Payors, Plans and Managed Care Law Institute

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?