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2. Connecting Health Plans and Public Health to Improve Vaccine Delivery CDC Billing Project Billing Planning All-Projects’ Conference Call June 26, 2012; 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET Barbara Lardy, MPH Senior Vice President Clinical Affairs and Strategic Partnerships AHIP 2

3. Glossary of Terms 1.AHIP: America’s Health Insurance Plans 2.AMA: American Medical Association 3.ASPR: Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response 4.ASTHO: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 5.CDC: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 6.HHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 7.NACCHO: National Association of County and City Health Officials 8.NVPO: National Vaccine Program Office 3

4. Presentation Overview 1.Commitment to Vaccines and Immunizations 2.AHIP as a Resource 3.Collaborations 4.The Immunization Billing Project 5.Ongoing Efforts 4

5. AHIP – A Resource for Public Health AHIP collaborates with public health partners and stakeholders to improve vaccine delivery. In this role, AHIP: Works as a liaison between private health and public health community. Provides training to public health entities on core concepts of contracting with health plans for vaccine delivery. Promotes collaboration and the use of robust, evidence- driven best practices to improve vaccine delivery and billing. 5

6. Partnering to Improve Vaccine Delivery and Public Sector Billing for Vaccines Health Insurance Emergency Preparedness and Response Efforts with HHS and ASPR. Nurse Triage Line Project with the CDC, ASTHO and NACCHO. The First National Adult Immunization Summit and Workgroups with HHS, CDC, NVPO and AMA. The Advisory Committee on Public Health and Pharmacies with ASTHO. Immunization Billing Project with the CDC and grant- funded state and local public health entities. 6

7. Immunization Billing Project – Collaborating with the CDC DateAHIP Participation in Immunization Billing Project April 13, 2010Presentation to Grantees: “Insurance 101” Understanding Health Plan Reimbursement Policies for Immunization Services. July 28, 2011Grantee Stakeholder Meeting: Co-hosted by AHIP held in Washington, DC. February 1, 2012Grantee Stakeholder Meeting: CDC Offices in Atlanta, GA. February 21, 2012Presentation to Grantees: Overview of Health Plan Credentialing July 18 – September 19, 2012 Billing Webinar Training Series: Third-party Reimbursement for Vaccines: Effective Billing Strategies for Public Health Departments. Register for a billing webinar at http://ahip.org/Webinar/ReimbursementforVaccines/http://ahip.org/Webinar/ReimbursementforVaccines/ 7

8. Virtual Training Series: Effective Public Health Billing for Vaccines Leading industry experts will provide public health entities with key steps and processes for contracting with health plans for vaccine delivery. –July 18, 2012: Strategies for Contracting with Health Plans for Vaccine Delivery –August 22, 2012: Coding and Electronic Billing for Vaccine Delivery –September 19, 2012: Navigating the Credentialing Process with Health Plans Register at http://ahip.org/Webinar/ReimbursementforVaccines/http://ahip.org/Webinar/ReimbursementforVaccines/ 8

9. AHIP’s Continued Work and Commitment Partnership with public health departments to offer targeted training based on identified challenges. Serve as a liaison to member health plans. Compile industry resources and tools for use by state and local public health entities. Make available billing presentations and resources online at www.ahip.org. www.ahip.org - 9

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