8:30AM - 9:20AM

Telehealth and Telemonitoring: Delivering Care Safely During COVID-19

COVID-19 is fast-tracking the use of telemedicine services. Our panelists will examine how providers, health plans, and the health care industry are stepping up during the public health emergency and expanding access to health care through telemedicine.

Speakers

• Dr. Sean Boynes, Vice President, Health Improvement DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement
• Gautam Shah, Vice President, Platform and Marketplace, Change Healthcare
• Prentiss Taylor, MD, Vice President of Clinical Affairs, Doctor on Demand

Moderator

• Asbel Montes, VP of Government Relations and Reimbursement, Acadian Companies

Presentations

• DentaQuest: Teledentistry
• Doctor on Demand: Put a Virtual Care Team in the Palm of Your Hand

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9:30AM - 10:00AM

An Update from the Texas Legislature on Virtual Care and the Upcoming Session

Chairman Kelly Hancock and Rep. Four Price will discuss the importance of virtual care during the public health emergency, as well as what they think the legislature will consider next session regarding telemedicine, health care, and other legislative priorities.

Speakers

• Kelly Hancock, State Senator, Texas Senate
• Four Price, State Representative, Texas House of Representatives

Moderator

• Jamie Dudensing, CEO Texas Association of Health Plans

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10:05AM - 10:50AM

How the Global Pandemic is Reshaping Health Insurance in America

Join Optum and three leading Texas health plan executives for a roundtable discussion on COVID-19 impacts to the health insurance industry. Leaders will share their thoughts on the key challenges Texas health plans are facing in the pandemic; navigating enrollment, care management and quality metrics and the innovations that will shape the future health care landscape.

Speakers

• Frank Dominguez, President & CEO, El Paso Health
• Stephanie Rogers, Vice President Government Programs, Baylor Scott & White Health
• Adolfo Valdez, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Memorial Hermann Health Plan

Moderator

• Nathan Funk, Practice Lead, Optum Advisory Services

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10:55AM - 11:25AM

Removing Regulatory Barriers to Telehealth Before and After COVID-19

While telemedicine received minimal attention prior to COVID-19, it is now drawing increased interest and implementation is rapidly expanding as policymakers, insurers, and health systems look for ways to deliver care to patients in their homes. With growing demand for telemedicine, several changes have been made to telehealth policy, coverage, and implementation that make telemedicine more widely accessible during this state of emergency. Our panelists will discuss regulatory changes and examine which policies Texas should consider permanently adopting.

Speakers

• Jordan Roberts, Health Care Policy Analyst, John Locke Foundation
• Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Senior Fellow - Governance Studies Director, Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution

Moderator

• Lee Spangler, VP Texas Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas

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11:30AM - 12:15PM

COVID-19 and Beyond: A Payer's Experience with Virtual Care During the Pandemic

Learn from a commercial payer’s perspective how the industry responded to the Public Emergency Declaration, CMS’s guidelines and patients’ needs. From a payer’s lens, you will gain insight into how providers rapidly adapted to a new environment in the delivery of healthcare. Six months into the Pandemic, we will discuss the virtual care utilization trends that are seen now and speculate about the future.

Speakers

• William Lopez, MD, CPE, Senior Medical Director, Cigna Behavioral Health

Moderator

• Kandice Sanaie, Senior Regional Director, Cigna

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12:20PM - 1:05PM

Fulfilling the Promise of Telemedicine: What's Next? Opportunities and Barriers for Telehealth and Telemedicine

COVID-19 is demonstrating the importance telemedicine technology can play in providing access to health care. The pandemic also helped us quickly learn which barriers still exist that limit telehealth adoption more widely across the state. This panel will discuss those barriers and the opportunities available to continue to expand access via telemedicine.

Speakers

• Michael Farrell, Chief Revenue Officer, MDLIVE
• Cari Lee, President of Government Affairs, Quest Analytics
• Dr. Patrick Vinck, Medical Director, PopHealthCare

Moderator

• Natalie Trebes, Advisory Board

Presentations

• Cari Lee: Who's Afraid of a Network Audit