ATLANTA—The 2016 Specialty Health Summit, hosted by the National Association of Vision Care Plans (NAVCP) and the National Association of Specialty Health Organizations (NASHO), will feature a comprehensive session track devoted exclusively to managed vision care’s most pressing issues and challenges. The summit will be held at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville, Tenn., May 1 to 3.
The comprehensive Vision Track agenda includes an analysis of a benchmark study on vision care utilization patterns and other consumer trends; a discussion on how today’s health care market models, including the health care exchange, and how trends are impacting Medicaid; and a session on plan designs that work well for both patients and providers. The track concludes with a panel discussion on how the managed vision care industry should respond to the growth of retail health care.
Confirmed Vision Track speakers include:
- Ron Krefman, OD, FAAO, focalCenter CEO
- Marge Axelrad, senior vice president, Jobson; editorial director, Vision Monday and 20/20
- Peter Kehoe, OD, professional development advisor, Transitions
- Dora Wilson, COO, Molina Healthcare of South Carolina, LLC
- Bobby Christensen, OD, FAAO, senior vice president Clinical Strategies, Diplomat Cornea & Lens Section, Vision Source
- Richard Sanchez, managing partner – Visibility Management
- Scot Morris, OD, operating partner, Morris Education & Consulting Associates
- Wallace Lovejoy, founder, Lovejoy Eyecare Consulting
- Robert Stein, National Vision chief professional services officer
Summit will also feature keynote addresses from Charles E. Cook, Jr., editor and publisher of the Cook Political report; congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Congress, State of TN – 7th District; and Morgan Wright, fellow at the Center for Digital Government. The Summit offers many networking opportunities, including the traditional Vision Industry Dinner, sponsored this year by VBA, and the Chairman’s Dinner/Southern Nights with entertainment by Patrick Davis and Friends, sponsored by VSP Vision Care.
More details about the Summit, including how to register and the latest agenda are posted at specialtyhealthsummit.org.