Rescheduled!

The National Council on Independent Living Presents:

Integrating Care for People Dually Eligible

With Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Wednesday, June 15, 2011; 1:00 PM EDT

Materials:

• Slideshow Presentation in PDF or Plain Text
  
  
• Fact Sheet in PDF or Plain Text

The National Council on Independent Living is excited to announce a teleconference to provide Independent Living advocates with information regarding integrating programs for people who are dually eligible: individuals who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.  Representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services Office on Disability and Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be participating.

This presentation is available via teleconference or web-based CART. 

Join us to learn:

• The requirements and implications of dual eligibility
• How the Affordable Care Act is likely to affect individuals who are dually eligible
• How integrated programs benefit individuals who are dually eligible
• The goals and operations of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office

Basic Agenda

• Introductions
• Overview (H. Claypool, HHS OD)
• CMS Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Duals Office) (E. Banach, CMS)
• Tools for Better Alignment
• Consumer Engagement

Your Presenters:

Henry Claypool is the Director of the HHS Office on Disability. Mr. Claypool has 25 years of experience developing and implementing disability policy at the federal, state, and local levels, and he has personal experience with the nation’s health care system from the perspective of an individual with a disability.

Edo Banach is in the Program Alignment Group of the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office. He previously was associate general counsel at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Prior to that, Edo Banach was the Medicare Rights Center’s general counsel. Edo also practiced health law at the firm of Latham & Watkins and clerked for U.S. Judge John T. Nixon of the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Registration Information:

NCIL Member Registration: This presentation is free for NCIL Members.

Non-Member Registration: There is a $25.00 registration fee for Non-Members, per connection (fee does not apply per participant, provided the group uses the same conference line).