2012 Legislative Day Agenda

							2012 Legislative Day Agenda
Tuesday, February 21
Downtown Des Moines Marriott

8:00am -8:45am
Registration

8:45am- 9:00am
Welcome and Introductions
Carl Chalstrom, RPh
President, IPA
Kate Gainer, PharmD
Executive Director & CEO, IPA

9:00am – 9:30am
Medicaid Reimbursement Reform
Jennifer Vermeer
Director, Iowa Medicaid Enterprise

9:30am- 10:00am
Medicaid Reimbursement Strategies and Implementation
Goerge Oestrich, PharmD, MPA
G. L. O. and Associates

10:00am – 10:15am
Break

10:15am- 10:45am
Legislative Panel: Iowa’s Political Landscape
Representative Linda Upmeyer (R-12) (Invited)
House Majority Leader
Senator Michael Gronstal (D-50)
Senate Majority Leader

10:45am- 11:30am
Iowa and e-Health: Panel Discussion
Julie Kuhle, RPh
Iowa E-Prescribing Workgroup Co-Chair
Michelle Bottenberg, PharmD
Iowa E-Prescribing Workgroup Co-Chair
Kim Norby
Executive Director, Office of Health IT, Iowa Department of Public Health
Karith Remmen
Program Coordinator, Office of Health IT, Iowa Department of Public Health

11:30am- 1:00 pm Luncheon
Future of Health Policy in Iowa
Michael Bousselot
Health Policy Director, Governor Branstad

1:00pm- 1:30pm
IPA’s Legislative Priorities- 2012
Steve Firman, RPh, MBA
Chair, IPA’s Legislative Committee
William Wimmer, JD
Legislative Counsel, IPA
Nicole Schultz
Director of Public Affairs, IPA

1:30pm- 4:30pm
Capitol Hill Visits