NASL 2017 Winter Legislative & Regulatory Conference

Feb 06, 2017 11:00am -
Feb 08, 2017 05:00pm
(GMT-5)

Event Description

NASL 2017 Winter Legislative & Regulatory Conference

 

February 6-8
Loews Madison Hotel
Washington, DC

 

**We are unable to accept new requests for Hill appointments on February 8.**

 

The NASL 2017 Winter Legislative & Regulatory Conference gives you everything you need to know to navigate the changes to health care coming in 2017:

  • Understand the Priorities of the New President and Congress:
    • How will Rehabilitation Therapy and Other Ancillary Services Fit into Congressional leadership’s agenda of repealing the Affordable Care Act?
    • Will the priorities for CMS and ONC change with the confirmation of Secretary-elect of HHS, Tom Price, and CMS Administrator-nominee, Seema Verma?
  • Talk the language of the New Congress and the etiquette of advocating on Capitol Hill:
    • Develop and nurture a relationship with Members of Congress and their staff.
    • Become their go-to industry expert.
    • Continue to grow your relationships through social media.
  • Update on CMS’s Project to Reform SNF Part A Payment, the “CMS Payment Model Research.”    
  • CMS’ presentation on understanding the timeline of the Standardized Assessment Data and the Quality Measures required by the IMPACT Act. 
  • Hear from LeadingAge on the priorities of their organization for 2017.  

 

Pre-registration available now through February 1. 

 

**Check back often - sessions and speakers will be added as they are confirmed.**

Monday, February 6
 

12:00-5:00pm

Registration 

2:00 – 5:30pm

Advocacy in the Aftermath

 

  • Michaela Sims, Co-Founder and Partner, Chamber Hill Strategies
  • Jennifer Higgins, Partner, Chamber Hill Strategies
  • Mike Gula, Co-founder, Gula Graham
  • Cynthia Morton, Executive Vice President, NASL
  • Panel of Capitol Hill Staffers
  • Brett T. Baker, Health Policy Advisor, 
  • Senate Committee on Finance
  • ​Sarah Levin, Professional Staff Member, Subcommittee on Health,
  • House Ways & Means Committee
  • Lisa Grabert Professional Staff Member, Subcommittee on Health, House Ways & Means Committee
 

 

6:00 – 7:30pm

NASL Opening Night Reception

 

Tuesday, February 7
 

7:00-8:00am

Breakfast
 

7:00am-4:00pm

Registration Open
 

8:00-10:00-am

NASL Medical Services Committee Meeting

All are encouraged to attend.
 

10:30am-12:00pm
 

IMPACT Act Quality & Resources Measures:
A Look at the Near-Term Horizon

Stella Mandl, RN, BSN, BSW, PHN, Technical Advisor
Division of Chronic and Post-Acute Care, CMS


Tara McMullen, PhD, MPH, Health Analyst
Division of Chronic and Post-Acute Care, CMS

 

Charles Padgett
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, CMS

 

12:00-1:00pm

NASL Luncheon

 

1:15-3:15pm

NASL IT Committee Meeting

Zoe Barber, MPH 
Project Officer, Office of Programs & Engagement,
Health Information Exchange Programs,
HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)

 

Elizabeth Palena Hall, RN, MIS, MBA 
LTPAC Coordinator, Office of Policy, HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)   
 

All are encouraged to attend.
 

3:30 – 4:30pm

CMS' Effort to Construct a NEw Part SNF Payment System

 

Sherill Mason, Principal
Mason Advisors

 

4:30-6:30pm

NASL Board of Directors Meeting
 

Wednesday, February 8
 

7:30-8:30am

Breakfast
 
8:00-8:30am

Perspective from a Member of Congress

 

U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-4th)
Beginning his third term , Congressman Perry will discuss his experience in Congress.

 

Cynthia Morton, MPA
Executive Vice President
NASL

8:30-9:15am

Navigating the Headwinds of Change


Cheryl Phillips, MD
Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Health Services
LeadingAge

 

9:15-10:30am

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Partnering in 2017 - Issues in Home Health Care


William A. Dombi, Esq.
Vice President for Law
National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC)

 

10:30am

Adjourn to Capitol Hill for Meetings
with Members of Congress

 

 

NASL Room block closes JANUARY 13. Visit https://www.loewshotels.com/madison/nasl2017 to make your reservation at the Loews Madison Hotel now.

 

Join the growing list of sponsors of the NASL 2017 Winter Conference

 

Cancellation Policy:

 

  • Cancellations received on or before February 1, 2017 will receive a credit toward a future NASL meeting for the paid registration fee, minus a $50 processing fee.
  • Credit issued for a cancelled 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 cancellations received after February 1, 2017.

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Event Type:Conference
Category:Annual Meeting
Early registration ends on Nov 14, 2016.
Regular registration starts on Nov 15, 2016 and ends on Feb 05, 2017.
Late registration starts on Feb 06, 2017.
(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

 

Registration Fees
Fee TypeEarlyRegularLate
 2017 Winter Conference - includes 3% credit card processing fee
Member Fee: $592.25$592.25$695.25
Non-Member Fee: $1184.50$1184.50$1390.50