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ATA EDGE-2023

The 2023 recordings are available! Revisit the dynamic and thought-provoking presentations during this year's event. 

For three days in December, we heard from Congressional leaders and staff, policy experts, and healthcare executives who are influencing the future of care delivery.  EDGE attendees enjoyed conversations amongst decision-makers as they shared insights and best practices that will guide the next phase of telehealth implementation in a new hybrid healthcare system.

Below you will find the recordings from the the 2023 program. 

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13

Keynote: Telehealth Policy Updates and Priorities from CMS

  • Ellen Lukens, Deputy Director of the Innovation Center, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation/CMS

Fireside Chat: Insights from the AMA

  • Moderator: Sree Chaguturu, MD, Executive VP and Medical Officer, CVS Health
  • Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, President, the American Medical Association

Discussion: Is the Jury Still Out for Remote Monitoring Coverage and Reimbursement?

  • Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH, Professor of Health Care Policy and Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Hospitalist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Carrie Nixon, Esq., Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Nixon Gwilt Law Association

Panel: Policy Considerations for Mental and Behavioral Health

  • Moderator: Michelle Turner, VP, Clinical Talent and Delivery, Hazel Health
  • Stephen Gillaspy, PhD, Director of Health and Healthcare, American Psychological Association
  • Jackie Weinrich, Health Policy Advisor, U.S. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA)
  • Abby Worthen, Deputy Director, Digital Health, American Psychiatric Association

Fireside Chat: Dr. Meena Seshamani, CMS Center for Medicare

  • Moderator: Kristi Henderson, DNP, NP-C, FAAN, FAEN, CEO, Confluent and Chair, ATA
  • Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD, Director, CMS Center for Medicare

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14

Keynote: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

Keynote: U.S. Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH)

Keynote: U.S. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA)

Panel: Eliminating Health Disparities Through Policy Change

  • Moderator: Tym Rourke, Vice President of People and Senior Director, Third Horizon Strategies
  • Adimika Arthur, Health Tech 4 Medicaid
  • Ellie Hamburger, Pediatrician, Children’s National
  • David Smith, Founder and CEO, Third Horizon Strategies

Panel: ATA State Policy Updates and a Look Forward

  • Moderator: Tom Mann, Senior Policy Associate, State Affairs, ATA
  • Quinn Shean, Managing Director, Tusk Venture Partners and State Policy Advisor, ATA
  • Greg Mills, Government Affairs Manager, Capital Results
  • Claudia Tucker, Senior VP, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Teladoc Health 

Panel: Insider’s Look Around Federal Advocacy Strategy

  • Moderator: Sarah-Lloyd Stevenson, MPH, Senior Manager and Telehealth Policy Lead, Amazon
  • David Critchlow, Senior VP, Government Relations, LifePoint Health
  • Kevin Harper, VP, Government Affairs, Teladoc Health
  • Matt McGinley, Principal, Advanced Policy Consulting, LLC 

Fireside Chat: The Latest in Medicare: From B to C

  • Moderator: Alexis Apple, Director, Federal Affairs, ATA Action
  • Mark Hayes, Senior VP, Federal Policy and Advocacy, Ascension
  • Michael Hoak, VP of Public Policy, Humana

Panel: Heard on the Hill

  • Moderator: Elliot Vice, Director, Health Policy & Government Relations, Faegre Drinker
  • Jack Ganter, Health Legislative Assistant, Congressman Buddy Carter
  • Deepa Patel, Senior Policy Advisor, Congressman David Trone
  • Gabrielle Schechter, Health Policy Advisor, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
  • Conor Sheehy, Senior Health Policy Advisor, Finance GOP

Keynote: U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson (R-OH)

Fireside Chat with the Author: WSJ USA Today Best Seller - Dead Wrong: Diagnosing and Treating Healthcare's Misinformation Illness

  • Moderator: Joseph Kvedar, MD, Professor, Harvard Medical School; Editor-in-chief, npj Digital Medicine; Immediate Past Chair, ATA; Senior Advisor, Mass General Hospital Center for Innovation in Digital HealthCare
  • Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA, Nationally Recognized Leader in Health IT, Author of "Dead Wrong"

Fireside Chat: The Inside Scoop: Journalists’ Perspectives in Covering Telehealth Policy

  • Moderator: Gina Cella, Senior VP, Strategic Communications, ATA
  • Ben Leonard, Reporter, Politico
  • Cara Smith, Associate Editor, Inside Health Policy

Fireside Chat: International Perspectives on Policy

  • Moderator: Rebecca Gwilt, Partner, Nixon Gwilt
  • Andrew Barnhill, Head of Policy, Global Legal, IQVI
  • Declan Kirrane, Founder and Managing Director, ISC Intelligence in Science

Discussion: Telehealth’s Dilemma: Addressing Vexed Questions Around Payment

  • Nathaniel Lacktman, Partner and Chair, Telemedicine and Digital Health Industry Team, Foley and Lardner LLP
  • Kyle Zebley, Senior VP, Public Policy, the ATA

Keynote: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI)

Panel: Policy Considerations for AI

  • Moderator: Emma Beavins, Reporter, Inside Health Policy
  • Joseph DeVivo, President, CEO and Chair of the Board, Butterfly Network; ATA Treasurer
  • Alexis Gilroy, Co-Leader, Global Health Care & Life Sciences Practice, Jones Day
  • Leslie Krigstein, Vice President, Communications & Government Affairs, Transcarent
  • Kapil Parakh, MD, MPH, PhD, Senior Medical Lead, Google

Fireside Chat: Cracking Down on Security Risks

  • Moderator: Andy Taylor, Associate, Faegre Drinker
  • Elisa Jillson, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission

Panel: Unlocking Strategies for Telehealth Privacy

  • Moderator: Jennifer Everett, Partner, Jones Day
  • Aaron Maguregui, Senior Counsel, Foley
  • Mercer May, Director of Government Affairs, Teladoc Health

Panel: Medicaid Overview and Updates

  •  Moderator: Adimika Arthur, Health Tech 4 Medicaid
  • Melisa Byrd, Senior Deputy Director and Medicaid Director, DC Department of Health Care Finance
  • Lisa Price Stevens, MD, MPH, MBA, CMO, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Medical Assistant Services

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15

Fireside Chat: Telehealth’s Super Bowl: What’s at Stake for Federal Policy

  • Kyle Zebley, Senior VP, Public Policy, ATA
  • Nisha Quasba, Manager, Health Policy and Government Relations, Faegre Drinker

Panel: Licensing Across State Lines

  • Moderator: Quinn Shean, Managing Director, Tusk Venture Partners and State Policy Advisor, ATA
  • Micah Matthews, Deputy Executive and Legislative Director, Washington Medical Board
  • Janet Orwig, MBA, CAE, Associate Executive Officer, Member Services and PSYPACT Executive Director, Association of State and Provincial Psychology Board
  • Lisa Robin, MLA, Chief Advocacy Officer, Federation of State Medical Boards

Fireside Chat: Bringing Care to the Patient

  • Adam Hornung, VP, Intermountain Health
  • James Marshall, President and CEO, Uintah Basin Healthcare

Keynote: U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) 

 Fireside Chat: Perspectives from the Federation of American Hospitals

  • Moderator: Ann Mond Johnson, CEO, ATA
  • Charles “Chip” Kahn, President and CEO, Federation of American Hospitals

Panel: Safe Prescribing of Controlled Substances

  • Moderator: Libby Baney, Partner, Faegre Drinker
  • Dori Martini, Founder and Principal, HealthTech Dynamics
  • Jessica Rigsby, JD, CHC, VP of Legal and Compliance, Ophelia
  • Kate Steinle, MSN, WHNP, Chief Clinical Officer, Folx Health

ATA's EDGE convenes innovators, policymakers, and pundits to discuss key perspectives – from The White House to state capitals across the country. Network with the changemakers, innovative healthcare delivery system executives and clinicians on the front lines, and telehealth policy advocates from all corners of healthcare.