Agenda
Agenda • August 6–8, 2024
The Antlers Hotel, 4 South Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Meeting Room: Heritage Ballroom
Times are listed in Mountain Time (MT).
DAY 1 • Tuesday, August 6, 2024 |
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| (All sessions take place in Heritage Ballroom A–D except where noted below.) | |
| 7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. | Registration Check-in (Heritage Ballroom Foyer) |
| 8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. |
Welcome Remarks
John Hannigan, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) |
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Icebreaker Activity
Dennis DelPizzo, CMS |
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| 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. | Social Security Administration (SSA)
Josh Weller, SSA |
| 10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Understanding Medicare
Kim Lare, CMS |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | Lunch (On Your Own) |
| 1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | Activity: Medicare and Me
Karie Watson, CMS |
| 1:30–3:00 p.m. |
Inflation Reduction Act
Eman Kirolos, CMS |
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Medicare Part C/D Marketing Guidelines
Ashley Hashem, CMS |
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| 3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | Break |
| Breakout Sessions | |
| 3:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m. |
Marketplace Basics
Renee Martinez, CMS |
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Understanding Medicare Coverage Choices for Federal Employees and Annuitants
Sylvia Gary, CMS |
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| 4:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | Q&A (Parking Lot) and Closing Remarks Dennis DelPizzo, CMS |
DAY 2 • Wednesday, August 7, 2024 |
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| (All sessions take place in Heritage Ballroom A–D.) | |
| 7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. | Registration Check-in (Heritage Ballroom Foyer) |
| 8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. | Welcome, Q&A (Parking Lot), and Activity: My Top 5
Monica Ochoa, CMS |
| 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Current Topics
Kim Lare, CMS |
| 10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Casework: Medicare Savings Program/Extra Help and Medigap
Karie Watson, CMS |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. | Lunch (On Your Own) |
| 1:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | Q&A (Parking Lot) and Activity: My Top 5
Dennis DelPizzo, CMS |
| 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Secure Medicare.gov Account
Aaron Lartey, CMS |
| 2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.. | Break |
| 2:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m. | Medicare Plan Finder Tool
Raj Patel, University of the Pacific |
| 4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Q&A (Parking Lot) and Closing Remarks
Dennis DelPizzo, CMS |
DAY 3 • Thursday, August 8, 2024 |
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| (All sessions take place in Heritage Ballroom A–D.) | |
| 7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. | Registration Check-in (Heritage Ballroom Foyer) |
| 8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. | Welcome, Q&A (Parking Lot), and Activity: Common Ground
Dennis DelPizzo, CMS |
| 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Casework: Medicare and People Leaving Incarceration and Skilled Nursing Facility Stays Beyond 100 Days
Sylvia Gary, CMS |
| 10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m. | Medicare Fraud and Abuse
Special Agent Corey Dumdei, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General |
| 11:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m. | Resources, Lessons Learned, and Strategies
Dennis DelPizzo, CMS |
| 11:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks
CMS Region 8 Office |
There will be an optional networking session on Tuesday, August 6, from 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. MT in the Antlers Hotel Lobby (to the north).