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FINAL (09/29/2009)

COB/TPL 2009 NATIONAL WEBINAR AGENDA
“Containing Costs and Increasing Recoveries
During Tough Economic Times”

Monday, October 5, 2009 through Friday, October 9, 2009
Each Day
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Eastern
12:00 noon to 2:00 pm Central
11:00 am to 1:00 pm Mountain
10:00 am to 12:00 noon Pacific


Monday, October 5, 2009
1:00 pm – 1:15 pmWelcome by Andy Renggli, Office Chief of Coordination of Benefits for the Department of Social and Health Services, State of Washington and Acting Chair of the COB/TPL TAG

1:15 pm – 3:00 pmPresentation: Heath Insurance Premium Protection (HIPP)

Coordinator: Andy Renggli

Panel Members:

Carolyn Thiebes, Operations and Policy Analyst, Third Party Liability, Office of Payment Accuracy and Recovery, State of Oregon

Daron Morrill, HIPP Policy Unit Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

Sherri Lemmon, Human Services Program Specialist in the Policy Unit, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare


Tuesday, October 6, 2009
1:00 pm – 1:15 pmWelcome by Andy Renggli

1:15 pm – 3:00 pmPresentation: VA Coordination of Benefits

Coordinator: Gary Ashby, Manager of Benefits Coordination, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, State of Colorado

Panel Members:

Bill Allman, Project Analyst/Liaison, Veterans Benefit Enhancement/PARIS Projects, DSHS/HRSA/DSM/PRP, State of Washington

Russ Hill, Program Compliance Bureau Chief, Department of Human Services, State of Montana


Wednesday, October 7, 2009
1:00 pm – 1:15 pmWelcome by Andy Renggli

1:15 pm – 3:00 pmPresentation: Updates on the Ahlborn Decision including Tristani and Matey

Coordinator: Mark Brasher, Director, Office of Recovery Services, State of Utah and COB/TPL TAG representative

Panel Members:

Peg White, Deputy Attorney General, Medicaid Estate Recovery, Idaho

Jason Manne, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of General Counsel in the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

Stephanie Saperstein, Section Chief of the Salt Lake Section of the Child and Family Support Division, Utah Attorney General’s Office


Thursday, October 8, 2009
1:00 pm – 1:15 pmWelcome by Andy Renggli

1:15 pm – 3:00 pmPresentation: Estate Recovery Updates and Issues

Coordinator: Jan Taylor, TPL Manager for the Minnesota Department of Human Services and COB/TPL TAG representative

Panel Members:

Ben Chatman, HMS Director of Estate Recovery Services and Director of Iowa’s Estate Recovery Program

Dale Klitzke, Attorney, Minnesota Department of Human Services

Nancy Dieter, Technical Director, Medicaid Coordination of Benefits/Medicaid Dual Eligibility in the Division of Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services


Friday, October 9, 2009
1:00 pm – 1:15 pmWelcome by Andy Renggli

1:15 pm – 2:30 pmPresentation: Pharmacy Retro Part D Claims

Coordinator: Pat Tighe, Section Chief of the Benefit Coordination and Recovery Section in the Office of Ohio Health Plans and COB/TPL TAG representative

Panel Members:

Anne Locke, Manager, Humana Pharmacy Solutions Coordination of Benefits

Pam Bell, Part D Batch Processes & Limited Income NET Demonstration Contract, Humana Pharmacy Solutions

Jan Taylor, TPL Manager for the Minnesota Department of Human Services and COB/TPL TAG representative

2:30 pm – 3:00 pmQuestions & Closing

Moderator: Andy Renggli, Office Chief of Coordination of Benefits for the Department of Social and Health Services, State of Washington and Acting Chair of the COB/TPL TAG