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It’s as simple as this under the new reform provisions: Medicare Advantage and Part D plans that earn four- and five-star quality ratings from CMS will have a significant competitive edge. Quality bonuses could total as much as 5% for MA plans beginning in 2012, and they will be based on actions and decisions that plans make this year and next. To further complicate an already tricky situation, CMS is considering major changes in what goes into the star ratings and the possibility of combining Part C and D ratings into one score. The new head of CMS, Donald Berwick, M.D., is passionate about performance-based measurement. His outcomes orientation means the star-rating program will only get tougher, stressing tighter accountability and proven results. Since just a small percentage of plans now have the ratings of four stars and above needed to qualify for the new bonuses, MA sponsors will need to revamp their operations as soon as possible or risk losing significant Medicare revenues. Join us on September 21, and hear John Gorman, CEO of Gorman Health Group, and Frank Ingari, the CEO of a high-rated and fast-growing MA plan, outline the steps plans now need to take to succeed in the star-rating system. They will pinpoint the kinds of operational and clinical process elements needed to boost star ratings and earn the bonus dollars that can be the key to surviving in the post-reform era. Among the topics they will cover are:
Team-Wide Training at Its Best (and most cost- and time-efficient). Gather your management team on September 21 for one low single-participant price. And photocopy for each of them as many copies of our printed materials as you need. Managers throughout your organization will find out what they need to do to improve your plan’s star ratings and earn vital quality bonuses.
JOHN GORMAN is founder and CEO of Gorman Health Group, LLC, the leading consulting firm specializing in Medicare managed care and Part D. Before starting his company in 1996, Mr. Gorman served as assistant to the director of HCFA’s Office of Managed Care under two directors, providing both day-to-day management and external liaison for the Medicare and Medicaid managed care programs. Prior to that, he was staff director for U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D), then chairman of the House Government Operations Committee. FRANK INGARI is CEO of Essence Healthcare, a rapidly growing and successful MA plan operator based in Maryland Heights, Mo. Mr. Ingari has more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur and senior information technology executive. Prior to joining Essence, he was chairman and CEO of Shiva Corp., a pioneer in the remote-access market, and he took the company public with Goldman Sachs in 1994. Previously, he was vice president and general manager of the spreadsheet division at Lotus Development Corp. Moderator: Jim Gutman, managing editor of AIS’s Medicare Advantage News and Health Reform Week
1. Register above (or call 800-521-4323 to register). 2. When you register, you will receive a confirmation by e-mail from AISconferences@aishealth.com, with a toll-free number, password and Web link that you will use to connect to the Webinar on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 (1:00 p.m. Eastern time).
3. For your convenience, you will receive a copy of the Printed Materials in PDF format by e-mail prior to the Webinar. These materials will include the same presentation you will view online during the Webinar. 4. Listen to the Webinar as you follow along with your Printed Materials. You will be able to view the presentation online as you listen on the phone. 5. The final segment of the Webinar will let you ask questions and get answers about what steps you need to take to boost your plan’s star ratings and qualify for the new MA bonuses. 6. Cancellation Policy: To cancel your registration for this event and receive a full refund, you must contact customer service at 800-521-4323 no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled start of the Webinar. Any cancellations received after log- in information and supplemental materials have been sent (48 hours prior to the start of the Webinar) will receive a CD of the Webinar or a credit valid for one year. Your credit (the cost of the Webinar) will be applied toward the purchase of any AIS product or Webinar. Can't make it on September 21? Order the CD or On-Demand Recording and Printed Materials. Remember: A copyright release in the Printed Materials will permit you to make photocopies for each person listening to the Webinar and/or recording.
Please note that the On-Demand recordings will be available within 2-3 days of the conference and the CDs will be available within 2 weeks. CDs (and accompanying written materials) are shipped via UPS. Please give us your street address when you order (UPS does not deliver to PO boxes). You should receive your order within 5-7 business days.* Shipping cost is $5. The On-Demand Recording will be delivered as a link within a PDF file of the accompanying written materials. Shipping will NOT be charged for this item.
Rush Orders: Please call us at 800-521-4323 to place a rush order.* We will overnight your order for an additional charge of $30, or you can give us your FedEx or UPS account number and we will charge the shipping to your account. Rush orders placed after 3:00pm EST will not be shipped out until the next business day. *The On-Demand recordings will be available within 2-3 days of the conference and the CDs will be available within 2 weeks.
Listeners will also receive practical written information to supplement information covered by the Webinar speakers.
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