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Thriving in the Evolving DSNP Market: Essential Insights for MA Leaders

Dates:
May 13, 2025
Time:
11:00 am EDT
Presented by Optum – An AHIP Select Member
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About This Webinar

Today, Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) serve 5.2 million individuals eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. This webinar will provide considerations for MA leaders to effectively manage D-SNPs, ensuring quality care and improved health outcomes for dual-eligibles. The webinar will discuss and go through four different challenges of the DSNP market and what health insurance plans should consider when trying to effectively manage D-SNPs, all while maintaining a focus of ensuring improved quality outcomes are on top of mind.

The webinar will call out key action steps such as:

  • Assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of care coordination efforts in D-SNPs on a regular basis
  • Evaluating the human and procedural impacts when adopting new technologies to ensure smooth integration
  • Fostering strong relationships with state and federal regulatory agencies and develop partnerships that support the pursuit of high-quality care for dual-eligibles
  • Investing in the foundations of your D-SNP offerings while also exploring innovative approaches that can enhance care delivery
  • Modernizing systems to leverage the full potential of advanced technologies, improving care coordination and data management
  • Ensuring clear communication and invest in the recruitment and ongoing development of a skilled workforce that can navigate the complexities of D-SNPs effectively

Attendees Will Learn About

  • The current state of the D-SNP market and the market dynamics and policy shifts that are driving the growth of D-SNPs
  • The primary obstacles MA plan leaders are encountering with entering and expanding into the D-SNP market in 2025, including regulatory, comprehensive care models, benefit coordination, and dual-eligible engagement challenges
  • How MA plan leaders can navigate and address the challenges with the D-SNP market by considering opportunities such as strategic partnerships, process optimization, technology investments, and outreach initiatives.

Presenters

Cori Leech, RN

Vice President of Medicaid Product & Strategy

Optum Home & Community

Cori Leech is VP of Medicaid Product Development for Optum Home and Community. She has worked in the managed care industry for more than 15 years, specializing in Medicaid and Dual population management, clinical model development, health plan operations and product development. In her current role she has been focused on preparing Optum Health’s Home and Community business for the integration…

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Jared Landis

Vice President, Health Plan Research

Advisory Board

Jared Landis is the Vice President of Research for Advisory Board, responsible for overall executive research strategy and leading the firm’s health plan research practice. In this capacity, Jared engages with C-Suite leaders to determine the firm’s research agenda and ensures Advisory Board delivers market-leading insights and actionable best practices. As a national spokesperson, Jared is…

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