(CME147) General Session III: Health Policy Update

Saturday, March 28, 2026

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT

Room: Platinum Ballroom 5-6

CE: 1

CME: (1.0) MOC: (1.0) CMD Management: (1.0) AAFP (1.0)

Lead Speaker(s)

Alex Bardakh, MPP

Senior Director, Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships
Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association
Columbia, Maryland

Speaker(s)

Timothy J. Holahan, DO, CMD

Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Sing T. Palat, MD, CMD, FPALTC

Medical Director
OptumHealth
Golden, Colorado
Mark Parkinson
DH

Daniel Haimowitz, MD, FACP, CMD

Multi-Facility Medical Director
Pickering Manor/Living Branches
Levittown, Pennsylvania
Walter Lin, MD, MBA

CEO and Founder
Generation Clinical Partners
Saint Louis, Missouri
Rajeev Kumar, MD, FACP, CMD

Geriatrician
Oak Brook, Illinois

This session will examine the evolving policy, regulatory, and leadership dynamics shaping the future of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC). Through perspectives from national healthcare leadership and policy experts, attendees will gain insight into the broader forces influencing care delivery, payment reform, and the long-term care sector. The discussion will also highlight key legislative and regulatory developments and explore how PALTmed and PALTC clinicians are positioning themselves to succeed in an increasingly value-based healthcare environment.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

Describe recent federal and state legislative and regulatory developments affecting post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) practice.
Discuss leadership, policy, and system-level factors shaping the future of long-term care delivery, drawing on insights from national healthcare leadership.
Identify emerging strategies within PALTC medicine to prepare clinicians and organizations for participation in value-based care models.