Capitol Caucus Sponsors

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Care Continuum Alliance presented its inaugural Capitol Caucus April 18, 2012, at the Embassy Suites Washington, D.C.—Convention Center. The event convened key Washington policymakers and population health management executives for a day of focused briefings on legislative and regulatory issues for wellness, prevention and care management in 2012.

Speakers & Presentation Slides:

Slides are available for:

Panel: Medicaid Expansion: Opportunities and Challenges for Population Health Management

• Dan Crippen, Executive Director, National Governors Association | download slides
• Edo Banach, Senior Adviser, Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, CMS | download slides

Panel: Population Health Management Opportunities in New Care Delivery Models

• David Nace, MD, Vice President, McKesson Health Solutions, and Chair, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative | download slides
• Craig Brammer, Director, Beacon Communities Program, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT | download slides
• Ellen-Marie Whelan, Senior Adviser, Seamless Care Models Group, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, CMS | download slides

Keynote

• Shannon Brownlee, MS, Acting Director, New America Foundation Health Policy Program, Washington, D.C. | download slides

Panel: Opportunities for Quality Improvement through Population Health Management Strategies

• Pierre L. Yong, MD, MPH, Acting Director of the Division of Healthcare Quality and Outcomes, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning Evaluation, HHS | download slides
• Greg Pawlson, Executive Director for Quality Innovations, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | download slides
• Alice Lee-Martin, Pharmacist/Team Lead, Division of Clinical and Operational Performance, Medicare Drug Benefit and the C and D Data Group, CMS | download slides

Panel: Wellness and Health Promotion: Policy Environment and Challenges for Expanded Availability

• Paul Cotton, Director of Federal Affairs, National Committee for Quality Assurance | download slides