PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael A. Rashid, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, AmeriHealth Mercy, will participate in the Medicaid Reform Educational Session, on Thursday, October 6th at 9:00 a.m., at the 2005 Florida Association of Health Plans (FAHP) Annual Conference in Orlando, FL, being held at The Ritz-Carlton, Orlando Grande Lakes.
Presenting the Medicare Reform Educational Session is Secretary Alan Levine, from the Agency of Health Care Administration. The session will highlight changes to Florida’s Medicaid system under the proposed reform plan. Topics to be discussed include the new health risk adjustment systems proposed in the new Medicaid reform plan, assessing the impact on health care systems, and evaluating the implementation plans. Following his presentation, Rashid, Representative Holly Benson, and Senator Durell Peaden, Jr. will join him for a panel discussion and audience question and answer session.
With more than 20 years of experience exclusively serving the Medicaid population, AmeriHealth Mercy and its affiliates comprise the largest family of Medicaid managed care plans in the United States, touching the lives of more than 1.5 million members in eight states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia, Arizona, California and Indiana. For more information, go to http://www.amerihealthmercy.com. During the conference, be sure to visit AmeriHealth Mercy at Booth #7.
The Florida Association of Health Plans, Inc., based in Tallahassee, has represented health plans in the state of Florida for more than a decade and has been an advocate for quality health care for consumers and the business community. The 2005 FAHP Annual Conference, being held October 5-7, 2005, will focus on Florida’s Managed Care industry.
AmeriHealth Mercy
CONTACT: Rick Buck, AmeriHealth Mercy, +1-215-863-5102
Web site: http://www.amerihealthmercy.com/
