Puerto Rico Health Insurance Conference 2023
Access our speakers’ bios and available presentations the day of the event.
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
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
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
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
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
Ileanexis Vera
Business Editor, El Vocero
Panelist
Ileanexis Vera
Business Editor, El Vocero
Panelist
Marjorie Ramírez
News Anchor and Reporter, Telemundo Puerto Rico
Panelist
Luz Nereida Vélez
Journalist and TV Reporter/Noticentro, WAPA-TV
Panelist
Luncheon
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
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
Dalimarie Pérez Flores, DSW, MSW, MPA
VP Clinical Affairs, FHCHS of PR, Inc.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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