BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.6//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:307@mpca.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260622T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260622T160000 DTSTAMP:20260618T194546Z URL:https://www.mpca.net/events/virtual-spring-connect-cover-training-seri es/ SUMMARY:Virtual: 2026 Spring Connect & Cover Training Series DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\nThis event is open to MPCA member organizations on ly.\n \;\nOverview\nLaunching Spring 2026: Outreach &\; Enrollment Virtual Training Series.\n\nProtecting Patient Access to Care. Ensuring Fi nancial Resilience. Empowering Staff.\n\nBeginning April 2026 and extendin g into the summer\, this comprehensive 8‑module virtual training series is designed to prepare Michigan health centers for upcoming provisions in H.R.1 that will impact the Medicaid program\; notably\, more frequent rede terminations and work requirements for Healthy Michigan Plan beneficiaries . Participants will gain the knowledge and tools needed to protect patient s at risk of losing public insurance coverage.\n\nWho is this training for ?\n\nThis series is ideal for CHC senior leaders\, outreach and enrollment team members\, population health and quality managers\, HIT specialists\, clinic and operations leaders\, and organizational leadership dedicated t o strengthening coverage continuity.\n\nWhat You’ll Learn:\n\n• Leader ship &\; Governance Essentials: Understand leadership and board respons ibilities in sustaining coverage and outreach efforts.\n\n• Financial Ri sk Modeling &\; ROI for Coverage Continuity: Evaluate financial risk as sociated with coverage loss and align outreach\, enrollment\, and staffing investments to support informed executive and board decision-making.\n\n • Staffing Models &\; Role Optimization: Structure and support outrea ch and enrollment services for maximum impact across the health center.\n\ n• Strategic Communications Campaigns: Develop tailored messaging that m obilizes patients during coverage transitions and creates proactive suppor t.\n\n• Infrastructure &\; Operational Strategies: Build internal sys tems to deliver high‑quality\, consistent outreach and enrollment servic es.\n\n• Health Information Technology (HIT) Tools: Use HIT solutions to streamline screening workflows and improve population health data with a special focus on leveraging Azara DRVS and ACC\n\n• Population Health Ma nagement &\; Risk Stratification: Identify and prioritize patients most vulnerable to losing coverage.\n\nWhat You’ll Leave With:\n\nBy the end of the series\, participating health centers will have tailored materials \, including:\n\n• A documented coverage continuity strategy aligned wit h Michigan policy timelines\n\n• Communication tools for staff and patie nts\n\n• Projected financial impacts of upcoming policy changes\n\n• D efined staffing roles\, workflows\, and surge plans for outreach and enrol lment\n\n• At-risk patient registry tools and outreach-ready datasets\n\ n• Standardized documentation and Key Performance Indicator tools\n\n• A governance and monitoring framework to sustain efforts beyond redetermi nation cycles\n\nWith Content Developed and Presented by Subject Matter Ex perts from:\n\n• Michigan Primary Care Association (MPCA)\n\n• Facktor Health\n\n• Azara Healthcare\n\n• Piper &\; Gold Public Relations\ n\n\n\nModule Date and Time\n\n Module 8: Monday\, June 22\, 2026\, from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm EST\n\nPlease use this link to view the detailed descri ption for each module in this training series.\n\n\n\nTarget Audience\nThi s series is ideal for CHC senior leaders\, outreach and enrollment team me mbers\, population health and quality managers\, HIT specialists\, clinic and operations leaders\, and organizational leadership dedicated to streng thening coverage continuity.\n\n\n\nRegistration Fee\nThe registration fee is $300 per health center and each health center is allowed to sign up as many registrants as needed for this training series.\n\nA zoom registrati on link will be shared with all registrants approximately one week before the first session on April 22nd.\n\n\n\nRegistration Fee Waiver Available\ nOne of MPCA’s driving principles is collaboration\, including bringing together member organizations to encourage sharing and learning. We establ ish registration costs for events to be as cost-effective as possible but are always happy to waive a registration fee to support a member organizat ion’s ability to participate in our events.\n\nWe truly believe our even ts and the learning experiences member organizations have when they partic ipate are better when we have as many people and perspectives participatin g as possible\; please don’t hesitate to reach out to Jackie Chandler at jchandler@mpca.net if cost is a barrier to participating in this event t o request a registration fee waiver.\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\n Amanda Nelsen\ , Facktor Health\n Andy Eck\,  Facktor Health\n Vincent Vinh\, Facktor Health\n Phillip Bergquist\, CEO\, Michigan Primary Care Association\n J ackie Chandler\, Population Health Manager\, Michigan Primary Care Associa tion\n Sam Fisher\, Director of Patient Services and Engagement\, Michiga n Primary Care Association\n Stacy Skiba\, Senior Director of Payment Ref orm Initiatives\, Michigan Primary Care Association\n Cheryl Gildner\, Di rector of Data and Analytics\, Michigan Primary Care Association\n Luke L aBenne\, Communications Manager\, Michigan Primary Care Association\n Mal orie Zimmerman\, Piper and Gold Public Relations\n Kate Snyder\, Piper an d Gold Public Relations\n Dulcye Rodriguez\, Azara Healthcare\n\n\n\n\nQu estions?\nPlease reach out to Jackie Chandler at jchandler@mpca.net or Luk e LaBenne at llabenne@mpca.net with any questions or need for clarificatio n. 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