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|Webinars|January 25, 2022
Optimizing the Payer/Provider Relationship for a Successful Annual Enrollment Period, Part 6
Experts discuss current trends in Medicare Advantage during the current annual enrollment period, best practices for communication, and gain clarity about the benefits and costs for both providers and beneficiaries.
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In the latest Matters in Managed Care webinar, experts discussed current trends in Medicare Advantage during the current annual enrollment period, best practices for communication, and gain clarity about the benefits and costs for both providers and beneficiaries. They discussed the health system, provider, and payer perspectives.
Steve Evans, MD, vice president for quality and utilization management, Intermountain Healthcare, moderated the panel with:
- Judith Ford, MD, medical director, Intermountain Healthcare
- Othella Ann Jurani-Suarez, MD, medical director, Intermountain Healthcare
- Kristine Gates, government program sales director, SelectHealth
- Matt Maher, senior sales manager, Humana
- Sherry Stanislaw, general manager, officer, SCAN Health Plan
In segment 6, they discussed the provider perspective.
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