DeMarco & Associates plays an active role in the managed care industry through presentations seminars, writing projects, articles published in leading managed care industry publications, and through committee participation and membership in associations. Below are a few of the conferences or workshops we have participated in during the past year.

Health Care Financial Management Association Philadelphia Metro Chapter
September 14^th 2005 Key Note Speaker
Stadium Holiday Inn
The New Medicare Pay for Performance Demonstration projects and Beyond

Private Client
October 6^th 2005 with Bruce Fried former CMS Director
Midwest
Medicare Advantage Competitive Strategies

Health Care Financial Management Association Vermont New Hampshire Chapter
October 27^th 2005 Key Note Speaker
Ascutney Mountain Ski Resort
Pay for Performance and developing High Performance Networks

Private Workshop
November 04
Chicago Illinois
Provider Sponsored Health plans
Design and development of Medicare Advantage health plans for Physicians and Hospitals

MCOL
November 7^th  2005
Webcast
Managing Health Care Costs
Making Pay for Performance work for you

Health Care Financial Management Association Las Vegas Chapter
November 9^th Special lunch and learn seminar
Health
Pay For Performance and Negotiating with Managed Care

Managed Health Care Providers Association
November 18^th 2005 Key Note Address
Doubletree Hotel Oakbrook
 “See Saw effect-balancing act, Employer premiums/benefits/bad debts”

Health Care Financial Management Association National Cluster Meeting Chicago
December 7^th 2005 Workshop leader
Downtown Chicago Wyndam Hotel
Pay for Performance, Negotiating the New Managed Care
December 8^th 2005
Getting Paid for New Technology

Health Care Financial Management Association
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort
National Spring Summit Meeting San Antonio Texas
February 28^th, 2006 General Session
Direct Contracting with Employers on a Pay for Performance Basis

National Pay for Performance Summit
Los Angeles California
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel
February 07, 2006
Advanced P4P Case studies:
Pay for Performance What works and what does not: Case studies of 4 different pay for performance plans

VHA Leadership Conference
National Conference
TBA
May 23, 2006
St Louis Missouri
Best Positioning for Quality Pay for Performance

HealthCare Financial Management Association
March 15, 2006
San Diego, California
Getting Paid for New Technology

HealthCare Financial Management Association
March 16, 2006
San Diego, California
Pay for Performance

Health Care Financial Management Association
Minneapolis Hilton
April 24 through 27, 2006
Minneapolis Minnesota
Pay for Performance and the New Managed Care
and
Medicare Advantage, What hospitals need to know

 HealthCare Financial Management Association
May 22 through 25, 2006
Savanna Georgia
Pay for Performance and the New Managed Care