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Save the Date for the 7th Annual CMS Bid Boot Camp 

Get Critical Steps and Strategies to Optimize Your CMS Bid

For the seventh year in a row, we are bringing you the RISE Annual CMS Bid Boot Camp where actuaries, product managers, and other CMS bid stakeholders come for an interactive exploration of timelines, critical steps, and strategies to optimize their CMS bid. Over 200 health care organizations have benefited from the vast knowledge that is shared at this Boot Camp.

As the only conference in the market dedicated to covering the entire bid process from start to finish, you will leave with confidence in creating, updating, and executing your own CMS bid roadmap to set your organization up for plan growth year after year. 

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Who Should Attend CMS

This conference is designed to bring together product managers and other CMS bid stakeholders, especially those involved in:

  • Revenue Management and Analysis

  • Actuarial Work and Risk Adjustment

  • Product Design and Development

  • Government Programs Compliance

  • Operations

  • Special Needs Plans

  • Medicare Part D

  • Formulary Design

  • Pharmacy Benefits

  • Quality and Star Ratings

  • Sales and Marketing

  • Network Development

  • Care Management 

Top Reasons to Attend CMS

 Attendees of the 2022 event were able to:

  • Participate in our all-new two-part CMS bid basics pre-conference workshop customized for the newbies on your team or for those wanting a refresher on bid essentials and mechanics

  • Join us virtually to continue the learning discussions in between sessions during chats with your peers

  • Augment the impact of this year’s CMS Bid Boot Camp by joining your peers for facilitated small group discussions on a variety of top-of-mind CMS bid topics during the “Choose Your Own Adventure” breakout session

  • Pick up bid strategies that will improve the member experience and Star ratings

  • Dive into Flex, SSBCI, and VBID to learn what plans are offering and inform your strategy to be most competitive in your markets

  • Discover innovative ways to remedy a low MLR and avoid suspension and other punitive actions

  • Differentiate your plan by establishing a Special Needs Plan (SNP) that creates better outcomes for vulnerable populations in your membership

  • Consider the cons and maximize the pros of offering virtual options to your members as part of your competitive intelligence assessment 

“I really enjoyed the conference. I am overseeing the entire Medicare Advantage product at our plan, so all topics were relevant and helpful as I am learning about Medicare Advantage. Would recommend to anyone learning or in the early stages of Medicare Advantage.”

Director - Medicare Advantage, Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas

“Very good mix of technical and business topics specific to Medicare Advantage and Part D. Great progression of presentation topics and excellent selection of speakers. They were very knowledgeable and experts in the field.”

Actuary, Florida Blue

“ Very informative and learned a lot that will positively impact our bid preparation.”

Senior Project Manager, Johns Hopkins

“ As a career professional in the Medicare Advantage product space, I find the conference valuable to any team member gaining knowledge in the Medicare Advantage industry.”

Senior Director Medicare Products, Elderplan