American Health Lawyers Association And America’s Health Insurance Plans Will Hold Law Conference For Health Plans, Insurers, And Providers

April 23, 2007 – 12:29 pm | posted in Health Insurance, Medical Malpractice

The American Health Lawyers Association [AHLA] and America’s Health Insurance Plans [AHIP] have invited a stellar set of health policy analysts and health lawyers to deliver presentations at the Law Conference for Health Plans, Insurers, and Providers.

May 9-11, 2007
The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa
Hollywood, Florida, USA

Join in-house and outside counsel, legal experts, government representatives and other plan, provider and insurance specialists for analysis and discussion of current issues, opportunities and challenges that are transforming the health law environment.

This year’s program general sessions will include:

– Hot Topics in Antitrust with William Kovacic, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, and Thomas Krattenmaker (Moderator).

– Top Policy Challenges Facing Health Payors and Providers with Peter Kongstvedt of Accenture

– Litigation Trends with Kevin Gordon and Rick Shackelford

– Part D Law Enforcement Actions and Investigations with Joel Michaels and Jim Sheehan

– Expanded Health Care Coverage: One Goal, Two Approaches with Tom Barker, and Jim Roosevelt.

Other breakout sessions include Medicaid; Play or Pay, Fair Share, and Other Employer Mandates: State Health Reforms Confront ERISA and Other Challenges; Part D Compliance; and the Newest Dynamic in Plan-Provider Relations - Consumer Directed Healthcare.

The luncheon program will again feature Dr. Norman Ornstein, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute Election Analyst for CBS News.

The HMOs and Health Plans Practice Group breakfast sponsored by Huron Consulting Group will be on May 10. There is an additional fee of $38 for members of the sponsoring Practice Group and $43 for non-members of the sponsoring Practice Group. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

Complete information and a program brochure for the Law Conference for Health Plans, Insurers and Providers is available on Health Lawyers’ website at www.healthlawyers.org/programs.

To register as press for the program please contact Maggie Russell at (202) 833-0756 or by email at mrussell@healthlawyers.org.

ShareThis

Also Read

  • States Look To Increase Number Of Insured Young Adults By Allowing Them To Stay On Their Parents’ Health Coverage Longer
  • Democrats, Health Insurance Industry Could Clash Over Medicare Advantage Plans’ Cost To Government, San Francisco Chronicle Reports
  • Some Health Insurance Agents Might Be Violating Medicare Rules By Aggressively Marketing Fee-for-Service Plans
  • Primary Care Physicians Increasingly Offer Flat-Fee, Prepaid Health Plans
  • Federal Government’s Costs For Medicare Beneficiaries Enrolled In Managed Care Plans 12.4% Greater Than For Those In Fee-for-Service Plans
  • Workers Prefer PPOs, HMOs To Consumer-Directed Health Plans, Study Finds
  • California To Issue PPO Report Cards To Help Consumers Compare Health Plans
  • Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission Presents Health Insurance Proposals To Lawmakers
  • Proposed Massachusetts Minimum Coverage Requirements Not Met By 200,000 Insured Residents
  • Westchester Med Nurses To Announce Lawsuit Against County For Canceling Bus Ad

    • You must be logged in to post a comment.