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Presentations on Health Policy & Managed Care by Two Senior Policy Makers

SCHOOL OF POLICY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRESENTSFriday, November 2, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Ralph & Goldy Lewis Hall 219Space is limited! RSVP to melissgg@sppd.usc.edu or 213.740.2984.This is an extraordinary opportunity to meet and learn from two key government health policy leaders in the area of managed healthcare! LUCINDA 'CINDY' EHNES, ESQ: Director, California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), Sacramento [dmhc.ca.gov]DAVID W. SAYEN: Associate Regional Administrator, Medicare Health Plans, Region IX, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), San Francisco [www.cms.hss.gov]The presentations will focus on:§ Role & Direction of the CA Department of Managed Health Care§ Strategic Direction of CMS§ Trends in Healthcare in California and the nationThis session is part of the PPD608 Leadership Symposium in Health Management and Policy course led by Professor Glenn Melnick and guest faculty, Dr. Richard Merkin.ABOUT OUR PRESENTERSLucinda "Cindy" Ehnes, Director, California Department of Managed Health Care Cindy Ehnes (pronounced Ee-nis) is an attorney with 25 years of legal experience, much in the area of health insurance and regulatory law. She served previously in the Department as the Deputy Director for Plan and Provider Relations, as a liaison to HMOs, doctors, hospitals and other providers. Her most recent position was as division manager of the self-funded health plans unit serving 300,000 members at the California Public Employees' Retirement System. Cindy brings a substantial patients' rights and health care background. She is the author of The Prentice Hall ADA Compliance Advisor, one of two books she has written on the rights of persons with disabilities. She served for nine years as Consumer Representative and Chairman of Colorado's insurance plan for uninsured, high-risk individuals. Cindy was the Enforcement Director for the Consumer Affairs section at the Colorado Division of Insurance, where she oversaw passage of several patients' rights initiatives, including new rules for patients with chronic conditions and for newborns. She also developed the quality assurance audit procedures for HMOs, and served as legislative affairs director for the Commission on Family Medicine in Colorado. After moving to California in June 2002, Cindy served as the interim executive officer at the California Board of Optometry in the Department of Consumer Affairs. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the California Regional Health Information Organization (CalRHIO), seeking health information technology solutions and the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), focusing on pay-for-performance measures for provider groups. Cindy is a graduate of George Washington University and Catholic University Law School, both in Washington, D.C. and is a resident of Fair Oaks, CA. David W. Sayen: Associate Regional Administrator, Medicare Health Plans, Region IX, CMSDavid Sayen is the Associate Regional Administrator for Medicare Health Plans Operations at the San Francisco Regional Office of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). There, he is responsible for all Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug operations and compliance activity in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and the Pacific, serving 2.5 million beneficiaries.Mr. Sayen previously served as the Associate Regional Administrator for Financial Management in the same office. Before coming to San Francisco, he was a Team Manager in the Office of Information Services at the agency's Baltimore headquarters, where he was responsible for maintenance, testing and millennium renovation of two of the standard Medicare claims processing software systems. Prior to that he was the Branch Chief responsible for Medicare Customer Service and Managed Care Operations in CMS's Philadelphia regional office.Mr. Sayen received the HHS Secretary's Distinguished Service Award in 1999 and in 2000. In 2002, he completed the Excellence in Government fellows program and now is a Senior Fellow of the Council for Excellence in Government. He received his MBA in Health Administration from Temple University in Philadelphia.

Location: Ralph And Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) - 219

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Georgia Lum