2023 Summit Agenda
An Agenda Addressing All Your Questions
COA’s Payer Exchange Summit will examine different proven employer and provider designed programs and discuss how they can best promote successful models at the local level that provide value-based, continually improving quality cancer care.
Attendees will hear from national experts with updates on issues such as value-based contracting, innovative payment models, new strategies to increase quality and value, and novel interventions to support employees with cancer.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023
12:00 - 12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 - 12:45 PM
Day One Welcome to the PES
- Sibel Blau, MD, President & Chief Executive Officer, Quality Cancer Care Alliance Network (QCCA)/Exigent Research, Medical Director, Northwest Medical Specialties
- Lalan Wilfong, MD, Senior Vice President, Payer & Care Transformation, The US Oncology Network
12:50 - 1:45 PM
Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration to Optimize the Whole Person Cancer Journey
- Robert Baird, Jr., RN, MSA, President, National Cancer Treatment Alliance (NCTA)
- Michael Thompson, President & Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
- Karen van Caulil, PhD, President & Chief Executive Officer, Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value
- Lalan Wilfong, MD, Senior Vice President, Payer & Care Transformation, The US Oncology Network, MODERATOR
1:50 - 2:35 PM
Is the EOM a Successor Model?
- Sibel Blau, MD, President & Chief Executive Officer, Quality Cancer Care Alliance Network (QCCA)/Exigent Research, Medical Director, Northwest Medical Specialties
- Hillary Cavanagh, Director, Division of Ambulatory Payment Models, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
- Aaron Lyss, MBA, Senior Director, Payment & Policy Innovation, OneOncology
- Ted Okon, MBA, Executive Director, Community Oncology Alliance (COA), MODERATOR
- Alti Rahman, MHA/MBA, CSSBB, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, American Oncology Network (AON)
- Lalan Wilfong, MD, Senior Vice President, Payer & Care Transformation, The US Oncology Network
2:40 - 3:35 PM
Employer-Medicare Overlap: Benefits Landscape for Medicare Age Employees
- Nicolas Ferreyros, Managing Director, Policy, Advocacy & Communications, Community Oncology Alliance (COA), MODERATOR
- Bobby Green, MD, Co-Founder, President & Chief Medical Officer, Thyme Care
- Toni Gress, Commercial VBC Lead, The US Oncology Network
- Erich Mounce, Chief Executive Officer, Oncology Care Partners
- Barry Russo, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders
3:40 - 4:35 PM
The Right Treatment for the Right Patient: Understanding Biomarkers & the Role They Play in Oncology
- John Fox, MD, Senior Director for the Americas, Illumina
- Bret Jackson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Economic Alliance for Michigan
- Scott Kruger, MD, Virginia Oncology Associates
- Kathy Oubre, MS, Chief Executive Officer, Pontchartrain Cancer Center
4:40 - 5:35 PM
PBM Policy & Regulation Update: Latest from D.C. & Beyond
- Jeff Mortier, Partner, Farragut Partners
- Ted Okon, MBA, Executive Director, Community Oncology Alliance (COA)
- Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, Executive Vice President, Texas Oncology
6:30 – 7:15 PM
Networking Reception
7:30 – 8:30 PM
Dinner Discussion: Ensuring High-Quality Cancer Care for All: Innovating for the Future
- Miriam Atkins, MD, FACP, AO Multispecialty Clinic, President, Community Oncology Alliance (COA), INTRODUCTION
- Ricky Martin, III, MD, MPH, Tennessee Oncology
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023
7:00 – 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10 AM
Day Two Opening Remarks
- Sibel Blau, MD, President & Chief Executive Officer, Quality Cancer Care Alliance Network (QCCA)/Exigent Research, Medical Director, Northwest Medical Specialties
- Lalan Wilfong, MD, Senior Vice President, Payer & Care Transformation, The US Oncology Network
8:15 – 9:00 AM
Participating in a CIN to Collaborate for Better Cancer Care
- Robert Baird, Jr., RN, MSA, President, National Cancer Treatment Alliance (NCTA)
- Steve D’Amato, BScPharm, BCOP, Committee, National Cancer Treatment Alliance (NCTA)
- Carl Schuessler, Jr., DHP, DIA, GBDS, Population Health Manager & Managing Principal, Mitigate Partners, LLC
9:05 – 9:55 AM
Show Me the Money! Alternative & Transparent PBMs
- Greg Baker, RPh, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, AffirmedRx
- Sunil Budhrani, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief Innovation & Medical Officer, Capital Rx
- Barbara McAneny, MD, FASCO, MACP, Chief Executive Officer, New Mexico Cancer Center, MODERATOR
- Michael Stancil, MPS, President & Chief Executive Officer, Pittsburgh Business Group on Health
9:55 – 10:10 AM
Networking Break
10:10 – 11:00 AM
State-Level Successes: Local Policy Changes to Reduce Costs & Improve Care
- James Lee, Senior Manager, State Regulation & Policy, Community Oncology Alliance (COA)
- Yen Nguyen, PharmD, Executive Director of Pharmacy, Oncology Consultants
- Brittany Parker, Practice Manager, Central Coast Oncology & Hematology
- Giancarlo Pillot, MD, St. Louis Cancer Care
- Patrick Shields, Director of Business Services, Utah Cancer Specialists
11:05 – 11:55 AM
The Patient Impact of Alternative Funding Schemes
- Kim Czubaruk, JD, Associate Vice President of Policy, CancerCare
- Jonathan E. Levitt, Esq., Founding Partner, Frier Levitt
11:55 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch & Networking
12:30 – 1:25 PM
The OMH & Patient-Centered Cancer Care Certification: Lessons Learned & a Path Forward
- Ronda Bowman, MHA, RN, OCN, Senior Director, Certification Programs, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- Claire Cote, Chief Operating Officer, New England Cancer Specialists
- David Debono, MD, Oncology Medical Director, National Product Management, Carelon Medical Benefits Management
- Bo Gamble, Quality & Value Consultant, Community Oncology Alliance (COA), MODERATOR
- Ann Sweeney, MA, CCMP, Senior Director of Quality Programs & Process Improvement, Blue Ridge Cancer Center
1:30 – 2:25 PM
How Are We Moving the Needle on Health Equity?
- Ricky Martin, III, MD, MPH, Tennessee Oncology
- Shiela Plasencia, Director of Practice Support, Community Oncology Alliance (COA), MODERATOR
- Alti Rahman, MHA/MBA, CSSBB, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, American Oncology Network (AON)
- Susan Sabo-Wagner, MSN, RN, OCN, NEA-BC, Vice President of Clinical Innovation, American Oncology Network (AON)
- Ann Sweeney, MA, CCMP, Senior Director of Quality Programs & Process Improvement, Blue Ridge Cancer Center
2:30 – 2:45 PM
Summit Wrap-Up & Observations
- Sibel Blau, MD, President & Chief Executive Officer, Quality Cancer Care Alliance Network (QCCA)/Exigent Research, Medical Director, Northwest Medical Specialties
- Lalan Wilfong, MD, Senior Vice President, Payer & Care Transformation, The US Oncology Network
All sessions take place Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
