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Postgraduate Courses

Demystifying Medicaid for MFMs

Sunday, February 11, 2024
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
Location: Potomac Ballroom 1 - 3, Ballroom Level
CE: 7

Additional registration fee required CME Credit Offered
CE Credits: 7
CME Credits: 7
Ultrasound Credits: 0

    Course Chair(s)

  • Kacey Eichelberger, MD

    Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    USC School of Medicine Greenville
    Greenville, SC, United States

    Disclosure(s): I have no relevant financial relationships to report.

  • Chloe Zera, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

    Chief, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure(s): Blue Cross Blue Shied of MA: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); CVS Foundation: Research (even if individual’s institution receives the research grant and manages the funds.) (Ongoing); Donaghue Foundation: Research (even if individual’s institution receives the research grant and manages the funds.) (Ongoing); UpToDate: Receives Royalties (Ongoing)

Although Medicaid is the largest payer for pregnancy care in the US, few training programs educate physicians or allied health professionals about the history, design, benefits, and limitations of our public insurance program. As a federal-state partnership, individual states administer their respective programs locally, resulting in wide variation in covered populations, services, delivery models, and reimbursement methods. Because coverage directly impacts patient care, obstetrical providers need to understand their local context. This post-graduate course, Demystifying Medicaid for the MFM, will capitalize on our time near Washington, DC to provide the learner with a broad foundation in Medicaid scholarship, with a focus on the numerous state- and federal-level maternal health policy changes underway in 2022-2024. The curriculum will be taught by a diverse cohort of content experts, including academicians, policy makers, data analysts, and Medicaid-insured individuals.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 8:10 AM  
    Welcome and Introductions

    Panelist: Kacey Eichelberger, MD – USC School of Medicine Greenville

    Panelist: Chloe Zera, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • 8:10 AM – 9:00 AM  
    Medicaid, Federalism, and the Human Experience: A Primer on the History of Medicaid Policy

    Presenter: Jamila Michener, PhD – Cornell University

  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM  
    Innovation and Maternal Health Policy: A Federal Perspective

    Presenter: Ellen-Marie Whelan, PhD, CRNP (she/her/hers) – CMS

  • 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Panel Discussion with Q&A

    Presenter: Chloe Zera, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM  
    Break
  • 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM  
    Introduction of Morning Presentations

    Presenter: Chloe Zera, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • 10:40 AM – 11:15 AM  
    State-specific Innovation via 1115 Waivers: A Case Study of Doula Coverage in Massachusetts

    Presenter: Viveka Prakash-Zawisza, MD, MS, MBA (she/her/hers) – MassHealth

  • 11:15 AM – 11:50 AM  
    State-specific Innovation via Novel Coding: A Case Study of Enhanced Reimbursement for Group Prenatal Care in South Carolina

    Presenter: Amy Crockett, MD, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Prisma Health, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

  • 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Panel Discussion with Q&A

    Panelist: Kacey Eichelberger, MD – USC School of Medicine Greenville

  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM  
    Lunch
  • 1:00 PM – 1:10 PM  
    Welcome Back and Regrouping for Afternoon Talks

    Presenter: Chloe Zera, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • 1:10 PM – 2:00 PM  
    Lessons Learned from The Postpartum Assessment of Health Survey (PAHS): Medicaid Data at Scale

    Presenter: Heidi Allen, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers) – Columbia University

  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM  
    The State of the State(s) on Medicaid Expansion

    Presenter: Mark A. Clapp, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital

  • 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Panel Discussion with Q&A

    Panelist: Kacey Eichelberger, MD – USC School of Medicine Greenville

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Refreshment Break
  • 3:30 PM – 3:40 PM  
    Introduction to Afternoon Presentations

    Panelist: Kacey Eichelberger, MD – USC School of Medicine Greenville

  • 3:40 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Health Equity Work via 1115 Waivers: A Health System Perspective

    Presenter: Allison S. Bryant, MD, MPH – Massachusetts General Brigham Health System

  • 4:15 PM – 4:50 PM  
    The Possibility of Power from the Margins: Recentering the Political Agency of Medicaid Stakeholders

    Presenter: Jamila Michener, PhD – Cornell University

  • 4:50 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Wrap up, final questions and thoughts

    Panelist: Chloe Zera, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Panelist: Kacey Eichelberger, MD – USC School of Medicine Greenville