| Keynote Speaker is AnnouncedThe Director of the Center for Medicare Management (CMM) and Acting Director of the Center for Drug and Health Plan Choice (CPC) at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Jonathan Blum will be the Medicare University 2009 Virtual Convention keynote speaker! This session is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18 at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. The keynote speaker session will not be available for on-demand playback, so do not delay and register today! | |
| Jonathan Blum— Keynote Speaker for the Virtual Convention |  |
| In the dual role of Director of the CMM, and Acting Director, CPC, Jonathan Blum oversees two centers for Medicare services, each with budgets in the hundreds of billions of dollars. CMM and CPC are responsible for regulation and payment of Medicare fee-for service providers, privately-administered Medicare health plans, and the Medicare prescription drug program. The benefits these divisions make possible pay for health care for approximately 45 million elderly and disabled Americans.Over the course of his career, Jonathan has become an expert in the gamut of CMS programs. He served as an advisor to Senate Finance Committee members and its current chairman, Senator Max Baucus, where he worked on prescription drug and Medicare Advantage policies during the development of the Medicare Modernization Act. He focused on Medicare as a program analyst at the White House office of Management and Budget. Prior to joining CMS, Jonathan was a Vice President at Avalere Health, overseeing its Medicaid and Long-Term Care Practice. Most recently, Jonathan served as a health policy advisor to the Obama-Biden Transition Team. He holds a Master's degree from the Kennedy School of Government and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. | |
| Registration is ExtendedNational Government Services is extending registration! In order to have access to all sessions, including the keynote speaker, registration paid by credit card must be in by Friday, November 13. Registration received after Friday or paid by a mailed-in or electronic check will not guarantee you access to live courses, but you will be able to view all educational courses through the on-demand playback feature available until the end of the calendar year. | |
| This program/publication/ subscription/etc. has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for continuing education units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor. | |
| • 60 sessions • $150 per attendee • Earn up to 57 CEUs |
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