New Jersey

2:45 PM –      Policy Panel and Discussion, Kamilah Martin-Proctor, Moderator

Panel 4:  Medicaid Managed Care

• Laval Miller-Wilson, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Law Project
• Jean Searle, Policy Advocate, Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
• Andrea D’Angelo and Paula Tomzcuk, Health Partners
• Kathy Brill, Executive Director, Parent to Parent USA

3:30PM           Adjourn

Please note:  To help reduce exposure to fragrances for those with multiple chemical sensitivities, please refrain from wearing scented personal care products such as perfumes, hairsprays, colognes, and deodorants.

An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter will be available, along with real-time closed captioning. 

Those who plan to attend this forum in person and require accommodations other than an ASL interpreter and CART captioning should notify NCD contractor Capital Health Strategies, Ellen Piekalkiewicz as soon as possible to allow time to make arrangements at (850) 241-2051 or by email at —  ncdforums@gmail.com. 

*The National Council on Disability is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President Congress, other federal, state, and tribal entities to enhance the quality of life for all Americans with disabilities and their families.