Administration for Comunity Living 2024 OHIC National Conference - Monday, July 15 - Thursday, July 18, New Orleans, LA

Welcome to the 2024 OHIC National Conference

Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
500 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

The U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL) Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling (OHIC) is pleased to announce the 2024 OHIC National Conference. The meeting will take place in New Orleans, LA, on July 15–18, 2024.

The purpose of the conference is to assist, support, and inform the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program, State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), and Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) grantees nationwide. The conference will offer attendees (paid, in-kind, and volunteer team members) an opportunity to review core values and practices that define the programs and hone new skills to strengthen program education and outreach efforts and the involvement of team members. The goal is to provide everyone with an opportunity to learn and explore new ways to enhance their programs and partnerships. The agenda has been arranged to meet the needs of each program.

All SMP, SHIP, and MIPPA grantees must attend this training conference as a part of their grant agreement. Each SMP and SHIP program may register up to three representatives for the conference. Each state may send up to three total MIPPA representatives. All team member levels (paid, in-kind and volunteer) may benefit from participation in the conference. Each program director (or their designee) should plan to attend the entire conference and should be included as part of the maximum state program participant number.

If you are a director and feel that your program requires more than three participants, please first register the three allocated attendees, then send a request for additional participants to OHIC@acl.hhs.gov with the subject “Waitlist Request.” Requests must include a specific rationale as to why additional individuals should attend. ACL OHIC will respond to all waitlist requests once registration closes on June 24, 2024.

OHIC’s Conference Planning Team is currently working to prepare the event agenda, and session details will be posted as they become available within the Agenda.

  • Registration opens—April 1, 2024
  • Registration closes—June 24, 2024
  • Last day for discounted hotel rooms—June 24, 2024
  • July 15–18, 2024—4-day in-person meeting
  • Please click here to see the draft agenda.
  • Additional information will be provided on this website leading up to the event.
  • For program- or waitlist-related questions, please contact ACL at ohic@acl.hhs.gov.
  • For logistical questions, please contact Jessica Freer, Synergy Enterprises, Inc. at 240-485-1711 or jfreer@seiservices.com.
  • We look forward to seeing you in July!