Medicare Advantage Benefit Design Consortium KICK-OFF (MASBC PY 2023)
Event Date: 7/20/2021
Event Overview
Tuesday, 7/20/2021
10:30 AM CT – 12:00 PM CT (90 minutes)
WHAT IS THE MASBC?
The MASBC PY 2023 provides an opportunity for Alliance member health plans to innovate their Medicare Advantage (MA) benefits and services through an extended learning and collaboration model that culminates in multiple high-value deliverables for participating health plans. See the program's full details HERE.
WHY DOES MY PLAN HAVE TO COMPLETE THIS SURVEY TO ATTEND THIS CALL?
Unlike previous years, the MASBC PY 2023 does not require Alliance member plans to pay a fee for the program deliverables. However, health plans must complete the commitment to participate form and kick-off survey to receive the registration passcodes and gain access to the curriculum and materials. Like much of the Alliance program offerings, the MASBC depends on member health plan participation for its success, and we're counting on you!
WHAT WILL WE COVER DURING THIS KICK-OFF CALL?
The July 20 kick-off call will set the stage for the MASBC PY 2023 programming, and our project facilitators will cover the following with HPA member health plans:
- The MASBC PY 2023 health plan survey results: What benefits and services HPA plans want us to cover and why
- The curriculum schedule, expectations of participating health plans, and how to access the project materials for your team
- Deliverables! What you can expect to gain through your sustained participation
This discussion is an essential first step because it provides an important opportunity for Alliance member health plans to guide the project's focus, influence the schedule, and clarify expectations around deliverables. We took multiple key learnings away from the MASBC PY2022 project, which has strongly influenced our approach for PY 2023. Even if you've participated in the past, this call is crucial in ensuring you're aware of all the ways we've improved the program and are prepared for what is different!
SEE WHAT YOUR ALLIANCE PEERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE MASBC PY 2022 PROGRAM:
"This was so well-run and valuable. I think it should be an annual process."
"Our team really enjoyed the MASBC and found it worthwhile. The moderators from HPA, Faegre, and Wakely were PHENOMENAL. I don't think anyone could ask for better leadership with this consortium. Thank you!"
"The prepared presentations, health plan sharing, and shark tanks were so dang good!"
Questions? Concerns? Contact Kristin Rodriguez, Health Plan Alliance.
Audience
Medicare Advantage (MA) health plan leaders with responsibility for your MA product design and service implementation strategy. In addition, MA leaders with responsibility for the following will find participation in the MASBC incredibly valuable:
- Your MA product design and services actuarial modeling
- Submission of your MA bid
- Promoting MA products and services and encouraging member engagement with their benefits
- Choosing vendor partners to support your implementation of supplemental benefits and services
- Incorporating your MA and Duals product offerings into your SDOH strategy
Stay connected with the MASBC PY2023 Private Group Page
In the MASBC Private Group you'll find:
- Contact information for all group members so you can easily connect by phone or email
- Access to the private MASBC discussion forum where you can quickly message the group with a question or information
- An up-to-date calendar of all upcoming MASBC events
- Access to all MASBC documents for PY2022 and PY2023
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Sponsors
Attendees
Below is a list of all delegates registered to date for this event
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- Stephanie Belue
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director of Quality Assurance & Privacy Officer at Alliant Health Plans

- Zoe Benfield
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director of UM & Risk Adjustment Solutions at Health Alliance Medical Plans

- Dee Bialecki-Haase
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Chief Medical Officer at Medical Mutual

- Ahmad Chaudhary
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director Health Plan Operations at Mary Washington Health Plan

- Jacqueline Crews
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director, Public Policy & Benefit Contracts at AvMed

- Alison Devine
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director, Product Design & Market Research at Geisinger Health Plan

- Megan Do
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Manager Product Development at Health First Health Plans

- Lisa Duchesne
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director of Medicare-Medicaid Product at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island

- John Dunn
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director - Sales & Marketing at HealthTeam Advantage

- Ana Eberhard
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Vice President, Member Experience at AvMed

- Melinda Frometa
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director, Product Development at AvMed

- Thomas Glasner
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Managing Actuary at Health First Health Plans

- Jaime Gonzalez
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Chief Business Development Officer at Health Plan Alliance

- Morgan Gunder
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Medicare Product Manager at Health Alliance Medical Plans

- Sarah Harbin
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Nurse Practitioner at Health Alliance Medical Plans

- Erin Heckethorn
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director of Operations and Program Management at FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company

- Obie Hooper
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- QA Clinical Administrator at Alliant Health Plans

- Mary Ingram
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Chief Actuary at Western Health Advantage

- Jeremy Jones
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director Consumer Sales & Retention at Health Alliance Medical Plans

- Alissa Kennedy
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Supervisor, Case Management at AvMed

- Joby Kolsun
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- medical director at AvMed

- Angela Laman
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Manager, National Sales - Paramount Dental at Medical Mutual

- Michele Lehuta
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Government Programs Director at Western Health Advantage
- Kevin Lewis
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Chief Executive Officer at Community Health Options

- Debby Marquez
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Product Portfolio Manager - Medicare at AvMed

- Kelly McEver
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Senior Manager, Sales and Marketing at CommunityCare

- Kathleen Oliver
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Sr. Director, Medicare Advantage Plan Admin at Johns Hopkins Health Plans

- Carol Potts
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Senior Vice President, Healthcare Data Analytics at Health Partners Plans / Jefferson Health Plans (HPP/JHP)

- Susan Sanders
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Sales Manager at Aspire Health Plan

- Nicole Short
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Finance Analyst at Medical Mutual

- Rachel Snyder
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director of Product Development at Health Alliance Medical Plans

- Bart Stead
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Vice President of Marketing at Cox HealthPlans

- Kristy Strain
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Administrative Fellow at Geisinger Health Plan

- Kerri Towsley
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director, Product Development & Market Intelligence at SummaCare

- Julie Werstler
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director, Healthcare Economics & Government Programs Finance at SummaCare

- Mallory Willett
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Senior Analyst, Business Intelligence at Health Plan Alliance

- David Wolf
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director of Medicare Sales Operations at Health Partners Plans / Jefferson Health Plans (HPP/JHP)

- Sam Wu
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Manager, Actuarial Services at Health Alliance Medical Plans

























