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From Policy to Practice: Exploring CMMI Value Based Care Initiatives and Unlocking Value in Safety-Net Care

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CMS, through CMMI, has multiple new models focusing on value based care, continuing to push the envelope towards improving care through their programs. In this webinar, experts will examine how organizations are able to seize opportunities through operationalizing these models and what it means for safety net providers, health systems, and community-based organizations. The discussion will focus on practical insights, emerging challenges, and strategic opportunities to drive impact and sustainability under new models.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand recent and emerging CMMI models, including its policy intent, structure, and implications for Medicare beneficiaries and safety net providers
  • Examine and gain insights from organizations implementing CMMI aligned models of care, including care model design, infrastructure, and partnerships
  • Identify strategic opportunities for health systems, ACOs, and community-based providers to maximize impact and sustainability

Featured Speakers:

Royal Tuthill, SVP of Networks Pair Team

Lance Donkerbrook, ACO Executive Director P3 Health Partners

ACA Enrollment Declines: Implications and Options for State and Federal Policymakers

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Recent and future policy changes are reshaping the ACA market. A recent Wakely report finds that only 86% of ACA enrollees nationwide paid their first premium at the start of the year, raising important questions about affordability, access, and market stability. Additionally, the 2027 Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters (NBPP) is expected to be finalized this Spring which will have additional implications for consumers, issuers, and other stakeholders. As policymakers and state leaders consider how to respond to the shifting market composition and future policy changes, this discussion will focus on the policy implications of these shifts and the options to address affordability and coverage options to improve market stability.

Join ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨â€™s ACA team for a policy-focused conversation on what these projected changes mean for marketplace dynamics, including impacts to risk pools, premiums, and issuer participation. The session will explore emerging federal and state policy responses and offer insight into how today’s decisions may shape 2027 rates, plan offerings, and long-term market sustainability.

Learning Objectives:

  • Analyze policy drivers: Examine how changes to federal subsidy policy are influencing ACA marketplace enrollment, affordability, and coverage continuity.
  • Evaluate policy tradeoffs: Assess how enrollment declines impact market stability, including risk pools, premiums, and issuer participation.
  • Inform policy strategy: Identify state and federal policy options to mitigate coverage losses and support a stable, competitive marketplace heading into 2027.

Webinar Replay – Saving Lives with Compassion: Overdose Response Training with RiVive®

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This webinar was held May 7, 2026.

This webinar presented findings from the 2025 RiVive Community Engagement Report and best practices in compassionate overdose response™, with a focus on the community use of RiVive naloxone nasal spray 3 mg. A panel of expert speakers presented their protocols for effective overdose intervention, guidance on the training of others, and strategies for integrating trauma-informed approaches into post-overdose care.

The webinar covered why compassionate dosing is important, how to integrate this concept into trainings for community members, and communication strategies for teaching titration, rescue breathing, and overdose prevention.

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn how to describe why compassionate dosing is important.
  • Apply evidence-based strategies for compassionate, trauma-informed intervention during overdose emergencies.
  • Integrate stigma-reducing practices into community response frameworks to enhance support for individuals affected by opioid use.

Speakers:

  • Dr. Michael Hufford, Co-Founder, CEO, Harm Reduction Therapeutics
  • Van Asher, Harm Reduction Consultant, Harm Reduction Therapeutics

Webinar Replay – Achieving Success with New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP): What Life Sciences Companies Need to Know

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This webinar was held on April 22, 2026 at 12pm ET.

This webinar was designed for life sciences companies seeking to navigate the New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) program. This session equipped drug, device, and diagnostic manufacturers with a clear understanding of eligibility requirements, the application process, and how to strategically position products for approval. Experts from ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ and Manatt Health also broke down CMS evaluation criteria and highlighted key updates shaping the NTAP program in 2026 and 2027.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand NTAP eligibility requirements and the end-to-end application process
  • Learn how CMS evaluates applications and what drives approval decisions
  • Explore key updates and policy changes impacting NTAP in 2026 and 2027

Speakers:

  • Clare Mamerow, Principal, ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨
  • Ross Margulies, Partner, Manatt Health

Webinar Replay – Proposed ACA 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters: Implications for Issuers and States

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This webinar was held on March 11, 2026 at 12pm ET.

This webinar offered a timely, strategic overview of the recently released proposed 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters and what it signals for the evolving coverage landscape. We unpacked the key policy changes, operational requirements, and market assumptions embedded in the rule, with a focus on implications for the individual and small group markets beginning in 2026 and extending beyond.

Participants gained insight into how proposed updates may affect plan design, rate development, risk adjustment, enrollment operations, and health insurance regulation dynamics. We also explored the broader policy direction reflected in the proposal and what organizations should be monitoring now to prepare for implementation and potential downstream impacts.

Learning Objectives:

  • Summarize key provisions of the proposed 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters.
  • Assess implications for 2027 ACA pricing.
  • Identify key 2027 state regulatory considerations.

You can also download the related Wakely

Webinar Replay – 2027 ACA Considerations: Proposed NBPP and Other Key Changes and Trends

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This webinar was held on February 4, 2026 at 12pm ET.

Upon the release of the CMS final 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters and the accompanying Letter to Issuers in January, health plans and state policymakers will face critical decisions that shape the next phase of the individual and small group markets.

Experts from ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ and Wakely discussed what the proposed rule means in practice and how stakeholders can begin preparing now. This webinar provided a clear overview of the final 2027 NBPP** and Letter to Issuers, highlighted the most significant policy changes and clarifications, and explored the operational and strategic implications for states. Speakers focused on how the final policies may influence market stability, affordability, program administration, and longer-term planning for 2027 and beyond.   

** We expect that the NBPP will have been released before the webinar takes place, but if the NBPP is not yet released we will cover likely scenarios based on our best available information.

Learning Objectives:

•Understanding the proposed 2027 NBPP and Letter to Issuers

•Awareness of key implications for states and issuers

•Discussion of key planning considerations for 2027

Webinar Replay – Meeting the Healthcare Needs of Unhoused People Part 1: Service and Care Responses

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This webinar was held on January 27, 2026 at 12pm ET.

Thanks for joining us for the first of two webinars exploring how current events are impacting people experiencing homelessness and their access to care. This webinar highlighted the model of care for healthcare for the homeless clinics and medical respite care providers and how these services interact with broader systems of care. Additionally, we explored how the current environment is impacting delivery and financing of care for some of our most vulnerable neighbors.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define the model of care for healthcare for the homeless and medical respite care
  • Identify two ways that current events are impacting the delivery and financing of care for people experiencing homelessness
  • Identify two strategies for supporting service providers working to support the healthcare needs of people experiencing homelessness.

Featured Speakers:

Julia Dobbins, MSW, Director of Medical Respite National Health Care for the Homeless Council

Lawanda Williams, MSW, MPH, Chief Behavioral Health Officer Health Care for the Homeless

Kim Despres, DHA, RN, CEO Circle the City

Catherine Crosland, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Response Sites Unity Health Care

Don’t miss out on Meeting the Healthcare Needs of Unhoused People Part 2: Service and Care Responses on February 3.

Webinar Replay – Meeting the Healthcare Needs of Unhoused People Part 2: State Policy Responses

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This webinar was held on February 3, 2026 at 12pm ET.

Recent federal policy changes, such as the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act (OBBBA), bring significant challenges to retaining the Medicaid coverage gains and added 1115 waiver services that have been so successful in the last decade. States will be under tremendous pressure to meet new requirements—but they also have options to reduce the negative impact on vulnerable populations and the healthcare providers that serve them. This webinar to discussed state-level policy options, shared resources, and considered how to move forward in the current environment.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify three provisions in the 2025 budget reconciliation legislation that have a strong impact on unhoused people.
  • Identify two policy actions that lawmakers in all states should take to reduce the loss of Medicaid coverage for people experiencing homelessness.
  • Identify three policy actions that lawmakers in Medicaid expansion states can take to reduce the burden of work requirements on unhoused people.

Featured Experts:

Barbara DiPietro, PhD, Senior Director of Policy National Health Care for the Homeless Council

Rhonda Hauff, CEO Yakima Neighborhood Health Services Yakima, WA

Kevin Lindamood, President and CEO Health Care for the Homeless, Baltimore, MD

Don’t miss out on Meeting the Healthcare Needs of Unhoused People Part 1: Service and Care Responses on January 27.

Webinar Replay – The ACCESS Model: Essentials for Applicants

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This webinar was held on January 22, 2026.

CMS’s new ACCESS model represents one of the most ambitious federal efforts to modernize chronic care through technology-supported services. This national, voluntary, decade-long model creates a new payment pathway for digital health tools, continuous monitoring, behavioral support, and other tech-enabled interventions that complement traditional care. With beneficiaries able to enroll directly and clinicians eligible for co-management payments, ACCESS introduces a fundamentally different approach to chronic condition management across Medicare.

During this webinar, ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ and Leavitt Partners experts broke down what is known today, what to expect in the forthcoming Request for Applications, and what organizations can do to prepare. We walked through the model’s four clinical tracks, outcomes-aligned payments, beneficiary engagement expectations, the TEMPO pilot’s implications for digital device manufacturers, and how it relates to the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem initiative.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the ACCESS model’s goals, structure, and clinical tracks.
  • Recognize participant and beneficiary requirements, payment approaches, and data expectations.
  • Better understand how the ACCESS and ELEVATE models relate to the CMS-aligned network commitments
  • Identify key steps to prepare for the upcoming RFA and assess organizational readiness.

Webinar Replay – Redefining Revenue: Building Financial Resilience in an Era of Policy and Payment Change

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This webinar was held on December 11, 2025.

As healthcare organizations face sweeping shifts in Medicaid funding, workforce costs, and payer expectations, leaders must think beyond short-term cuts and find sustainable ways to protect access, quality, and mission.

During this webinar, ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ experts Jose Robles, Juan Montanez, and Kristina Ramos-Callan discussed how hospitals, health systems, and providers can reimagine revenue strategy for the next decade.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the financial and operational implications of OBBBA and related regulatory changes on healthcare delivery.
  • Identify strategies to stabilize payer mix, manage revenue volatility, and mitigate the effects of coverage loss.
  • Explore technology and operational levers that enhance financial performance, including data analytics, automation, and care delivery redesign.
  • Examine how innovation and mission-driven decision-making can strengthen organizational resilience and maintain equity in care.
  • Apply insights to develop forward-looking plans that align fiscal responsibility with community health priorities.

Webinar Replay – Value Based Care Advisory Services: ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ and Wakely Put Analysis into Action

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This webinar was held on November 20, 2025.

ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ and Wakely Share Expert Insights on VBC Landscape

In this webinar, experts from ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ and Wakely reviewed the nation’s progress in the movement to value-based payment models and looked ahead to its next chapter, sharing ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨â€™s views on future expectations for CMMI’s model portfolio, how shifting market and policy dynamics may impact MA contracting, and the state of value-based enablers, health systems, other risk-bearing provider entities impacted by these forces. ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨’s VBC Advisory Services team supports organizations with integrated insights across strategy, analytics, and implementation to drive measurable results in value-based care.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Review the current state of APM adoption and key trends 
  • Explore the CMS Innovation Center’s recent activities and potential focus areas for future models 
  • Understand policy and market headwinds facing Medicare Advantage plans with implications for VBC 
  • Gain insights into participation trends among health systems, enablers, and states

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Webinar Replay – Impact Investing as Good Medicine: Prescribing Capital for Healthier Communities

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This webinar was held on November 13, 2025.

This webinar convened investment professionals from major healthcare systems alongside leaders in impact investing to explore how strategic investments in the social drivers of health affordable housing, community infrastructure, food access and security, transportation, and local community and economic development—can both improve population health and deliver financial returns to healthcare systems and payers. Healthcare leaders discussed how leveraging balance-sheet capital toward upstream solutions strengthens organizational sustainability, creates competitive differentiation in RFPs, builds community trust, and aligns with regulatory and value-based care incentives. Impact investing practitioners discussed how they identify opportunities that deliver both financial performance and measurable health outcomes, and share lessons from structuring investments that balance institutional rigor with community impact.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the landscape and principles of impact investing
  • Understand of business and healthcare value proposition of impact investing.
  • Identify concrete strategies for how health systems can invest

Featured Speakers:

Tyler Blickhan, CFA, CAIA, Associate Director of Investments Ascension Investment Management, LLC
Gina Kline, Founder & Managing Partner Enable Ventures
Nina Tschinkel, Director of Impact, Investor Relations & Communications Catalyst Opportunity Funds

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