TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2024

8 am - 1 pm

Charity Golf Mixer to benefit local children's organizations.
Location:  Waldorf Astoria Bonnet Creek
14200 Bonnet Creek Resort Lane, Orlando, FL 32821

Transportation to/from JW Marriott will be provided.
7:30am Bus loop begins
8am Breakfast
8:30 am Charity check presentation
9am Tee-Off (9 or 18 holes)

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10am - 11:30am

Board Meeting (FAHP BOD Only)

11:30 am - 1pm

Lunch and 12pm Medicaid Committee Meeting (FAHP BOD and Medicaid Committee Only)

1 pm - 2:30 pm

Government Relations/Legislative Prep Meeting (FAHP Invite Only)

Tradeshow Open

Opening Welcome and MC
Nathan Landsbaum, FAHP Board Chairman
Centene

Legislative Panel

Join us for our opening General Session as we begin the 2024 CONNECT Conference with a discussion on health care policy with an esteemed group of Florida policymakers. Each year, lawmakers recap important changes to Florida law that affect the health care marketplace and give attendees insight into what changes could be on the horizon in the upcoming legislative session.

Legislators as of 11-23 (pictured L to R)

Senators: Kristen Arrington; Danny Burgess; Jay Collins; Randy Fine; Barbara Sharief; Corey Simon
Representatives:  Shane Abbott; Kimberly Berfield; Gallop Franklin

Moderators:
Senator Rob Bradley
Carol Gormley, VP Government Affairs, Independent Living Systems and Florida Community Care    

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Welcome Reception 

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere! Join our opening welcome reception poolside (if weather permits) for an evening of industry connections and conversations while we honor and enjoy the tropical sounds of the late Jimmy Buffett.

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9 pm -10:30 pm

Late-Night Reception (PRIVATE EVENT - INVITATION ONLY)  

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Registration Desk Open - Sponsored by: 

Breakfast Open | Tradeshow Open 
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Sponsor Presentation: The CMS Prior Authorization Rule: Opportunities for Automation & AI

Join us for a discussion on how Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with enhanced interoperability in the health care industry transforms the prior authorization process, mainly through managing and analyzing unstructured data. When combined with seamless data exchange in alignment with the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F), AI's capabilities enable transparency, data exchange, and automation of various tasks within the authorization workflow.  By leveraging AI, interoperability, and the power to process unstructured data, the health care system is moving towards a more interconnected, intelligent, and patient-centric model.  

Speaker: Daniel Cawood, Senior Product Manager, Interoperability Solutions 

Speaker Ready Room (Private Invite Only)

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9 am - 9:15 am
Griffin Ballroom

FAHP Opening Welcome and MC
Michael Lawton, CEO, United Healthcare

FAHP General Session: Roundtable Discussion with Shevaun Harris, Secretary, Florida Department of Children and Families

Giving Back to our Communities - Kids Snack Bag Packing Station CSR 
10 am - 1pm or when all bags are completed.



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Sponsor Presentation: How Emerging Data and Technologies are Unifying Care 

Join our speakers as they investigate how emerging technologies are enabling the next generation of care at home, addressing SDOH factors and changing the way health plans engage with their members for improved health outcomes.

Speakers
Jonathan Wiik, Vice President of Health Insights, FinThrive
Sindhu Pandit, MD, MBA, Senior Medical Director, Best Buy Health

FAHP General Session on AI and Interoperability

Guest Speaker:
Samantha Burch, Vice President, Technology Public Policy, AHIP

Lunch | Tradeshow Open | Kids Snack Pack CSR Open
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Afternoon MC
Paul Runk, Government and External Affairs Director, AmeriHealth Caritas

Diamond Sponsor Remarks: The Value of Integrating Clinical and Transportation Benefits in Florida

Speakers:
Aaron Crowell, Chief Growth Officer
Jessica Quintana, SVP, Specialty Benefits Network

Presenting Sponsor Remarks:  A Formula for the Future
Speaker: Heyward Donigan, Senior Advisor

FAHP General Session:  CEO Panel

We are excited to welcome health plan CEOs back for an insightful discussion and give them a forum to share their best practices, successes and challenges. This spirit of collaboration allows industry professionals to take insights back to their businesses.

Panel (pictured L to R)

Natalia Aresu, Plan President, Humana Healthy Horizons
Dana Gryniuk, Plan President/CEO, Simply Healthcare
William Hinsdale, Plan President, Molina Healthcare
Michael Lawton, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community & State  
Jennifer Sweet, CEO, CVS Health/Aetna Better Health of Florida
Ken Walters, Senior VP, COO, Community Care Plan
Charlene Zein, President/CEO, Sunshine Health

Moderator:  Brittney Hunt, Vice President, External Affairs, UnitedHealth Group

Sponsor Presentation - Moving Beyond the Swipe: Creating an Integrated Experience Across Supplemental Benefits and Quality

The average person aged 65 and older visits their doctor just five times a year yet sees their pharmacist three times a month and visits a grocery store more than once a week. These figures are even higher amongst Medicare Advantage members with OTC, food, and other supplemental benefits available to be spent in store.  Given their strong engagement with retail, what can we learn about the wants and needs of Medicare Advantage members from their shopping habits? And what opportunities exist to transform a member’s visit to the store and engagement with their supplemental benefits into a measurable ROI for your quality teams?

Chris Hewell
Publix
Director of Managed Care
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Jared Childs
Soda Health, Inc
VP of Business Development
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FAHP Guest Speaker Thomas Mantz, President/CEO, Feeding Tampa Bay

Hospitality Suite Open (Private Invite Only)

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FAHP Casino Gala Reception and Tradeshow Open
Guest Speaker (tentative) Jimmy Patronis, Florida's Chief Financial Officer
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Join us for a fun-filled evening networking with colleagues, visiting with our tradeshow vendors while enjoying casino games, food/drink and prizes.

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Breakfast Open | Tradeshow Open
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8:10 am
Griffin Ballroom

FAHP Opening Welcome and MC

Samantha Ferrin, Senior Government Relations Director, Elevance Health

8:15 am - 8:30 am
Griffin Ballroom

Sponsor Presentation: Driving improvement in maternal care and ambulatory procedure outcomes 

According to the World Health Organization, approximately 800 women die daily from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. In addition, elective surgical and medical procedures are one of the fastest growing areas in healthcare expenditures. Solventum, formerly 3M Health Care, offers a suite of solutions including 3M™ Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) and 3M™ Ambulatory Potentially Preventable Complications (AM-PPCs) that work in support of Medicaid initiatives across the country to safeguard maternal care and address areas of opportunity for intervention. Join us to learn more about how Solventum’s maternal health methodology bundle, including 3M SMM and 3M AM-PPCs, addresses the hidden costs of elective procedures and identifies and quantifies post-procedure complications and excess utilization providing insights into understanding complication rates across the continuum of care, inpatient and emergency department (ED) complication rates across facilities, and national averages of complication rates for comparative analysis.

Speaker: Kevin Clark, Business Development Manager – Solventum FKA 3M Health Information Systems Regulatory and Payer Solutions

8:30 am - 8:45 am
Griffin Ballroom

Sponsor Presentation - Engaging Rising Risk Patients Receiving Medicaid Through Community-Based Interventions

Sponsor Presentation by Noom: From Medications to Mindset: The Emerging GLP-1 Companion Ecosystem  

While GLP-1 medications have shown much promise for weight loss, they can leave people in worse health than before, especially when medications are not used according to the drug label: as an adjunct to a diet and exercise program.  

Yet, our healthcare system isn’t well-equipped to support patients during and after a GLP-1 course of care. Primary care clinicians, who typically have little training in obesity, are getting inundated with patients’ requests for GLP-1s, but they generally lack the time to manage and support patients’ use of the drugs over months—hence fueling the GLP-1 care gap.   

Without the right support system, patients risk losing a significant amount of muscle mass, strength, and bone density, which can result in a lowered resting metabolic rate, worsening insulin resistance, and weight regain after stopping the medication. The impact? Poor health outcomes for patients and exacerbated costs for payers.

Speaker: Robyn Racheotes, Vice President Sales, Noom

9 am - 10 am
Griffin Ballroom

FAHP General Session - FQHC Panel Discussion

FAHP is pleased to welcome this panel of speakers representing Florida's Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) who will discuss the evolution of FQHCs, innovative programs to benefit the medically underserved areas and populations in the state and how health plans collaboratively with FQHCs to improve overall health well-being. 

Panel Speakers (pictured L to R)
Alex Romillo, CEO, Health Choice Network
Elodie Dorso, CEO, Community Health Centers of Pinellas
Dr. Ashley McPhie, CMIO, Tampa Family Health Centers
Moderator: Moses Allen, VP of Pharmacy Operations, Centene/Sunshine Health

10 am - 10:15 am

Break

10:15 am - 11 am
Griffin Ballroom

FAHP General Session
Florida Insurance Marketplace Report

Special Guest Speakers:

Michael Yaworsky, Florida Insurance Commissioner
Alexis Bakofsky, Deputy Commissioner of Life & Health

11 am - 11:15 am

Break

11:15am - 12 pm
Griffin Ballroom

FAHP General Session: AHCA Update

Our final conference morning features an important dialogue and Statewide Medicaid Managed Care program update with representatives from the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). As the plan’s regulator, AHCA officials will take part in a discussion on the newly awarded Medicaid contracts and their vision of the Medicaid program in the coming years.

Speakers (pic L to R):

Brian Meyer, Florida’s Deputy Secretary of Medicaid 
Pam Hull, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Medicaid Operations
Ann Dalton, Chief of Medicaid Policy
Moderator:  Natalia Aresu, Regional President, Humana Healthy Horizons in Florida                                                

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