10:00-11:30 am

Session 1:  Health care delivery system challenges and opportunities for Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities

·      Christie Peters, Principal Analyst

·      Barbara Otto, CEO, Health & Disability Advocates

·      Elena Nicolella, Medicaid Director, Rhode Island Department of Human Services

·   John Mathewson, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Operations, The HSC Foundation

Staff contact:  Christie Peters, Principal Analyst

11:30-12:00 pm

Session 2: Update on Medicaid primary care physician payment increase

• Jim Teisl, Principal Analyst

12:00-1:00 pm

Adjourn for lunch

1:00-2:00 pm

Session 3: Options related to Medicaid, CHIP, and exchange interactions

• Chris Peterson, Director of Eligibility, Enrollment and Benefits

2:00-2:45 pm

Session 4: Medicaid capitation payments to PACE and D-SNPs

• Chris Park, Senior Analyst

2:45-3:00 pm

Break

3:00-4:00 pm

Session 5: Overview of the Medicaid/Medicare dually eligible population

• Ellen O’Brien, Director of Long-Term Services and Supports
• April Grady, Director of Data Development and Analysis

4:00-4:45 pm

Session 6: State Medicaid Payment Policies for Medicare Cost Sharing

• Jim Teisl, Principal Analyst

4:45-5:00 pm

Public Comment

5:00 pm

Adjourn