2010 ALTHA Legal Issues Meeting

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, MD
September 28 - 29, 2010

ALTHA hosted its second annual Legal Issues Meeting September 28-29, 2010 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. Over 75 attendees heard presentations from CMS, MedPAC, outside counsel and industry representatives.  Many thanks to our sponsors of the meeting:

McGuireWoods
RecoverCare
Sullivan, Stolier & Resor

ALTHA 2010 LEGAL ISSUES MEETING PROGRAM
Opening
William Walters
Chief Executive Officer
ALTHA, Washington, DC

Welcome
Justin Hunter
Chairman, ALTHA Legal Issues Committee
Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Legislation and Regulations
HealthSouth, Washington, DC

Update from ATLHA General Counsel
Jason Healy
ALTHA General Counsel
Partner
Reed Smith, LLP, Washington, DC

LTAC Hospitals & the Medicare Program: CMS Perspective
Introduction by:
Larry Oday
Co-Chairman, ALTHA Board of Independent Hospitals
         Representing Scott and White Hospitals of Texas
Partner
Vinson and Elkins, Washington, DC

Speaker:
Marc Hartstein
Deputy Director
Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD

General Counsel Panel
Moderator:
Michael Tarvin
Executive VP General Counsel & Secretary
Select Medical Corporation, Mechanicsburg, PA

Panelists:
Ronald Lazas
Vice President & Chief Counsel, Hospital Division
Kindred Healthcare, Louisville, KY

Stefanie Morrison
Vice President & Senior Counsel, Hospital Operations
Select Medical Corporation, Mechanicsburg, PA

Erik Pahl
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
LifeCare Hospitals, Plano, TX

Chris Terrell
Associate General Counsel
HealthSouth, Birmingham, AL

Patricia Williams
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
RehabCare Group, St. Louis, MO

LTAC Hospitals: MedPAC Presentation
Introduction by:
William Altman
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Public Policy
Kindred Healthcare, Louisville, KY

Speaker:
Dana Kelley
Senior Analyst
MedPAC, Washington, DC

The LTAC Hospital Bar: Thoughts from Leading Attorneys
Moderator:
Jason Healy
ALTHA General Counsel
Partner
Reed Smith, LLP, Washington, DC

Panelists:
James Daniel
Director
Hancock, Daniel, Johnson & Nagle, P.C., Richmond, VA

Jason Greis
Attorney
McGuireWoods LLP, Chicago, IL

Larry Oday
Partner
Vinson and Elkins, Washington, DC

Stephen Sullivan
Founding Partner
Sullivan, Stolier & Resor, Lafayette, LA

Medical Necessity Reviews
Denise Bloch
Senior Corporate Counsel
RehabCare Group, St. Louis, MO

Tony Disser
Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations
Kindred Healthcare, Louisville, KY

LTAC Hospitals & The Pursuit of Certification Criteria
Moderator:
Justin Hunter
Chairman, ALTHA Legal Issues Committee
Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Legislation & Regulations
HealthSouth, Washington, DC

Panelists:
T. Brian Callister, M.D.
National Medical Director
LifeCare Hospitals, Reno, NV

Tony Grigonis
Vice President, Quality Improvement
Select Medical Corporation, Mechanicsburg, PA

Alan Sauber
Senior Vice President, Government Programs &
Chief Compliance Officer
RehabCare Group, St. Louis, MO

Risk Management Panel
Moderator:
Jason Healy
ALTHA General Counsel
Partner
Reed Smith, LLP, Washington, DC

Panelists:
John Duggan
Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel
Select Medical Corporation, Mechanicsburg, PA

Debbie Miller
Assistant Vice President, Corporate Compliance
RehabCare Group, St. Louis, MO