NASL 2016 Winter Legislative & Regulatory Conference

Feb 08, 2016 11:00am -
Feb 10, 2016 05:00pm
(GMT-5)

Event Description

Session titles and speakers will be added as they are confirmed, so please check back often.

Monday, February 8
 

12:00 – 5:00pm  Registration Open
 

2:00 – 4:00pm

 

NASL IT Committee Meeting

 

A Working Session and Facilitated Discussion with

Terrence O’Malley, M.D.
Medical Director for Non-Acute Care Services
Partners HealthCare, Massachusetts General Hospital

 

Elizabeth Palena Hall, MIS, MBA, RN
LTPAC Coordinator
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT

 

Kevin Larsen, MD, FACP
Medical Director, Meaningful Use
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT

 

All are invited to attend.

 

2:00 – 4:00pm

 

NASL Medical Products Committee Meeting

 

 

The Move to Alternative Payment Models – How Can Suppliers Plan For the Wave?

 

Laura J. Cohen PhD, PT, ATP/SMS
Principal
Rehabilitation & Technology Consultants, LLC

 

All are invited to attend.

 

3:00 – 3:30  Break (Refreshments only)

 

4:15 – 5:45pm   Opening General Session

 

Dealing with the U.S. Congress:  Stories from the Trenches

 

Bruce A. Yarwood
President and CEO of the American Health Care Association (retired)

 

Laurence F. Lane
Vice President of Government Relations at Genesis HeathCare Corporation

 

 

Ellen Doneski
Chief Advisor on Tax and Economic Policy for the
Senate Democratic Leader

 

 

For Mature Audiences Only

Refreshments provided

 

6:00 – 7:30pm  NASL Opening Night Reception

 

 

Tuesday, February 9

 

7:00 – 8:00am  Continental Breakfast

 

8:00 – 10:00am

 

NASL Medical Services Committee Meeting

 

Therapy Professional Association Roundtable featuring

Roshunda Drummond-Dye
Director, Regulatory Affairs
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

 

Tim Nanof
Director, Health Care Policy & Advocacy
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

 

Christina A. Metzler 
Chief Public Affairs Officer
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

 

All are invited to attend.

 

10:00 – 10:30am  Networking Break

 

10:30 – 11:45am

 

Policy Update and Forecast for 2016

 

Cynthia Morton, Executive Vice President
National Association for the Support of Long Term Care

 

Alan Parver, Esq., Partner
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

 

11:45am – 1:00pm  Luncheon

 

 

1:15 – 2:30pm

 

Medicare Part B Issues as They Relate to LTPAC

 

Marc Hartstein, Director
Hospital and Ambulatorty Policy Group
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

 

2:30 – 2:45  Networking Break

 

2:45 – 4:00pm  

 

Challenges Facing Medicare Home Heath in 2016

 

​Eric Berger​, CEO
Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare

 

4:15 – 6:15pm  NASL Board of Directors Meeting

 

Wednesday, February 10

 

7:00 – 8:30am  Continental Breakfast

 

7:00 – 8:00am 

 

NASL Diagnostic Testing Committee Meeting

 

All are invited to attend.

 

8:00 – 8:45am 

 

Presentation of NASL 2016 Congressional Leadership Award

 

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-5th CA)

 

9:00 - 10:00am

 

CMS Regulatory Update for Part A Post-Acute Care

Laurence Wilson, Director
Chronic Care Policy Group
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

 

10:00 - 11:00am  General Session

 

Last Minute Prep for Hill Visits

 

11:00am

 

Adjourn to Capitol Hill for Meetings with Members of Congress
 

 


Become a sponsor of the NASL 2016 Winter Conference!

 

Please contact Laura de la Calzada at 202-803-2385 or lauradlc@nasl.org to discuss available opportunities. 
 


NASL 2016 Winter Legislative & Regulatory Conference
Cancelation Policy:

  • Cancelations received on or before February 3, 2016 will receive a credit for the paid registration fee, minus a $50 processing fee.
  • Credit issued for a canceled registration must be used within one year, and will be forfeited if not used within that time. 
  • Credits are transferrable to another employee of the NASL member company.
  • No credit will be issued for cancelations received after February 3, 2016.

Event Type:Conference
Category:Annual Meeting
Early registration ends on Nov 16, 2015.
Regular registration starts on Nov 17, 2015 and ends on Feb 15, 2016.
Late registration starts on Feb 16, 2016.
(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

 

Registration Fees
Fee TypeEarlyRegularLate
 2016 Winter Legislative & Regulatory Conference Registration
Member Fee: $575.00$575.00$675.00
Non-Member Fee: $1150.00$1150.00$1350.00