2022 Washington Representatives Retreat Schedule (PDF)

Washington Representatives Retreat
November 17 – November 18, 2022
The Graduate Annapolis, Regatta Ballroom A and B (off hotel lobby level)
126 West Street, Annapolis, MD

Thursday, November 17

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.                Welcome and Meeting Overview
                                                 – Eric Gascho, Vice President, Policy & Government Affairs, National Health Council

11:20 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.     Preparing for the End of the Public Health Emergency
                                                 – Jesse Cross-Call, Deputy Director of External Affairs, HHS    

12:10 – 12:55 p.m.               Mental Health Policy
                                                 – Mary Gilberti, Chief Public Policy Officer, Mental Health America
                                                 – Jennifer Snow, National Director of Government Relations and Policy, National Alliance for Mental Illness

12:55 – 1:40 p.m.                Networking Lunch Break

1:40 – 2:25 p.m.                  Engaging in High-Profile Issues: Considerations and Strategies
                                                 – Dan Smith, President, AdvocacySmiths

2:30 – 3:15 p.m.                   PDUFA Implementation
                                                 – Robyn Bent, RN CAPT, Patient Focused Drug Development Program Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and
                                                   Research (CDER), FDA

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.                 Break

3:30 – 4:15 p.m.                  Keynote Address
                                               – Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD, Director, Center for Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services                        

4:20 – 5:00 p.m.                 Reflections on Day One, Overview of Day 2, NHC 2023 Policy Matrix
                                                – Eric Gascho, Senior Vice President, Policy & Government Affairs, National Health Council

5:00 p.m.                           Adjourn for Evening Activities

Thursday Evening Schedule

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.                  Networking Reception

6:30 – 8:00 p.m.                  Dinner

Friday, November 18

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.                  Networking Breakfast

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.                  Congressional Health Care Priorities in the Lame Duck Session
                                            – Kelly Brantley, Practice Director, Avalere Health                                               

9:45 – 10:30 a.m.                 Breakout Table Discussion: Working in the “New Normal”

10:30 – 11:15 a.m.                  Congressional Health Equity Priorities
                                                – Jeanette Contreras, Project Director, Health Equity Campaigns, Unidos
                                                – Jennifer Dexter, Assistant Vice President, Policy, National Health Council

11:20 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.        House Healthy Futures Priorities 
                                                –  Brian Fahey, Legislative Director, Office of Representative Brett Guthrie (virtual)

12:10 – 12:55 p.m.                  Closing Keynote
                                                 – David Wasserman, Senior Editor, U.S. House of Representatives, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

1:00 – 1:15 p.m.                     Concluding Remarks
                                                 – Eric Gascho, Senior Vice President, Policy & Government Affairs, National Health Council

1:15 – 1:45 p.m.                      Networking Lunch
                                            (boxed lunches available)