Schedule

1. The A&Bs of Medicare Parts A & B (not repeated)

Sara Filipelli, Senior Associate Counsel, Parkland Health and Hospital System
Alison Hollender, Husch Blackwell
Erica Waxman, Chief Legal Officer, Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety

2. Year in Review (not repeated)

3. The Changing Medicaid Program–A Panel of State Medicaid Directors

Michael H. Cook, Liles Parker PLLC

7. Basics of Cost Reporting (not repeated)

Jowita Walkup, Dentons US LLP
Dave Yoder, Director | Reimbursement, Adventist Health, Roseville, CA

8. Medicare and Medicaid and Bankruptcy (not repeated)

Sam Maizel, Dentons

9. Graduate Medical Education (GME) in the USA–Key Metrics and Opportunities for 2026

Scott Bezjak, Forvis Mazars
Bradley Cunningham, Lead Policy and Regulatory Analyst at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

10. Medical Necessity in Medicare Advantage

Timothy P. Blanchard, "Blanchard Manning LLP
Kathy Roe, Health Law Consultancy

11. Best Practices for Legal Oversight of 340B Programs in Turbulent Times

Trevor Coe, Senior Associate Counsel, University of Maryland Medical System
Emily J. Cook, McDermott Will & Schulte

12. Advanced Cost Reporting (not repeated)

Gregory N. Etzel, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Eric Lucas, Moss Adams X Baker Tilly

13. Medicare Compliance (not repeated)

14. Medicare Reimbursement for Hospital-Based Nursing and Allied Health Programs

Alek Pivec, King & Spalding, LLP
Ann Showers, Director-Finance & Regulatory, TPR Solutions, LLC

15. Current Issues with Provider-Based Status

Andrew D. Ruskin, K&L Gates

16. Staying the Course: Civil Rights Compliance and Health Equity

Margia Corner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Aaron Schuham, University of California Office of the President

17. Medicaid's Foundations and the Changes Ahead (not repeated)

Caroline L. Farrell, Foley Hoag
Jeff J. Wurzburg, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

18. Administrative Enforcement (not repeated)

19. Medicaid Litigation Update

Garrett F. Mannchen, Office of the General Counsel, US Department of Health and Human Services
Felicia Y. Sze, Athene Law, LLP

20. Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Update

Marc Hartstein, Health Policy Alternatives Inc
Katrina A. Pagonis, Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC

21. The Underpinnings of Overpayments

Susan Banks, Holland & Knight
B. Scott McBride, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

22. PRRB Appeals–The View from the Board Chair (not repeated)

23. Behavioral Health (not repeated)

Matthew W. Bergeron, Larkin Hoffman
Susannah Vance Gopalan, UNC Health Pardee

24. Pennies or Payments: Physician Fee Schedule & Part B in 2026

Bryan Hull, Washington Counsel, Division of Legislative Counsel, American Medical Association
Sidney S. Welch, "Bradley, Arant, Boult & Cummings LLP

25. Medicare Advantage Fraud Enforcement Under a New Administration: Mitigating Risk for Criminal and Civil Actions

Jolie Apicella, Wiggin and Dana

26. Legal Issues with DSH and S-10, and Other Cost Reporting Issues

Fred Fisher, Toyon Associates
Karen Kim, Athene Law

27. Medicaid Supplemental Payments and Current Issues (Primer) (not repeated)

Sarah E. Mutinsky, Eyman Partners LLC
Anne O'Hagen Karl, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP

28. FFS v MCO Payment Issues: Three Practical Hospital Perspectives (not repeated)

Richelle Marting, Martomg Law LLC / Director of Managed Care Contracting, NKC Health
Praveen Mekala, Chief Financial Officer Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health

29. Medicare Litigation Update

Melissa D. Hart, Office of the General Counsel, US Department of Health and Human Services
Daniel J. Hettich, King & Spalding

30. Hot Topics in Fraud and Abuse

Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld, Jones Day

20. Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Update (repeat)

Marc Hartstein, Health Policy Alternatives Inc
Katrina A. Pagonis, Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC

31. Navigating Medicare Claim Appeals (not repeated)

Deborah Samenow, DLA Piper LLP (US)

32. Medicaid Managed Care: Its Growing Role in Medicaid Financing and Delivery of Care (not repeated)

Susan Feigin Harris, Norton Rose Fulbright
Rachel Gilbert, Burr & Forman LLP

33. Safety Net Providers in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the Anticipated Consequences of the OBBBA

Kathy Ghiladi, Feldesman LLP

10. Medical Necessity in Medicare Advantage (repeat)

Timothy P. Blanchard, "Blanchard Manning LLP
Kathy Roe, Health Law Consultancy

15. Current Issues with Provider-Based Status (repeat)

Andrew D. Ruskin, K&L Gates

34. Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model (not repeated)

Amy Turner, Deputy Director, Innovation Center, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Washington DC

35. Legal Ethics

36. Hospitals and House Slippers: Shifting Care to the Patient’s Home

Ryan Thurber, Polsinelli PC

25. Medicare Advantage Fraud Enforcement Under a New Administration: Mitigating Risk for Criminal and Civil Actions (repeat)

Jolie Apicella, Wiggin and Dana

26. Legal Issues with DSH and S-10, and Other Cost Reporting Issues (repeat)

Fred Fisher, Toyon Associates
Karen Kim, Athene Law

37. Clinical Trial Billing (not repeated)

38. Creating High-Performing Post-Acute Care Networks to Succeed in Risk-Based Payment Models (not repeated)

James M. Daniel, Hancock Daniel & Johnson PC
Chad Mulvany, Forvis Mazars

9. Graduate Medical Education (GME) in the USA – Key Metrics & Opportunities for 2026 (repeat)

Scott Bezjak, Forvis Mazars
Bradley Cunningham, Lead Policy and Regulatory Analyst at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

14. Medicare Reimbursement for Hospital-Based Nursing and Allied Health Programs (repeat)

Alek Pivec, King & Spalding, LLP
Ann Showers, Director-Finance & Regulatory, TPR Solutions, LLC

16. Staying the Course: Civil Rights Compliance and Health Equity (repeat)

Margia Corner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Aaron Schuham, University of California Office of the President

39. Medicaid Financing Issues (not repeated)

Catherine Kirkland, Burr & Forman, LLP
Baxter Morgan, Husch Blackwell LLP

40. Audits of the Medicare Enrollment Screening Process and Revocations for Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (not repeated)

41. Medicare Hospital Payment Reform: Modernizing Reimbursement to Reflect the Cost of Care

Heather D. Mogden, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC
K. Michael Nichols, Senior Director Reimbursement, University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

29. Medicare Litigation Update (repeat)

Melissa D. Hart, Office of the General Counsel, US Department of Health and Human Services
Daniel J. Hettich, King & Spalding

30. Hot Topics in Fraud and Abuse (repeat)

Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld, Jones Day

42. The IRA's Drug Pricing Provisions from All Sides (not repeated)

Sabrina Aery, Aery Partners
Chris Schott, Latham & Watkins

43. Wage Index: Urban v. Rural Issues (not repeated)

Joseph R. Krause, Hall Render
Brian Restivo, Moss Adams X Baker Tilly

11. Best Practices for Legal Oversight of 340B Programs in Turbulent Times (repeat)

Trevor Coe, Senior Associate Counsel, University of Maryland Medical System
Emily J. Cook, McDermott Will & Schulte

24. Pennies or Payments: Physician Fee Schedule & Part B in 2026 (repeat)

Bryan Hull, Washington Counsel, Division of Legislative Counsel, American Medical Association
Sidney S. Welch, "Bradley, Arant, Boult & Cummings LLP

44. PRRB Appeals: Current Topics (not repeated)

Page M. Smith, Bass Berry & Sims

19. Medicaid Litigation Update (repeat)

Garrett F. Mannchen, Office of the General Counsel, US Department of Health and Human Services
Felicia Y. Sze, Athene Law, LLP

21. The Underpinnings of Overpayments (repeat)

Susan Banks, Holland & Knight
B. Scott McBride, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

41. Medicare Hospital Payment Reform: Modernizing Reimbursement to Reflect the Cost of Care (repeat)

Heather D. Mogden, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC
K. Michael Nichols, Senior Director Reimbursement, University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

33. Safety Net Providers in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the Anticipated Consequences of the OBBBA (repeat)

Kathy Ghiladi, Feldesman LLP

35. Legal Ethics (repeat)

36. Hospitals and House Slippers: Shifting Care to the Patient’s Home (repeat)

Ryan Thurber, Polsinelli PC