Continuing Education Sessions

Session 28 | Provider Owned Special Needs Plans Panel Discussion

Day: Tuesday, August 2
Time: 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Type/Topic: Finance and Reimbursement

Session Summary

Join us for a panel discussion on the opportunity that Provider Owned Special Needs Plans (SNPs) afford nursing centers and post-acute care in general in a changing environment, including the clinical and financial impact. Hear from experts who partner and support providers with forming SNPs about the opportunity to double down on value based care and managed care.

Presenters

Amy Kaszak

President, Special Needs Plans | AllyAlign Health

About the Presenter

Amy Kaszak is a value-based payment veteran with over 25 years of developing innovative payment and care models for high risk patient populations. In 2013, Amy co-founded AllyAlign Health, the first national company focused on enabling senior housing providers to transform the quality of care for residents through Medicare Advantage plans.

Mark Miller

President | Longevity Health Plan

About the Presenter

Mark Miller has 25 years of skilled nursing and long term care experience involving facility operations, rehabilitation programming and case management. His corporate level management of ancillary services include pharmacy, lab, x-ray, HMO products and contracting. Mark is currently President of Longevity Health Plan, Florida Market. He is responsible for operations, utilization review and business expansion.

Tom Parker

Senior Director of Policy and Reimbursement | Florida Health Care Association

About the Presenter

Tom Parker serves as the Senior Director of Reimbursement for the Florida Health Care Association. On behalf of FHCA, he serves as a liaison to American Health Care Association and FHCA Reimbursement Committee and represents long term care providers before the Florida Legislature, AHCA, DOEA, CMS, and other entities regarding issues of reimbursement and health care finance policy.

Abby Riddle

Senior Vice President of Medicare Operations | Independent Living Systems

About the Presenter

Abby has served in her current role for almost 2 years supporting ILS' expansion and managed care services to Medicare clients nationwide. Prior to assuming her leadership position with ILS, Riddle served as Assistant Deputy Secretary for Medicaid Operations with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), functioning as the Florida Medicaid program’s Chief Operations Officer. Leveraging her extensive experience in government-sponsored healthcare programs, Riddle brings a track record of success with program implementation and operations. Riddle held several senior-level positions during her tenure with the agency and had day-to-day responsibility for operations of Medicaid’s $28 billion managed care program.