Health Care Procurement Committee

in cooperation with

Management Association

present

CONTRACTING 1999

A Program on Recent Initiatives at

VA, DOD, HCFA and OPM for Pharmaceuticals,

Medical Suppliers, Medicare/Medicaid Risk

Contractors and their Counsel

Westin Grand Hotel

Washington, D.C.

PROGRAM

7:45 - 8:15 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:15 - 8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction

Michael A. Hordell

Co-Chair, Annual and Quarterly Programs

Gadsby & Hannah LLP

Frank M. Rapoport

Program Chair

Pepper Hamilton LLP

8:30 - 9:15 a.m.

Prescription Drugs and Medicare - When and How Will They Mesh?

The Honorable Curt Weldon

U. S. Representative - Pennsylvania

9:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Innovative Procurement Initiatives in Healthcare

•Medicare Competitive Bidding

Using competitive procedures to determine reimbursement eligibiltyor medical equipment and supplies. Is your company readyto compete?

•Medicare Risk Contracting

•New Initiatives in Medicaid Managed Care Contracting

W. Bruce Shirk, Moderator

Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy LLP

David C. Hammond

Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy LLP

Kathleen A. Buto (Invited)

Deputy Director - Center for Health Plans and Providers

HCFA

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 - 12:15 p.m.

Compliance and Competition at VA and DOD

•Contracting by the VA and Department of Defense - FSS Audits and Investigations

•Inspector General Audits and the Voluntary Disclosure Program

•Principi Report - One Unified Military Healthcare Procurement System - How Quickly Can it Happen?

•National Contracting and Standardization of Pharmaceuticals, Medical Supplies and Equipment

Frank M. Rapoport, Moderator

Pepper Hamilton LLP

Melbourne A. Noel, Jr.

Office of General Counsel

Department of Veterans Affairs

Maureen T. Regan

Counsel to Inspector General

Department of Veterans Affairs

Gary J. Krump

Deputy Assistant Secretary

for Acquisition and Materiel Management

Department of Veterans Affairs

12:15 - 1:30 p.m.

Luncheon Break

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

VA’s New Sharing Authority - a Unique Opportunity

•The Enhanced Health Care ResourcesSharing Authority (38 U.S.C 8153) allows the Veterans Health Administration to enter into commercial style contracts with any entity in the private sector or in local or state governments.

•These contracts may be for the use of VA space or equiment, or for the VA to provide any kind of service related to the operation of a healthcare system.

•Terms, conditions, and prices are negotiable between the parties.

Stephanie P. Gilson, Moderator

Johnson & Johnson

Dennis Foley

Office of General Counsel

Department of Veterans Affairs

Karen Walters

Medical Sharing

Department of Veterans Affairs

2:45 - 3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Hot Spots in Healthcare Fraud

Procurement at DOD and OPM

•CHAMPUS/TRICARE Fraud

•Federal Employees Health Program Fraud

•Compliance Plans for Managed Care Contractors

Benjamin N. Thompson, Moderator

Wyrick, Robbins, Yates & Ponton LLP

Donald Mancuso

Deputy Inspector General

Department of Defense

Alan C. Brown

McKenna & Cuneo LLP

E. Jeremy Hutton

Chief Counsel to Inspector General

OPM

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Health Information Security Issues

•This discussion will include the Privacy Act, HCFA’s Internet Security Policy and the security protection requirements for electronic health information imposed by HIPAA, and the proposed rule.

•The proposed security standards rule sets forth a variety of controlling protocols for all healthcare providers, payers and companies.

Alexander J. Brittin, Moderator

McKenna & Cuneo LLP

Morris Thompson

KPMG Peat Marwick

Michael T. Furhman

Manager - Security Consulting

Cisco Systems, Inc.

5:30 p.m.

Concluding Remarks

James W. Goggins

Executive Vice President

National Contract Management

Association

CLE CREDIT

Accrediation has been requested for this program from every state (including California and Pennsylvania) with mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements for lawyers. Please be aware that each state has its own rules and regulations, including its definition of "CLE." Attorneys seeking to obtain MCLE credit in Pennsylvania are required to pay state accredita- tion fees directly to the PACLE. Please be prepared to remit payment to the PACLE ($2.00 per credit hour or any portion thereof) after the program. Certificates of attendance will be available at the conclusion of the program for both attendees and speakers. If you have questions about the number of credit hours granted by each state, you may call (312) 988-6217, starting 2 to 3 weeks before the program.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Requests for refund must be made in writing and received in the Section of Public Contract Law’s office on or before June 17, 1999. Substitutions may be made at any time. Refund requests received after June 7 will be reduced by a $25.00 administration fee.

If you complete a registration form and fax it to the office listed on the Registration Application, the transaction is considered a firm commitment and you will be expected to pay the registration fee even if circumstances prevent you from attending the conference.

NO refunds will be made after June 17, 1999.

HOTEL INFORMATION

A block of rooms is being held for program attendees at the Westin Grand Hotel, 2350 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037. Room rates at the Westin Grand are $175, single or double, plus 14.4% tax per room per night.

You may reserve your accommodations by calling the Westin Grand directly at (202) 429-0100, mentioning the ABA Federal Health Care Contracting program, and by guaranteeing your reservation by credit card or deposit check.

Make your reservations NOW. The hotel will release the room block on Tuesday, May 25, 1999.

Maryann T. Hand
Pepper, Hamilton LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
Eighteenth and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799
Phone: (215) 981-4743
Fax: (215) 981-4750

Please register the following person for the ABA Section of Public Contract Law (PCL) Program, Federal Health Care Contracting 1999, on Wednesday, June 23, 1999, at the Westin Grand Hotel, Washington, D.C.:

Registration fee:

- $150 Government PCL Section Member

- $160 Other Government Employee

- $170 PCL Section Member/Associate

- $185 ABA Non PCL Section Member

- $200 Non-ABA Member

For reservations postmarked after June 17, 1999and for "walk-ins" on the day of the program, thefee is $10 more for each category.

Name __________________________________________

Firm/Agency/

Company _______________________________________

Address _________________________________________

City/State/Zip ____________________________________

Telephone Number ______________________________

Fax Number _____________________________________

E-mail address ___________________________________

Association / PCL, for $ __________________.

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, coffee breaks and bound volume of written materials.

Telephone reservations CANNOT be accepted.