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The National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) is the leading professional
association for health insurance agents, brokers, general agents and consultants. NAHU
members work every day with individuals, families and employers of all sizes to help
them purchase health insurance coverage and use that coverage in the best possible way.
We are a dedicated group of more than 100,000 benefit specialists across the nation who
advocate on behalf of our clients -- American health insurance consumers.
N AT I O N A L A S S O C I AT I O N O F H E A LT H U N D E R W R I T E R S
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STAND UP AND BE HEARD
C API T O L C O N F E R E NCE 2015
AG E N D A
Hyatt Regency | 400 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. | Washington, DC
2015 AGENDA
MONDAY
FEBRUARY 23
Time
Event
Location
8:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
General Session
Regency Ballroom
Speaker
Welcome and Conference Expectations
Lobbying 101
Jonathon Jones, Peck Madigan Jones
Health Reform In The State—A Governor’s
Perspective
Governor Charlie Baker (R-MA)
Moving Transparency Forward—Panel
Presentation
Eric Bricker, MD., Chief Medical Officer,
Compass Professional Health Services
Eric Schultz, President and CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
Mark Gaunya, Co-Owner & Chief Innovation Officer,
Borislow Insurance, Moderator
Keynote Address on the Future of Health Care
David Houle, Futurist
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. ‐ 2:45 p.m.
T own Hall Meeting and Preparation for Lobbying
Visits on Capitol Hill
• HUPAC Update
Regency Ballroom
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshments with Sponsors
Regency/Columbia Foyers
3:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
(Attendees select two sessions to attend. Recordings and presentations from all sessions are available to those who purchase CapCon Plus)
Employer Mandate and Reporting Track
• Employer Mandate, Practically Speaking
• Understanding the Employer Reporting
Requirements
Regency A
The New Basics Track
• How to Navigate Special Enrollment Periods
Regency Ballroom B/C/D
• ERISA 101
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Containing Health Care Costs Track
• The Right Care, at The Right Cost at the Right
Time
• The Ins and Outs of Wellness Programs
Capital A/B
Collaboration at Its Best Track
• An Interactive Discussion With Futurist
David Houle
• Compliance Corner Live
Columbia A/B
Regional Meetings
Ruthann Laswick, Bluewater Consulting
Mark Iwry, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury
and Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) for Retirement
a and Health Policy, United States Department of Treasury
Lauren Block, the Director of the Division of Eligibility and
Enrollment, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Kim A. Langer, Senior Investigator, United States Department
of Labor
Tim Church, Chief Medical Officer, ACAP Health Consulting
David Smith, Vice President, Health & Welfare Benefits,
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TUESDAY
Time
Event
Location
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
General Session
Regency Ballroom
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
The Administration’s View on the Future of the
Health Insurance Marketplace
Kevin Counihan, Marketplace CEO, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
How Can Agents Reduce Health Care Costs? A
Presentation Sponsored in Conjunction with the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Suzanne Delbanco, Executive Director, Catalyst for Payment
Reform
Mark Gaunya, Co-Owner & Chief Innovation Officer, Borislow
Insurance
10:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.
The Direction of Health Reform in the 114th
Congress
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC)
10:35 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Election Season 2016—Insights and Outlook
Chris Cillizza, Political Analyst and Writer, Washington Post
Medicaid In The States—A Panel Discussion
• Arkansas
• Pennsylvania
• Virginia
• Iowa
Jeff Myers, President & CEO, Medicaid Health Plans of America
Hemi Tewarson, Program Director Health Division, National
Governors Association
Secretary William A. Hazel Jr. M.D., Virginia Health and Human
Services
Kathleen Nolan, Director of State Policy & Programs, National
Association of Medicaid Directors, Moderator
11:30 a.m. ‐ 5:00 p.m.
Lunch on Your Own
HUPAC Reception
National Association of Realtors
Building
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 25
Time
Event
Location
8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
General Session
Regency Ballroom
8:30 a.m. ‐ 9:00 a.m.
A House Call—Bipartisan Health Reform
Possibilities
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA)
9:00 a.m. ‐ 9:30 a.m.
King v. Burwell—The Implications for the
Marketplace
Marcy M. Buckner, J.D., NAHU Senior Director of State Affairs,
NAHU
9:30 a.m. ‐10:00 a.m.
A View from The House—Health Reform Priorities
in the 114th Congress
Representative Diane Black (R-TN)
10:00 a.m. ‐11:00 a.m.
Open Enrollment 2015 Wrap-Up—A Panel
Discussion Covering the Perspectives of Individual
Consumers and Small and Large Employers
Randy Spicer, Vice President of Health & Insurance Services,
National Restaurant Association
Grant Lahmann, Director, East & South, Small Business Majority
Greg Gierer, Vice President, Policy, America’s Health Insurance
Plans
Anita Fete, National Director of Partner Engagement and
Outreach, Enroll America
Russ Childers, Chair of NAHU’s National Exchange Coordinators
Working Group, Moderator
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Breakout Meetings
Locations Below
11:45 a.m. ‐ 5:00 p.m.
Meeting of State and Local Legislative Chairs
Regency Ballroom
Meeting of HUPAC Chairs
Yellowstone/Everglades
Lunch on Your Own
Lobbying Visits on Capitol Hill
12:30 p.m. ‐ 2:00 p.m.
Regional
Meetings
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Region 1 (ME, VT, NH, MA, NY, CT, RI)……………………………… Concord
Region 2 (PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA)………………………………… Columbia A/B
Region 3 ( MI, IL, IN, OH, KY, WV)……………………… Regency Ballroom A
Region 4 (ND, SD, MN, WI, NE, IA)………………………………… Columbia C
Region 5 (NC, SC, GA, TN, MS, AL, FL)……………………… . Regency B/C/D
Region 6 (KS, OK, TX, MO, AR, LA)…………………… . Lexington/Bunker Hill
Region 7 (MT, ID, WY, UT, CO, NM, AZ)……………………… Congressional A
Region 8 (WA, OR, NV, CA, AK, HI)………………………………… Capital A/B
Speaker
Lobbying Visits on Capitol Hill
5:00 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
David Houle, Futurist
Pamela D. Mitroff, NAHU Senior Director of Health Reform
Compliance
Trey Tompkins, President of Admin America, Inc.
Jessica Watts, Vice President of Benefits Compliance at NFP
Carol Taylor, Employee Benefit Advisor, D&S Agency
Joan Fusco, Director, Research & Education, Savoy and
Associates
FEBRUARY 24
Capitol Club Luncheon (Invitation Only)
Thornton Room
Speaker