RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MAXIMUS (NYSE: MMS), a leading provider of government services
worldwide, announced today that the Company will host a live event
featuring a distinguished panel of experts discussing new approaches
that states can take for the design and operations of their health
insurance programs. The event will take place at Knight Conference
Center at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on Friday, February 6 from
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (ET) and will also be broadcast online.
Panel participants will discuss creative ideas for states to implement
under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as the
2017 State Innovation Waiver. The in-depth conversation is designed to
touch on all points of the waiver and address how it can offer states
greater flexibility for providing health insurance coverage for their
citizens, as well as developing new initiatives for managing their
Medicaid programs. Specifically, the event aims to provide attendees
with an understanding of how the waiver can help states:
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Consolidate and streamline health insurance coverage
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Reduce churn
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Lower costs by integrating care for duals
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Help achieve sustainability of state-based marketplaces
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Improve the affordability of Employer-Sponsored Insurance
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Address issues around continuity of care
As a leading operator of state health and human services programs,
including health insurance eligibility and enrollment services in
support of the ACA, MAXIMUS has taken an active role in the advancement
of state health programs through the ACA’s provisions. The event will be
hosted by Bruce Caswell, President of MAXIMUS, and moderated by Krista
Drobac, Partner at Sirona Strategies. The distinguished panelists will
be:
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Deborah Bachrach, Partner at Manatt, Phelps & Philips
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Joel Ario, Managing Director at Manatt, Phelps & Philips
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Cindy Gillespie, Senior Managing Director at McKenna, Long & Aldridge
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Dennis Smith, Managing Director at McKenna, Long & Aldridge
“The Section 1332 waiver offers flexibility for states to design and
implement creative and sustainable approaches to their public health
insurance programs,” commented Bruce Caswell, President of MAXIMUS. “The
event’s panelists include some of the foremost subject matter experts
and we are very much looking forward to this timely and in-depth
examination of how states can leverage these waivers.”
A question and answer session with the audience will follow the panelist
discussion. The live event is open to the public and can be attended
either in-person or by viewing online. The Newseum is located at 555
Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.
Registration for both options is available at www.maximus.com/1332event.
For additional information, contact webinars@maximus.com
or call 703.251.8627.
About MAXIMUS
MAXIMUS is a leading operator of government health and human services
programs in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and
Saudi Arabia. The Company delivers business process services to improve
the cost effectiveness, efficiency and quality of government-sponsored
benefit programs, such as the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Medicare,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Health Insurance BC (British
Columbia), as well as welfare-to-work and child support programs around
the globe. The Company's primary customer base includes federal,
provincial, state, county and municipal governments. Operating under its
founding mission of Helping Government Serve the People®,
MAXIMUS has more than 13,000 employees worldwide. For more information,
visit www.maximus.com.
