8:30 a.m.

Registration & Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by Ziegler

9:00-9:15 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

Suzanne A. Koenig

SAK Management Services, LLC; Riverwoods, Ill.

Nancy A. Peterman

Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Chicago

9:15-9:45 a.m.

Deregulation in the Current Political Environment.

This talk will kickoff the Symposium with his take on deregulation in the current political environment, with specific emphasis on Healthcare and Pharma. He'll also specifically address Judge Reed O'Connor's ruling this month holding the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, and what that ruling might mean for the future of healthcare.

Donald F. McGahn II

Washington, D.C.

9:45-10:45 a.m.

The Changing Delivery of Health Care: Who Will Be the Winners and Losers?

With Amazon, Walmart and others entering the health care market and partnering with established players, there will be winners and losers as health care businesses navigate the changing delivery of care — from the minute clinics to telemedicine to concierge medicine to whatever might be coming next. This panel will provide an overview of the changes in the delivery of health care, including the legal implications of those changes such as privacy concerns, security breaches, antitrust implications and other legal challenges as the law tries to catch up with innovation.

Wayne P. Weitz, Moderator

Hammond Hanlon Camp LLC; New York

Singleton A. Cox

DaVita Inc.; New York

Paige Dworak, FACHE

Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. / East Orange General Hospital; East Orange, N.J.

Jeffrey A. Kraut

Northwell Health; New York

10:45-11:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.

11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

Health Care Investing: Where Do You Put Your Money to Work?

How do investors and lenders view the health care services industry? Investors will outline criteria for investing in deals, identify key trends and issues, and provide various return characteristics regarding their investments by type of investment. The lenders will outline their views of risk within the various sectors, outline their views of the current state of the market, provide general terms regarding their specific products, and provide a general overview of how their loans are performing. There also will be a focus on some of the more challenging sectors of the industry, particularly hospitals, senior housing and post-acute care. Finally, this panel will highlight the legal challenges in structuring a health care loan, how to attempt to isolate liabilities, and how to recover your money when you need to take legal action on account of defaults, including navigating complex regulations when dealing with patients, records and medical waste, as well as the complexities of a restructuring.

John R. Weiss, Moderator

Duane Morris LLP; Chicago

Kjerstin Hatch

Lapis Advisers; Larkspur, Calif.

Evelyn Lee

SunTrust Bank; Washington, D.C.

Helen Quick

Locust Point Capital; Washington, D.C.

Jason Simmers

Ventas, Inc.; Chicago

Mike Taylor

First Midwest Bank; Chicago

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Keynote Luncheon: Essentials of Real Health Reform

The biggest obstacle to real health care reform is not political fighting or Washington interest groups; it is that the system works to spend as much money as possible — and often gets the wrong outcome.

Howard B. Dean, III

Dentons; Washington, D.C.

1:45-2:45 p.m.

Show Me the Money: Navigating the Reimbursement Web

Most health care businesses rely on Medicare, Medicaid and insurance company monies. As a result, understanding the reimbursement system is key to a business’s success or failure. Business leaders on the provider and managed-care side will discuss the rates and pressures on health care businesses, including in insurance company mergers/renegotiations of contracts, and the impact of hospital readmissions, fraud and ACOs. Other panelists will provide a detailed overview of the legal framework, structure and pitfalls of the reimbursement system, including regulatory dos and don’ts and how to keep the money flowing during a restructuring (whether in or outside of bankruptcy).

David Gordon, Moderator

Polsinelli; Atlanta

Stephen N. Clapp

Curae Health, Inc.; Clinton, Tenn.

Marshall Glade

GlassRatner; Atlanta

Bert Orlov

EisnerAmper LLP; New York

2:45-3:00 p.m.

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by EisnerAmper LLP

3:00-3:55 p.m.

Hear from the CEOs: What Keeps Them Up at Night?

CEOs share their insights on the challenges facing the industry, the new innovations that will transform the industry, and how health care policy is expected to change, when it will change, what needs to change, and how politics plays into all of this!

Samuel R. Maizel, Moderator

Dentons; Los Angeles

Paige Dworak, FACHE

Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. / East Orange General Hospital; East Orange, N.J.

Marc Ferrell

Bridgepoint Healthcare; Washington, D.C.

Robert J. Henkel

Former CEO of Ascension; St. Louis, Mo.

4:00-5:00 p.m.

The Next Big Wave in Health Care Restructurings

This panel of experts will leave conference attendees with key takeaways that will help them know where to find their next opportunities. These experts will highlight the financial and legal issues facing the distressed sectors of the industry that you need to know as you work through the restructuring issues facing these sectors.

Elizabeth A. Green, Moderator

BakerHostetler; Orlando, Fla.

Hon. Kevin J. Carey

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.); Wilmington

Nancy A. Peterman

Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Chicago

Louis E. Robichaux IV

Ankura Consulting Group, LLC; Dallas

Matthew J. Ryan

Houlihan Lokey; Chicago

5:15-7:00 p.m.

Networking Reception

Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill