Past Agenda
12:00 PM 5:00 PM
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Networking Lunch (provided for afternoon session attendees)
1:30 PM 4:00 PM
12:30 PM 3:00 PM
11:30 AM 2:00 PM
10:30 AM 1:00 PM
Invitation Only
4:00 PM 5:00 PM
3:00 PM 4:00 PM
2:00 PM 3:00 PM
1:00 PM 2:00 PM
Please join us in giving back to the local community and make an impact while you’re onsite at the conference. All food packed will be donated to the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington D.C.
*Separate registration is required as this event is likely to reach capacity. Participation is complimentary.
5:00 PM 6:00 PM
4:00 PM 5:00 PM
3:00 PM 4:00 PM
2:00 PM 3:00 PM
Join us for drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and face-to-face networking with peers.
This event is open to all conference attendees.
8:00 AM 9:00 AM
7:00 AM 8:00 AM
6:00 AM 7:00 AM
5:00 AM 6:00 AM
9:00 AM 9:20 AM
8:00 AM 8:20 AM
7:00 AM 7:20 AM
6:00 AM 6:20 AM
Krista Drobac
Co-Chair
Aligning for Health
9:20 AM 10:10 AM
8:20 AM 9:10 AM
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6:20 AM 7:10 AM
Dr. Sandra E. Ford
Special Assistant to the President for Public Health and Science
White House Domestic Policy Council
10:10 AM 11:00 AM
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7:10 AM 8:00 AM
- Learn about programs and initiatives happening at the state and local level to better coordinate funding and data sharing to address SDOH
- Share best practices, lessons learned, and successful partnerships leveraged to improve whole-person health
Moderator:
Trooper Sanders
CEO
Benefits Data Trust
Panelists:
Ray Prushnok
Executive Director
UPMC Center for Social Impact
Marcella Maguire
Director, Health Systems Integration
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Alex Jutca
Deputy Director
Allegheny County Department of Human Services
11:00 AM 11:20 AM
10:00 AM 10:20 AM
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8:00 AM 8:20 AM
11:20 AM 12:00 PM
10:20 AM 11:00 AM
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8:20 AM 9:00 AM
- CMS has made advancing health equity a top priority under the current Administration, and has been working to advance a number of policies to address SDOH for beneficiaries across federal health programs
- Hear from a CMS official on key advancements around SDOH, health equity, and maternal health, and plans to continue this momentum moving forward
Ellen-Marie Whelan, NP, PhD
Chief Population Health Officer
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, CMS
Senior Advisor
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMS
12:00 PM 12:50 PM
11:00 AM 11:50 AM
10:00 AM 10:50 AM
9:00 AM 9:50 AM
Moderator:
Sandra Wilkniss
Senior Director, Population and Public Health Team
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Panelists:
Amanda Van Vleet
Associate Director of Innovation, North Carolina Medicaid Strategy Office
North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
Kelly Nagel
Director, Systems and Performance
North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services
Stephanie Buckler, Esq.
Deputy Director of Social Services Integration
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
12:50 PM 2:00 PM
11:50 AM 1:00 PM
10:50 AM 12:00 PM
9:50 AM 11:00 AM
2:00 PM 2:40 PM
1:00 PM 1:40 PM
12:00 PM 12:40 PM
11:00 AM 11:40 AM
Dr. Karen Hacker
Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
2:40 PM 3:25 PM
1:40 PM 2:25 PM
12:40 PM 1:25 PM
11:40 AM 12:25 PM
- This panel will explore how SDOH data is being used to inform policy, including identification of disparities and social needs, and integration into payment or quality methodologies – with the goal of improving overall outcomes.
- Hear from a variety of perspectives, from the organizations facilitating this work to the community organizations that are impacted by it.
Moderator:
Jenn Kerfoot
Chief Experience Officer
FarmboxRx
Panelists:
Dr. Melissa Clarke
Senior Medical Director for Health Care Transformation
3M Health Information Systems
Rick Whitted
President and CEO
U.S. Hunger
Melissa Sherry
VP of Social Care Integration
UniteUS
3:25 PM 4:10 PM
2:25 PM 3:10 PM
1:25 PM 2:10 PM
12:25 PM 1:10 PM
- Hear about innovative programs and partnerships health care payers and providers are engaging in to address the health-related social needs of their members
- What the federal government can do to ensure effective programs/practices can be scaled and/or sustainable
Moderator:
Len M. Nichols, Ph.D.
Non-Resident Fellow, Health Policy Center
Urban Institute
Professor Emeritus, College of Health and Human Services
George Mason University
Panelists:
Karin VanZant
VP SDOH & Health Equity
Clearlink Partners
Ruth Ann Norton
President & CEO
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
Verlon Salley
Vice President of Community Health Equity
UAB Health System
Kristen Scholl
VP, Strategic Partnerships
Healthy Alliance
4:10 PM 4:15 PM
3:10 PM 3:15 PM
2:10 PM 2:15 PM
1:10 PM 1:15 PM
Krista Drobac
Co-Chair
Aligning for Health
4:15 PM 5:15 PM
3:15 PM 4:15 PM
2:15 PM 3:15 PM
1:15 PM 2:15 PM
Join us for drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and face-to-face networking with peers.
7:15 AM 8:15 AM
6:15 AM 7:15 AM
5:15 AM 6:15 AM
4:15 AM 5:15 AM
7:15 AM 8:45 AM
6:15 AM 7:45 AM
5:15 AM 6:45 AM
4:15 AM 5:45 AM
8:45 AM 8:55 AM
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5:45 AM 5:55 AM
Ellen Fink-Samnick
Chair
RISE SDoH Community
8:55 AM 9:55 AM
7:55 AM 8:55 AM
6:55 AM 7:55 AM
5:55 AM 6:55 AM
- As program administration often exists in siloes, it is critical for federal agencies to work together to develop cross-sector, coordinated solutions to address both health and social needs.
- Hear from officials across the federal government on cross-agency partnerships to address health and wellbeing and to ensure an efficient use of federal funds to improve SDOH.
Moderator:
Sarah Downer, JD
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMS
Panelists:
Richard Cho
Senior Advisor for Housing and Services
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Rachel Pryor
Counselor on Health Policy, Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Dr. David Ahern
Senior Advisor, Connect2HealthFCC Task Force
Federal Communications Commission
Alison Hard
Senior Policy Advisor for the Food and Nutrition Service
USDA
9:55 AM 10:40 AM
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6:55 AM 7:40 AM
- Comprehensive, standardized, and timely data is a key component to successful care coordination and to connect individuals to needed services to address their health and social needs.
- Entities across the federal government have taken steps to promote and require interoperability and exchange of health data.
- Hear more on efforts to better connect the health care and social services sectors to allow for seamless closed loop referrals and data exchange necessary to address social needs.
Moderator:
Lisa Bari, MBA, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
Civitas Networks for Health
Panelists:
Kelly Cronin
Deputy Administrator, Innovation and Partnership
Administration for Community Living, HHS
Evelyn Gallego
Co-Founder and Senior Advisor
The Gravity Project
CEO
EMI Advisors
Samantha Meklir
Senior Policy Advisor
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)
10:40 AM 10:55 AM
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10:55 AM 11:35 AM
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7:55 AM 8:35 AM
- Retrospective on Caucus accomplishments during the 117th Congress, key findings from RFI
- Future of the Caucus in 118th Congress, and announcement of new Caucus co-leads for next Congress
Moderator:
Krista Drobac
Co-Chair
Aligning for Health
Panelists:
Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Congressional SDOH Caucus Co-Lead
Senator-Elect Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Congressional SDOH Caucus Co-Lead
Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Congressional SDOH Caucus Member
U.S. House of Representatives
11:35 AM 12:50 PM
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12:50 PM 1:35 PM
11:50 AM 12:35 PM
10:50 AM 11:35 AM
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- Hear from staff who are working to advance policies around SDOH, from hunger to food insecurity, transportation, housing, and more
- Also hear about the latest legislation related to SDOH, health equity and maternal health, and what’s on the horizon for the rest of the year
Moderator:
Chris Adamec
Vice President
Aligning for Health
Amber Ray, PharmD, MPH
Health Policy Advisor for Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester
Sara Berkemeier-Bell
Policy Advisor for Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Elizabeth Darnall
Senior Health Policy Adviser
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
U.S. Senator Patty Murray
1:35 PM 2:25 PM
12:35 PM 1:25 PM
11:35 AM 12:25 PM
10:35 AM 11:25 AM
- Learn more from experts in the field across the health and social services sectors on what incentives and support the federal government can provide to incentivize cross-sector partnerships that address whole-person health
Moderator:
Melissa Quick
Co-Chair
Aligning for Health
Panelists:
Katie Adamson
Vice President, Health Partnerships & Policy
YMCA of the USA
Nicole Barcliff
Senior Policy Director
LISC
Daniella Gratale, MA
Director, Office of Child Health Policy and Advocacy
Nemours Children's Health
2:25 PM 2:30 PM
1:25 PM 1:30 PM
12:25 PM 12:30 PM
11:25 AM 11:30 AM
Krista Drobac
Co-Chair
Aligning for Health