Foley Partner Mark Waxman and Senior Counsel Robert Slavkin spoke at the American Health Lawyers Association’s Payors, Plans and Managed Care Law Institute, October 13 – 14, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Mr. Slavkin spoke on October 13, 2008 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. His session was titled “Fundamentals of Medicare Part D/Medicare Advantage.” Topics that will be covered include:
- Brief structure of the Part D and Medicare Advantage Programs and how they fit into the Medicare universeBreakdown of the Medicare Advantage Program
- Statutory and regulatory initiatives, and their impact on the programsDifference between Medicare Advantage and Parts A, B and D
Mr. Waxman spoke on October 13, 2008 from 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. with Steven M. Ziegler, Esq. and again on October 14, 2008 from 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Their session was titled “Arbitration and Dispute Resolutions – Payor and Provider Perspectives.” Topics that will be covered include:
- The arbitration/litigation decisions – key issues in the decisionIf it is arbitration, then:
- The arbitration clause – what needs to be covered, and what is its reach?
- What about class action?
- Discovery, who needs it, or how much is enough?
- Do they have to follow the law?
- How about an appeal process?
- Can this be confidential?
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