Forecasting Future Payment Policy Panel
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Wednesday, September 30th; 8:00 – 8:45 am:
Forecasting Future Payment Policy Panel
Meet Our Speakers
Zach Gaumer, Vice President, Health Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center
Zach Gaumer has over 25 years of experience in health care policy. He is an expert in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement systems, has deep expertise with federal and state policymaking, and is a skilled and published researcher.Â
Prior to joining the Bipartisan Policy Center, Zach was a regional director for Health Management Associates (HMA), leading and developing strategic policy consulting services in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland. His clients included philanthropic organizations, state and national trade associations, disease societies, providers, payers, and life sciences companies.
Zach developed quantitative and qualitative analyses on topics such as Medicare and Medicaid coverage and payment systems, Medicare Trust Fund solvency, state cost growth benchmarking, insurance benefit design, Medicaid and individual marketplace plan enrollment, state and federal coverage of virtual care and GLP-1s, and coverage of pediatric rare diseases. Â
Prior to HMA, Zach was a principal policy analyst at the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for 11 years. At MedPAC Zach advised congressional committee staff on Medicare payment system enhancement and efficiency, and most of his work focused on hospital services, ambulatory surgery centers, virtual care, ambulance services, and hospice.
Zach began his career in Washington, DC at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, where he conducted health policy research and published reports about the Medicare Advantage program, Accountable Care Organizations, Medicare’s end-stage renal disease program, and specialty hospitals. Zach has also held positions at the Baltimore City Health Department, the Massachusetts Association of Health Maintenance Organizations, Hewitt Associates (now Aon Hewitt), and Abt Associates.Â
Zach has a bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College and a Master of Policy Studies from Johns Hopkins University with concentrations in health policy and international affairs.
Steven M. Perlin, Senior Vice President, LS Point, LLC
A strategic and thoughtful leader with over 25 years of experience working with hospitals, health systems, and provider associations. Steve is a trusted partner to the provider community and Medicaid agencies and is dedicated to preserving and improving access to care for Medicaid and other vulnerable populations. His work has spanned across 40 states and the District of Columbia.
As a national Medicaid expert, Steve has in-depth knowledge of Medicaid policy, reimbursement, and financing, including topics such as state-directed payments, upper payment limits, disproportionate share payments, provider taxes, and intergovernmental financing. His leadership and vision have led to enhanced healthcare services for underserved communities nationwide.
Prior to joining LS Point, Steve served as Managing Principal at a national health care consulting firm, where he led a large team of consultants specializing in Medicaid payment programs and advised various hospital associations and providers located in 30 different states. Before his consulting career, Steve spent over a decade with the Illinois Hospital Association, most recently as the Group Vice President of Finance.
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