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Connect with Marwood at Healthcare Leaders Conference 2024

Join our experts Mark Galay, Stephen Williams, Kim Vukhac, and Joe Mercer on Thursday September 12th at 1:00pm ET to discuss election 2024 outlook & impacts for key healthcare issues Topics include the future of enhanced ACA subsidies, MA risks & Medicaid work requirements, potential rollbacks of current administration policies, drug pricing spotlight & IRA negotiations, and more. We look forward to seeing you there, and please don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions.

Marwood is proud to sponsor the 2024 KLAS Digital Health Investment Symposium: an intimate executive retreat for thought leaders and decision makers across the healthcare provider and investor landscapes.

Marwood is excited to sponsor HLTH 2024! Connect with our experts on-site in in Las Vegas October 20-23, and save an additional $150 off registration by using our promo code MarwoodGrou150. We look forward to seeing you there

Our experts Mark Galay, Stephen Williams, Kim Vukhac, and Joe Mercer discuss recent legislative & regulatory catalysts, including Congressional priorities entering August recess and setting up for the lame-duck session as well as the recently proposed Calendar Year 2025 rules

On April 22, HHS released the anticipated Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule. In addition to Marwood’s forthcoming published analysis, Joe Mercer will host a call to offer takeaways from the rule and read-through for states and providers—especially around the HCBS payment adequacy standard, a provision that was highly contested by stakeholders throughout the rulemaking process.

On April 1, HHS released the awaited Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Announcement. Our managed care and health care services senior analyst, Joe Mercer, hosted a call to offer takeaways from the rule, including the impacts of fourth quarter data, IME/DGME phase-out, and changes to the FFS normalization factor calculation, among other key provisions.

This year, CMS will be working on reforms to the inpatient psych prospective payment system. Looking ahead to the forthcoming FY 2025 proposed rule, Marwood hosted a call with Shawn Coughlin, President and CEO of the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare, to discuss broader industry priorities for the sector.

Marwood hosted a call with Kate Beller, EVP of Policy Development and Government Relations at the American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association, to discuss the forthcoming 2025 proposed rule and broader industry priorities.

Marwood’s Joe Mercer and Sherill Mason hosted a call with Damon Terzaghi, Director of Medicaid Advocacy at the National Association for Homecare and Hospice, to discuss provider priorities and different scenarios ahead of the anticipated Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) payment adequacy final rule.

We discussed the 2025 Medicare Advantage Advance Notice, reactions from the industry and policymakers and what it all means for health plans.

Select members of our senior executive team were joined by Marwood's subject matter experts across various subsectors for meetings in San Francisco.

Our senior analysts discussed the outlook for the November Continuing Resolution, as well as Congressional priorities expected to pass year-end vs. 2024.

Marwood sponsored HLTH 2023, discussing opportunities and solutions across the healthcare marketplace.

Marwood and the Alliance of Community Health Plans hosted a webinar focused on CMS modernization, and the past, present, and future of MA risk adjustment

Marwood’s senior analysts discussed top-of-mind catalysts impacting health care, as well as other key issues, ahead of what is expected to be an active autumn and year-end in Washington DC.

Key themes from redetermination reports, enrollment impacts; outlook for hospitals, safety net providers

Key takeaways, outlook for behavioral adjustment and budget neutrality; industry impacts