MHPA26 Conference Agenda

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Discover the intersection of policy, innovation, and collaboration at the MHPA26 Annual Conference, held on September 28-30, 2026, at the Grand Hyatt River Walk in San Antonio. This essential conference for Medicaid managed care professionals will unveil cutting-edge strategies, regulatory updates, and networking opportunities essential for shaping the future of state-sponsored healthcare.

Preliminary Agenda

Monday, September 28, 2026

10:00am - 12:00pm

MHPA Committee Meetings (invitation only)

12:00pm - 5:00pm

MHPA Board of Directors Meeting (invitation only)

1:00pm - 5:00pm

Exhibitor Booth Set-up

2:00pm - 7:30pm

Registration/Information Desk Open

5:00pm - 5:50pm

Pre-Conference Workshop

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Welcome Reception

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

7:00am - 5:00pm

Registration/Information Desk Open

7:15am - 8:30am

Networking Breakfast

8:30am - 9:45am

General Session 1

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 


Access to Care

Complex Care

Hot Topics

Hot Topics

Policy

10:00am - 10:50am

From Policy to Practice: Implementing Medicaid Work Requirements in Nebraska

A Plan–Provider Playbook for Rising Medicaid Acuity: Leveraging Key Clinical Pathways

Transforming Maternal Health in Medicaid: A Tech-Enabled, MCO–FQHC Partnership Model from Texas

Salud Es Poder- Caring For The Community Through Strength In Wellness

HR 1 Implementation Status Update-Part 1, MCOs and Provider Partners

(off the record/closed to press)

10:50am - 11:30am

Networking & Refreshment Break

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 


Access to Care

Complex Care

Hot Topics

Hot Topics

Policy

11:30am - 12:20pm

An EPSDT- Aligned Framework for Evaluating Innovative Pediatric Treatments in Medicaid Managed Care

The Philadelphia Model: An Innovative Approach to Long Term Care and Behavioral Health

Navigating the New Medicaid Landscape: Protecting Members and Revenue Under HR1

AI’s Impact on Strategic Workforce Redesign: Building Resilience for Teams and Organizational Culture

HR 1 Implementation Status Update-Part 2, MCOs and our State Partners

(off the record/closed to press)

12:20pm - 1:30pm

Networking Lunch

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 


Access to Care

Complex Care

Hot Topics

Hot Topics

Policy

1:30pm - 2:20pm

From Skepticism to Connection: Using Peer Support to Drive Members into Care

From Policy to Practice: Implementing Medicaid Housing Supports Through Cross-Sector Partnerships

Actuarial Implications of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

Implementing H.R.1 Changes within a Hospital Owned Illinois Medicaid Managed Care Plan

Congressional Landscape Panel

(off the record/closed to press)

2:20pm - 3:30pm

Poster Session & Networking

3:30pm - 5:00pm

General Session 2

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Conference Reception

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

7:00am - 2:30pm

Registration/Information Desk Open

7:15am - 8:30am

Networking Breakfast

8:30am - 9:45am

General Session 3

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 


Access to Care

Complex Care

Hot Topics

Hot Topics

Policy

9:45am - 10:35am

Scaling Access for Medicaid Members Through Small Provider APM Enablement: Buckeye Health Plan + Diverge Health’s Community Based Model

From Fragmented Referrals to Coordinated Care: A Medicaid MCO–Academic Partnership for Children with Developmental Complexity

Seeing the Whole Child: Using Data and Integrated Care Models to Support Vulnerable Youth and Families

Earlier Visibility, Earlier Action: Redesigning Maternity Case Management

Correcting the Record on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: How Plans Are Acting to Safeguard Program Integrity

(off the record/closed to press)

10:35am - 11:00am

Networking & Refreshment Break

11:00am - 12:30pm

General Session 4

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Networking Lunch

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 


Access to Care

Complex Care

Hot Topics

Policy


1:30pm - 2:20pm

Turning Medicaid Benefits into Real Access: Using Data and Retail Partnerships to Improve Utilization

Making Complex Care Work: How Medicaid Plans Manage Substance Use Disorder and Serious Mental Illness Between Visits and Across Settings

From Redeterminations to HR.1: How Highmark Wholecare Built a Medicaid Navigation Infrastructure That's Ready for What's Next

Managed Care Rate Setting Challenges: Applying Lessons Learned from Previous Periods of Rapid Change to Plan for 2027 and Beyond

(off the record/closed to press)


1:30pm - 4:00pm

Exhibitor Booth Teardown

2:20pm

End of Conference