Puerto Rico Health Insurance Conference 2023

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Esperanzados a una enmienda a posibles recortes al Medicare Advantage

Gobierno federal tiene hasta el lunes para decidir si le reduce $800 millones a la Isla

A pocos días para la decisión del gobierno federal ante la propuesta para recortar $800 millones al Programa de Medicare Advantage en Puerto Rico, representantes del gobierno y del sector de la salud se mostraron esperanzados en lograr una enmienda luego de tres días de reuniones en la Isla con ejecutivos del Centro de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS). [LEER MAS]

Welcome Remarks

Hon. Cameron McKenzie

President & Chairman of the Board, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce Honorary Consul of Japan

Hon. Cameron McKenzie

President & Chairman of the Board, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce Honorary Consul of Japan

Luis E. Pizarro-Otero, Esq. LLM

Chairman PRHIC 2023 President/CEO of FIDE LLC

Luis E. Pizarro-Otero, Esq. LLM

Chairman PRHIC 2023 President/CEO of FIDE LLC

High-Reliability Healthcare System for Puerto Rico: The Journey from Here to There

The U.S. Federal Government Perspective

Marina Díaz

Staff Director, PR/Virgin Islands, Local Engagement & Administration (LEA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS
Presenter and Moderator

Marina Díaz

Staff Director, PR/Virgin Islands, Local Engagement & Administration (LEA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS
Presenter and Moderator

Hon. Jenniffer A. González-Colón

Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico in Washington
Special Message

Hon. Jenniffer A. González-Colón

Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico in Washington
Special Message

Jonathan Blum

Principal Deputy Administrator & Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, US Department of Health & Human Services
Keynote Speaker

Jonathan Blum

Principal Deputy Administrator & Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, US Department of Health & Human Services
Keynote Speaker

Dr. LaShawn Worsley-McIver, MPH

Staff Director, PR/Virgin Islands, Local Engagement & Administration (LEA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS
Keynote Speaker

Dr. LaShawn Worsley-McIver, MPH

Staff Director, PR/Virgin Islands, Local Engagement & Administration (LEA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS
Keynote Speaker

Pedro R. Pierluisi

Governor of Puerto Rico
Reactor

Pedro R. Pierluisi

Governor of Puerto Rico
Reactor

The State Perspective

Marina Díaz

Staff Director, PR/Virgin Islands, Local Engagement & Administration (LEA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS
Presenter and Moderator

Marina Díaz

Staff Director, PR/Virgin Islands, Local Engagement & Administration (LEA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS
Presenter and Moderator

Marcia Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD

Executive Director UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine UPR Medical Campus and Visiting Professor at Johns Hopkins
Special Message

Marcia Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD

Executive Director UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine UPR Medical Campus and Visiting Professor at Johns Hopkins
Special Message

Edna Marín-Ramos

Executive Director, Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration
Keynote Speaker

Edna Marín-Ramos

Executive Director, Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration
Keynote Speaker

Roberto Pando, JD, MS

President of the Medicaid & Medicare Advantage Product Association of PR (MMAPA) & President, MCS Advantage & MCS Life Insurance Co.
Keynote Speaker

Roberto Pando, JD, MS

President of the Medicaid & Medicare Advantage Product Association of PR (MMAPA) & President, MCS Advantage & MCS Life Insurance Co.
Keynote Speaker

Yussef Galib-Frangie Fiol, MD, FACP

President, Puerto Rico Medical Association
Presenter and Moderator

Yussef Galib-Frangie Fiol, MD, FACP

President, Puerto Rico Medical Association
Presenter and Moderator

José Samuel Rosado, MPHA, FACHE

Executive Director, Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration
Keynote Speaker

José Samuel Rosado, MPHA, FACHE

Executive Director, Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration
Keynote Speaker

Raúl F. Montalvo-Orsini, MD

President, MSO of Puerto Rico
Keynote Speaker

Raúl F. Montalvo-Orsini, MD

President, MSO of Puerto Rico
Keynote Speaker

Transformation of the Medicaid Program and its Operations in Puerto Rico

Jonathan Bonet, MPA, JD

Senior Director, Government Relations & Community Engagement, MMM Healthcare, LLC
Moderator

Jonathan Bonet, MPA, JD

Senior Director, Government Relations & Community Engagement, MMM Healthcare, LLC
Moderator

Dinorah Collazo-Ortiz, Esq., CHC

Program Executive Director, Medicaid Office Puerto Rico Department of Health
Keynote Speaker

Dinorah Collazo-Ortiz, Esq., CHC

Program Executive Director, Medicaid Office Puerto Rico Department of Health
Keynote Speaker

Greg Charles

Puerto Rico Eligibility & Enrollment Project Manager, Intervoice
Keynote Speaker

Greg Charles

Puerto Rico Eligibility & Enrollment Project Manager, Intervoice
Keynote Speaker

Zachary J. Rioux, PMP

Senior Manager, Medicaid Practice Group - Consulting, BerryDunn
Keynote Speaker

Zachary J. Rioux, PMP

Senior Manager, Medicaid Practice Group - Consulting, BerryDunn
Keynote Speaker

Rosalba Scotto, PMP

Account General Manager, Puerto Rico MMIS Account, Gainwell Technologies
Keynote Speaker

Rosalba Scotto, PMP

Account General Manager, Puerto Rico MMIS Account, Gainwell Technologies
Keynote Speaker

Importance of Accurate Information about Healthcare in the Media

Carlos Dalmau, Esq.

Strategist, UPR Law School Professor, Media & Public Policy Advisor
Moderator

Carlos Dalmau, Esq.

Strategist, UPR Law School Professor, Media & Public Policy Advisor
Moderator

Joanisabel González

Business Reporter, El Nuevo Día/GFR Media
Panelist

Joanisabel González

Business Reporter, El Nuevo Día/GFR Media
Panelist

Ileanexis Vera

Business Editor, El Vocero
Panelist

Ileanexis Vera

Business Editor, El Vocero
Panelist

Marjorie Ramírez

News Anchor and Reporter, Telemundo Puerto Rico
Panelist

Marjorie Ramírez

News Anchor and Reporter, Telemundo Puerto Rico
Panelist

Luz Nereida Vélez

Journalist and TV Reporter/Noticentro, WAPA-TV
Panelist

Luz Nereida Vélez

Journalist and TV Reporter/Noticentro, WAPA-TV
Panelist

Luncheon

Carlos Mellado, MD

Secretary, Puerto Rico Department of Health
Keynote Speaker

Carlos Mellado, MD

Secretary, Puerto Rico Department of Health
Keynote Speaker

High-Reliability Mental Healthcare System for Puerto Rico: The Journey from Here to There

Marta Rivera-Plaza, MHSA

CEO, Hospital San Juan Capestrano
Moderator

Marta Rivera-Plaza, MHSA

CEO, Hospital San Juan Capestrano
Moderator

Dennis Romero, MA

Regional Director, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), US - DHHS Region II
Keynote Speaker

Dennis Romero, MA

Regional Director, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), US - DHHS Region II
Keynote Speaker

Cesar Cruz Cancel, MD

Assistant Treatment Administrator at the Addiction & Mental Health Services Administration (“ASSMCA”), Puerto Rico Department of Health
Keynote Speaker

Cesar Cruz Cancel, MD

Assistant Treatment Administrator at the Addiction & Mental Health Services Administration (“ASSMCA”), Puerto Rico Department of Health
Keynote Speaker

Madeline Rossy, MD

Public Health Advisor, Office of Intergovernmental & External Affairs, Region 2 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), US DHHS
Panelist

Madeline Rossy, MD

Public Health Advisor, Office of Intergovernmental & External Affairs, Region 2 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), US DHHS
Panelist

Wendy Fernández-Gordon, Ph.D.

Senior VP of Clinical Affairs, APS Health
Panelist

Wendy Fernández-Gordon, Ph.D.

Senior VP of Clinical Affairs, APS Health
Panelist

Dalimarie Pérez Flores, DSW, MSW, MPA

VP Clinical Affairs, FHCHS of PR, Inc.
Panelist

Dalimarie Pérez Flores, DSW, MSW, MPA

VP Clinical Affairs, FHCHS of PR, Inc.
Panelist

Iris E. Rodriguez Delgado, MD, DABPN

Medical Director, INSPIRA
Panelist

Iris E. Rodriguez Delgado, MD, DABPN

Medical Director, INSPIRA
Panelist

Impact of Employee Benefits on Employers under the New Reality, a collaboration between the PRCC Health Committee and the Insurance Committee

 

Héctor A. Mujica-Trenche, JD

Principal, Mujica Group, LLC
Moderator

Héctor A. Mujica-Trenche, JD

Principal, Mujica Group, LLC
Moderator

Camalis Flores-Polanco

Partner, RiskOne Group & VP of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce’s Insurance Committee
Panelist

Camalis Flores-Polanco

Partner, RiskOne Group & VP of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce’s Insurance Committee
Panelist

Carlos I. De Jesús Estrada, MBA, CHIE

Senior Vice President of Product Development, MCS Healthcare Management LLC
Panelist

Carlos I. De Jesús Estrada, MBA, CHIE

Senior Vice President of Product Development, MCS Healthcare Management LLC
Panelist

Vanessa Lugo-Flores

Partner, FARO LLC
Panelist

Vanessa Lugo-Flores

Partner, FARO LLC
Panelist

Carlos García-Flores

Managing Principal, CGF Insurance LLC
Panelist

Carlos García-Flores

Managing Principal, CGF Insurance LLC
Panelist

The Truth & Reality about the Costs of Private Health Insurance Coverage: Puerto Rico versus US Mainland versus England

 

Ramón Pérez-Blanco, Esq.

President-Elect, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce and President & CEO of Fulcro Insurance, Inc.
Moderator

Ramón Pérez-Blanco, Esq.

President-Elect, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce and President & CEO of Fulcro Insurance, Inc.
Moderator

Vicente Feliciano

Economist & President of Advantage Business Consulting
Keynote Speaker

Vicente Feliciano

Economist & President of Advantage Business Consulting
Keynote Speaker

Ramón J. Cao García

Economist and Professor of Economics at University of Puerto Rico
Keynote Speaker

Ramón J. Cao García

Economist and Professor of Economics at University of Puerto Rico
Keynote Speaker

Elliot Pacheco

President, Entrepreneurs of Puerto Rico
Panelist

Elliot Pacheco

President, Entrepreneurs of Puerto Rico
Panelist

Martty Martínez Fraticelli

Pharm.D, President & Chief Pharmacy Officer, PharmPix, Corp.
Panelist

Martty Martínez Fraticelli

Pharm.D, President & Chief Pharmacy Officer, PharmPix, Corp.
Panelist

Ángel Ávila-De Jesús

Commercial Sales Vice President, Triple-S Salud
Panelist

Ángel Ávila-De Jesús

Commercial Sales Vice President, Triple-S Salud
Panelist

Jaime Plá-Cortés, Esq.

Executive President, Puerto Rico Hospital Association
Panelist

Jaime Plá-Cortés, Esq.

Executive President, Puerto Rico Hospital Association
Panelist

Updated Profile, Report & Recommendations from the Office of the Insurance Commissioner of Puerto Rico

 

Luis E. Pizarro-Otero, Esq. LLM

Chairman PRHIC 2023 President/CEO of FIDE LLC
Presenter

Luis E. Pizarro-Otero, Esq. LLM

Chairman PRHIC 2023 President/CEO of FIDE LLC
Presenter

Alexander Adams-Vega, Esq.

Commissioner, Office of the Insurance Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Keynote Speaker

Alexander Adams-Vega, Esq.

Commissioner, Office of the Insurance Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Keynote Speaker

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