About the Summit

The ABA Payor Summit is an in-person and virtual event designed to address critical issues in the management, delivery and payment of autism services. 

Structured for leaders and decision makers, this is an open forum for discussion of the challenges facing insurers and payors of public, private and self-insured benefits.

Join us as experts in the payor field discuss their approaches to the autism benefits and their strategies in addressing them.

Panels include:

  • Advancements in Value-Based Care
  • Fraud Waste and Abuse Mitigation & Pattern Recognition
  • Telehealth Trends and Use Cases Post-COVID
  • Utlization and Authorization Patterns for ABA Across the Country
  • Strategies for Timely Access to Care with in-Network Providers

When

Monday
April 1, 2024
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Where

The Beverly Hilton
Beverly Hills, CA

and Online (Virtual)

Who

Managed Care Organizations

Medicaid and Commercial Payors

REGISTRATION OPENing soon

Past Attendees Include

2023 ABA Payor Conference attendees included representatives of some of the top organizations in the field.

Amerigroup

BCBS IL

BCBS South Carolina

BCBS Tennessee

BCBS Texas

Carelon Behavioral Health

Catalight

Centene

Elevance

Evernorth

Health Net Federal Services

Kentucky Medicaid

Mercy Care AZ

Optum

United Health Care

why join us

Industry Trends

Learn how payors are adapting to COVID-19, how quality measures are entering the payor space, and how payers are managing their ABA networks as they prepare for value-based arrangements.

New ideas

The Summit is an excellent opportunity to learn how others are implementing new ways of understanding ABA service delivery and quality of service.

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

Network with leaders in the field and exchange ideas for managing and improving upon ABA service delivery.


meet
our speakers

Meet the speakers!

ABA Payor Summit is an invitation only event with a carefully curated audience. Get to know the panelists today.

Anna Bullard

Vice President of Strategy and Development, Jade Health
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Amy Pearlman

LMSW, Vice President, Clinical Provider Strategy, Beacon Health Options
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Erica Floyd-Thomas

Bureau Chief of Medicaid Policy, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
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James Craig

LCSW, MBA is Director, Payor Relations at Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
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Jodi Fenner

Director, Product Development, Medicaid Strategy and Development, Anthem, Inc.
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Julie Kornack

ABAI Representative, ABA Billing Codes Commission
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Katherine Wooten

MSSW, LCSW, BCBA, Corporate Clinical Director, New Directions Behavioral Health
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Marie Heinemann

Supervisor, Autism Care Team, Aetna Behavioral Health Specialized Services

2024 schedule

Sessions
April 1, 2024
11:00 am - 11:05 am
Pacific Time

Welcome and Introduction

Allison Allgood
Vice President of Clinical Standards, Jade Health
Anna Bullard
Vice President of Strategy and Development, Jade Health
11:05 am - 12:00 pm
Pacific Time

Fraud Waste and Abuse Mitigation & Pattern Recognition

Dr. Tiffany Hodges
Associate Director, Optum
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Pacific Time

Strategies for Timely Access to Care with In-Network Providers

Rick Loewenstein
CEO, TeamGame Advisors, LLC
Dr. Darren Sush
Psy.D., BCBA-D, Cigna Behavioral Health
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Pacific Time

Best Practices in Building a Collaborative Relationship with ABA Payors and Providers

Jill Young
Behavior Health Services Manager
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
Pacific Time

Creating a Roadmap to Value-Based Care in Autism

Allison Allgood
Vice President of Clinical Standards, Jade Health
Anna Bullard
Vice President of Strategy and Development, Jade Health
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Circa 55 Rooftop

Autism Investor Summit Welcome Reception

Meet fellow ABA Payor Summit and Autism Investor Summit attendees while enjoying your favorite beverage. The event will focus on creating meaningful connections in small groups to facilitate networking and learning. (Included with in- person ABA Payor Summit Registration.)

Learn more about the Autism Investor Summit

Registration opens soon!

2024 Registration Now Open

PRICING

Pricing

$ 175
  •  

early bird Pricing

$ 125
  • (Regular price $175)
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