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No Surprises Act and Price Transparency Ruling Peer Group - October 2021
Event Date: 10/20/2021
Event Overview
Tuesday, 10/20/2021
1:00 PM CT – 2:00 PM CT (60 minutes)
Join your Alliance peers for monthly discussion around the No Surprises Act and Price Transparency Ruling. Hear the latest coming out of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), share interpretations and understanding, hear from the experts, and ask your most pressing questions.
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Audience
This series of calls is designed for anyone involved in meeting the requirements for the No Surprises Act and Price Transparency Ruling for their organization. Topics to be covered may include:
- Interpreting the rulings and updates from CMS
- Determining the contracted rate
- Gathering and maintaining data - processes, and resources
- Investment strategies for system changes and ongoing vendor support
- Roundtable on 2022 planning and focus areas for continued conversations
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Attendees
Below is a list of all delegates registered to date for this event

- Trisha Adams
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director, Member Services at University of Michigan Health Plan

- Melissa Anderson
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director Provider Operations at Network Health

- Robyn Anderson
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Delegation Oversight Auditor at Health Alliance Plan (HAP)

- Ann Bain
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director of Compliance at Avera Health Plans

- Nicole Beadle
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Manager, Medicare Compliance at Medical Mutual

- Kristie Breunig
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Quartz Health Solutions

- Annie Briggs-Sweeney
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Claims Director at Select Health

- Suzanne Brown
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Vice President, Regulatory at Baylor Scott and White Health Plan

- Cassie Brunswick
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- IT Systems Analyst at SummaCare

- Karen Brunton
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Project Manager at Medical Associates Health Plans

- Drew Bryan
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Chief Information Officer at Providence Health Plan

- Michele Crissman
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Attorney at Avera Health Plans

- Susan Daniels
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Operations BA,EDI,Analytics Director at Select Health

- Mechelle Decoteau
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Senior Stop Loss Administrator at Health New England

- Mike Dooley
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director of Provider Contracting & Engagement at Avera Health Plans

- Stephanie Dreyfuss
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Vice President, Network Development at Providence Health Plan

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

- Colton Erickson
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Manager of Provider Contracting at Providence Health Plan

- Elisabeth Fagan
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director of Health Plan Operations at Aspire Health Plan

- Karen Faxon
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Senior Clinical Configuration Analyst at Capital District Physicians' Health Plan (CDPHP)

- Jeremy Fejfar
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Pharmacy Director Government Programs at Quartz Health Solutions

- Michael Frye
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Associate General Counsel at SummaCare

- Jessica Grenier
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director, Claim Operations at Community Health Options

- Natalie Griffiths
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Project Manager at Select Health

- Michelle Hack
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Senior Director of Configuration at Geisinger Health Plan

- Christi Halsey
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Analyst at Providence Health Plan

- Syed Hamdani
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Claims and Provider Relations Director at Western Health Advantage

- Elizabeth Heying
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Counsel & Compliance Manager at Medical Associates Health Plans

- Eda-Marie Johnson
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Program Manager Commercial Compliance at Providence Health Plan
- Gregory Limon
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at Sharp Health Plan

- Jad Lipscomb
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Business Analyst Manager at Select Health

- Jeanine Ludwig
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- NCQA Accreditation Manager at Select Health

- Theresa Luk
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Compliance Intern at Central Health Plan of California

- Cynthia Major
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director, Claims at Cox HealthPlans

- Tara Marshall
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Senior Program Manager at Providence Health Plan

- Stephanie Martinez
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Business Analyst at Select Health

- Sandra Mayock
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Sr. Project Manager at Health New England

- Andrea McBride
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- IS Business Analyst at IU Health Plans

- Mitchelle McKay
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Manager - Business Configuration Team at Health Alliance Plan (HAP)

- Traci Meadows
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Business Intelligence Analyst at Cox HealthPlans

- Jennifer Morris
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Provider Data Management and Credentialing Manager at Health New England

- Jennifer Newton
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Business Architect at Select Health

- Moon Nguyen
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Program Manager, Compliance at Valley Health Plan

- Jennifer Nguyen
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Staff Attorney at Western Health Advantage

- Bryan Nielsen
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Senior Counsel at Select Health

- Darcie Paz
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Contracts Manager at Sharp Health Plan

- Jana Pennington
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Risk Adjustment Analytics Manager-Coding at Select Health

- Kerri Petersen
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Manager, Clinical Configuration at Capital District Physicians' Health Plan (CDPHP)

- Danielle Reed
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Systems Administration Analyst Lead at Providence Health Plan

- Mary Reffner
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Manager, Reimbursement Services at Geisinger Health Plan

- Sean Reid
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Service Specialist - Claims at Select Health

- Rachel Reimann
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- AVP Regulatory Compliance at Select Health

- James Roy
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Senior Business Analyst at Community Health Plan of Washington

- Melissa Rusk
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Vice President Operations at SummaCare
- Susan Sanchez
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Chief Information Officer at Cox HealthPlans

- Tash Sparrow
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Manager, Implementation Team at Select Health

- Kassie Thomas
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Compliance at Select Health

- Taylor Turner
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Senior Counsel at Select Health

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

- Chris Weston
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Compliance Consultant at Select Health

- Teresa Williams
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Sr. Pharmacy Business Analyst & Systems Coordinator at Providence Health Plan

- Rusty Wyrick
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- SVP & Chief Transformation & Technology Officer at CommunityCare

- Timothy Youngblood
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Sr. Benefits & Contract Specialist at AvMed

- Lauren Zahn
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Process Eng at Johns Hopkins Health Plans

- Keith Arnold
- SPONSOR
- Director of Consulting at Optum Advisory

- Alexei Beran
- SPONSOR
- Director of Sales at Tegria

- Colin Hadican
- SPONSOR
- SVP, Business Development Health Plan Market at Zelis Healthcare, LLC

- Jason Iwanski
- SPONSOR
- Consultant at Optum Advisory

- Keith Lomurray
- SPONSOR
- VP of Platform and Data at Kyruus Health

- Brian Wroblewski
- SPONSOR
- Executive Vice President at ClearHealth Strategies, LLC

- Sheryl Zarozny
- SPONSOR
- Vice President Advisory at Optum Advisory