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"Evolving Strategies that Shape the Future of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care!"
The Advancing Behavioral Health and Policy Summit produced in partnership with the Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW) is a comprehensive, muti-stakeholder event focused on policies, advancements, and collaborations that aim to drive positive change in the equitable access, delivery, and quality of mental health and substance use disorder services. As part of thINc value, this Summit reinforces our mission and belief that elevating the focus on behavioral health services must be an integral element towards the value-based care movement. The forward-thinking, two-day program will bring together leaders from health plans, health systems, employers, government and public health agencies, and state, local community, and advocacy organizations to discuss major initiatives and the driving forces to advance behavioral health.
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- Prioritizing mental health and substance use disorders
- Advocating for policy advancements in mental health and substance use disorder treatment services
- Investing in preventive behavioral health services
- Addressing barriers to integrated, coordinated, and immediate access to critical care
- Building a resilient employee workforce
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Timings7:30 AM - 6:30 PM (Oct 28) (General)
7:30 AM - 1:00 PM (Oct 29) (General)
| Entry FeesPaid Ticket Starts from 795 USD View Details |
Estimated Turnout150 Delegates Based on previous editions | Event TypeConference |
EditionsOct 2024 Interested+1 more edition Frequency Annual | Official LinksWebsiteContacts Report Error Claim this event |
| Event Happening Alongside Specialty Networks a... 29 - 30 Oct 2024 221 Followers Value-Based Care Sum... 28 - 29 Oct 2024 146 Followers | |
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| 795 USD | Delegates: Government, Community-Based Organization (CBO), and 501 (C) 3 OrganizationsRegular Price |
| 795 USD | Delegates: HR and Benefits Professionals(Must be a current employee of a private or public sector company and in an HR leadership role. Not applicable to solution providers or vendors.) |
| 995 USD | Delegates: Hospitals and Health Systems, Health PlansRegular Price |
| 2395 USD | Delegates: Pharma and Life Sciences ManufacturersRegular Price |
| 2695 USD | Delegates: Standard: Vendors and Point SolutionsStandard: Vendors and Point Solutions that offer services to the other audience |
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value-based care,policymakers,Artificial intelligence for Drug Discovery,Adolescent & Young Adults Health,Addiction Therapy,Behavioral Health Conference,Mental Health and Wellbeing,Therapeutics,Mental Health Services etc. are some of the products / services to be showcased in Advancing Behavioral Health and Policy Summit.
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Entry at Advancing Behavioral Health and Policy Summit starts from 795 USD and cost up to 2695 USD. It is 795 USD for Delegates: Government, Community-Based Organization (CBO), and 501 (C) 3 Organizations (Regular Price), 795 USD for Delegates: HR and Benefits Professionals ((Must be a current employee of a private or public sector company and in an HR leadership role. Not applicable to solution providers or vendors.)), 995 USD for Delegates: Hospitals and Health Systems, Health Plans (Regular Price), 2395 USD for Delegates: Pharma and Life Sciences Manufacturers (Regular Price), 2695 USD for Delegates: Standard: Vendors and Point Solutions (Standard: Vendors and Point Solutions that offer services to the other audience).
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Opeyemi Ibitoye
Program Officer at Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA)
Abuja, Nigeria
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ICU at SHADY GROVE MEDICAL CENTER - ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE
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Adam Easterday
VP of Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Optum HealthSpeaker
Nathaniel Counts, JD
Chief Policy Officer, The Kennedy ForumSpeaker
Bernard DiCasimirro, DO
Chief Medical Officer, Lucet Healthcare; Board Member Association for Behavioral...Speaker
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Deputy Director of Clinical Practice, American Academy of Child and...Speaker
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Alexis Horan
Chief of Advocacy and Practice Transformation, American Academy of Child...Schedule & Agenda
Filter By| Mon, 28 Oct 07:30 AM - 06:30 PM | Registration Registration Open | |
| Mon, 28 Oct 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM | Break Morning Coffee and Breakfast | |
| Mon, 28 Oct 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM | Session Welcome and Opening Remarks: Charting the Course for the Future in Behavioral Health This opening session will examine the current landscape of behavioral healthcare, highlighting recent achievements and progress as well as ...continue reading 
Pamela Greenberg, MPP
Past President and CEO, Association for Behav..
Debbie Witchey
Incoming President and CEO, Association for B..
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| Mon, 28 Oct 08:50 AM - 09:35 AM | Session Parity in Practice: Navigating the New Landscape of Behavioral Healthcare Access and Coverage Analyze the details of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) final rule and their implications on health p...continue reading 
Brad Lerner, JD
Director, Public Policy, Behavioral Health, E..
Rebecca Bagley
President and CEO, The Kennedy Forum
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| Mon, 28 Oct 09:40 AM - 10:25 AM | Session The Evolving Landscape of Utilization Management Evaluate the pros and cons of prior authorization in behavioral health, examining recent state and federal legislative changes ...continue reading 
Adam Easterday
VP of Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Optum Heal..
Maeghan Gilmore
VP of Government Affairs, Association for Beh..
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| Mon, 28 Oct 10:25 AM - 10:55 AM | Break Networking Break in the Exhibit Area | |
| Mon, 28 Oct 10:55 AM - 11:40 AM | Session An Update on the Federal Response to Substance Use Disorders: Evolving Strategies and Policies in a Changing Landscape Analyze the impact of the SUPPORT Act and the status of pending legislation focused on substance use disorder treatment, includ...continue reading 
Gabrielle de la Guéronnière
VP of Health and Justice Policy, Legal Action..
Kristin (Flukey) Fritsch
Professional Staff Member, Health; Energy and..
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| Mon, 28 Oct 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | Session thINc TALKs: Collaborative Approaches to Suicide Prevention: Bridging Policy and Practice Examine the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention's four strategic directions, focusing on community-based prevention, ...continue reading 
Laura Evans
AVP, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Vi..
Julie Goldstein Grumet
VP and Director of Zero Suicide, Institute Ed..
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| Mon, 28 Oct 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM | Lunch Lunch and Fireside Chat Session 
Stephen L Ondra, MD
VP, Center for Transforming Health, MITRE; Di..
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| Mon, 28 Oct 01:30 PM - 02:20 PM | Session The Role of AI in Behavioral Health: Separating the Promise from the Hype Understand the current limitations and overstated claims surrounding AI in behavioral health, enabling critical evaluation of p...continue reading 
Bernard DiCasimirro, DO
Chief Medical Officer, Lucet Healthcare; Boar..
Brett Meeks
Executive Director, Health Innovation Allianc..
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| Mon, 28 Oct 02:25 PM - 03:15 PM | Session Strengthening Network Adequacy and Provider Directory Accuracy: Innovations and Policy Developments Examine the impact of inaccurate provider directories on behavioral health care access, including the challenges of having a ro...continue reading 
John Giles
Director, Managed Care Group, Center for Medi..
Clare McNutt PA-C, MSHS
VP, Primary Care Innovation, Meadows Mental H..
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| Mon, 28 Oct 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM | Break Networking Break in the Exhibit Area | |
| Mon, 28 Oct 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM | Session Fireside Chat: Leveraging Telehealth and Digital Solutions to Expand Behavioral Health Access Examine the impact of cross-state virtual practice agreements (e.g., PSYPACTs) on mitigating the effects of the workforce short...continue reading 
David Schwartz
VP, Public Policy and Federal Affairs, CareFi..
Claire Wulf Winiarek, PhD
Director of Health Care Policy, Amazon Health..
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| Mon, 28 Oct 04:15 PM - 05:00 PM | Session Payer Perspectives to Accelerate Progress in Behavioral Healthcare This session explores innovative strategies and insights from leading payer executives on their insights and initiatives to enhance ...continue reading
Bernard DiCasimirro, DO
Chief Medical Officer, Lucet Healthcare; Boar..
Brad Lerner, JD
Director, Public Policy, Behavioral Health, E..
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| Mon, 28 Oct 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM | Networking Networking Reception in the Exhibit Area | |
| Tue, 29 Oct 07:30 AM - 03:00 PM | Registration Registration Open | |
| Tue, 29 Oct 07:30 AM - 08:15 AM | Break Morning Coffee and Breakfast | |
| Tue, 29 Oct 08:15 AM - 08:30 AM | Session Day 2 - Opening Remarks
Debbie Witchey
Incoming President and CEO, Association for B..
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| Tue, 29 Oct 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM | Session Closing the Maternal Mental Health Care Gap: From Awareness to Action Analyze the scope and impact of maternal mental health challenges, including high rates of untreated conditions, substantial ec...continue reading 
Malekeh Amini
Founder and CEO, Trayt Health
Deborah Fernandez Turner
Deputy Chief Psychiatric Officer, Aetna, a CV..
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| Tue, 29 Oct 09:25 AM - 10:15 AM | Session Table Discussions: Innovative Strategies for Facing the Children and Youth Mental Health Crisis Examine the current child and youth mental health crisis, including the impact of social media, drawing insights from the Surge...continue reading 
Karen Ferguson
Deputy Director of Clinical Practice, America..
Alexis Horan
Chief of Advocacy and Practice Transformation..
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| Tue, 29 Oct 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Break Networking Break in the Exhibit Area | |
| Tue, 29 Oct 10:45 AM - 11:35 AM | Session Advancing Data Sharing in Behavioral Health Analyze the implications of the recent CMS interoperability regulation finalized in 2024, focusing on its impact on how medical...continue reading 
Douglas Nemecek, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, Behavioral Health Ever..
John Rancourt
Deputy Director, Office of Technology (OTECH)..
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| Tue, 29 Oct 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM | Session thINcTalk: Holding up the Mirror to Behavioral Health: Addressing the Performance of the System Using the framework of the recent Commonwealth Fund report on the U.S. health system’s failures in comparison to other nations, Adam Easter...continue reading
Adam Easterday
VP of Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Optum Heal..
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| Tue, 29 Oct 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | Session Lunch | Luncheon Session - Election 2024: Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Healthcare Policy Analyze potential healthcare policy shifts under different election outcomes, focusing on their impacts on health plans, provid...continue reading 
Al Guida
Principal, Guide Consulting Services
Heather Meade
Principal, Washington Council, Ernst & Young ..
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| Tue, 29 Oct 12:50 PM - 01:00 PM | Session Closing Remarks | Advancing Behavioral Health and Policy Summit Concludes
Debbie Witchey
Incoming President and CEO, Association for B..
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Visitor Ticket Price Buy Now
| 795 USD | Delegates: Government, Community-Based Organization (CBO), and 501 (C) 3 OrganizationsRegular Price |
| 795 USD | Delegates: HR and Benefits Professionals(Must be a current employee of a private or public sector company and in an HR leadership role. Not applicable to solution providers or vendors.) |
| 995 USD | Delegates: Hospitals and Health Systems, Health PlansRegular Price |
| 2395 USD | Delegates: Pharma and Life Sciences ManufacturersRegular Price |
| 2695 USD | Delegates: Standard: Vendors and Point SolutionsStandard: Vendors and Point Solutions that offer services to the other audience |
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2650 Virginia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037
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