PPSV holds Healthcare Reform Webinars
May 26, 2010
First Program - Overview
On April 22, PPSV held a health policy and strategic planning briefing webinar on the new Healthcare Reform Law - What It Means for Providers, Practitioners and Consumers:
- What are the major components of the new law?
- When will it become effective?
- What is the likely impact?
- What YOU should be doing now to prepare.
To view a recording of the program, click here. To see the slides only, click here.
Presenters included PPSV principals Jim Pyles, Peter Thomas, Joel Hamme, Barbara Straub Williams, Mark Fitzgerald, and Diane Millman.
Second Program - Chronic, Rehab, Post Acute & Long Term Care
On May 14, PPSV hosted a health policy and strategic planning webinar on PPACA's Impact on Chronic Care Coordination, Rehabilitation, Post Acute & Long Term Care. Specific topics covered include:
- New Service Delivery and Payment Models for Chronic Care Coordination
- New Demonstrations and Pilots
- Coverage Expansions in Medicaid and Medicare
- Independent Payment Advisory Board
- Provider Reimbursement Adjustments
- Disability Protections for Providers and Consumers
- Trends in Home and Community-Based Services
- CLASS Act
- New Wellness and Prevention Programs and Services
- Increased Commitment to the Nation’s Health Care Infrastructure
- New Program Integrity Initiatives
Presenters included PPSV principals Jim Pyles, Peter Thomas, John Kemp, and Joel Hamme.
To hear a recording of the program or see the slides, click here.
Third Program - Hospitals
On May 18, PPSV hosted a health policy and strategic planning webinar on PPACA's Impact on Hospitals: Part A Medicare, Medicaid and 340B. Specific topics included:
- Market Basket
- Medicare and Medicaid DSH
- Wage Index
- Value-Based Purchasing
- Bundled Payments
- Reducing Readmissions
- Hospital Acquired Conditions
- Care Transition Services
- GME and IME resident counts and cap redistribution
- Independent Payment Advisory Board
- Claims Submission Deadlines
- 340B Eligibility
- Accountable Care Organizations
Presenters included PPSV attorneys Barbara Straub Williams, Mary Susan Philp, Peter Thomas, Ron Connelly, and Elisabeth Doyle.
To hear a recording of the program or see the slides, click here.
Fourth Program - Physicians
On May 26, PPSV hosted a health policy and strategic planning webinar on the new Healthcare Reform Law's Impact on Physicians: Medicare, Medicaid and related physician issues. Specific topics covered include:
- Expansion of Medicare Coverage
- Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes
- Payment System Reform such as Bundling, ACOs, and Medical Home
- Role of Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)
- Fraud and Abuse
- Physicians as Small Employers
Presenters were Becky Burke, Peter Thomas, Diane Millman, Mark Fitzgerald, and Rob Portman.
