Garfunkel Wild Health Care ConferenceConference Agenda | ![]() |
| October 29, 2025 | |||
| 8:50 am - 9:00 am | Conference Introduction Andrew E. Blustein, Chairman, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. | ||
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | What to Do When the Payor Says No Karim A. Habibi, FHFMA, MPH, MS, Senior Vice President and Chief of Managed Care, NYU Langone Health Kwynn Smith, Vice President Payer Contracting, Mount Sinai Health System Jeff Pogany, President & Founder, Pogany Managed Care Consulting Services (PMCC) Moderated by: Debra A. Silverman, Partner/Director, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. | ||
| 9:45 am - 10:45 am | Tension Between Federal Policymakers and Senior Care Clifton J. Porter, II, President & CEO, AHCA/NCAL Moderated by: J. David Morrissy, Partner, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. | ||
| 10:45 am - 11:25 am | Ambulatory Surgery Center Update William M. Prentice, CEO, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association | ||
| 11:25 am - 12:00 pm | Investing in Health Care: Considerations When Utilizing Hospital Venture Funds Brent Stackhouse, Managing Director, Mount Sinai Ventures Moderated by: Andrew E. Blustein, Chairman, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. | ||
| 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | Hot Topics in HR Jackie Morris, SHRM-CP, Management Consultant, Seay Management Consultants Salvatore Puccio, Partner/Director, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. Lauren M. Levine, Partner, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. | ||
| 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm | Bankruptcy in Health Care: Can a Reorganization Save Your Business? Adam T. Berkowitz, Partner/Director, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. Burton S. Weston, Of Counsel, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. | ||
| 1:00 pm - 1:40 pm | Protecting Yourself from RICO Claims Justin M. Vogel, Partner/Director, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. Alexandra Wolff, Senior Attorney, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. | ||
| 1:40 pm - 2:10 pm | Where Is The OIG Going? Predicting the Unpredictable David M. Traskey, Esq., CFE, Partner, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. | ||
| 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm | Recent Trends in Long Term Care Transactions Alex Paley, Managing Principal, Corra Synergy Group Raymond P. Mulry, Partner, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. | ||
| 2:40 pm - 3:10 pm | Emerging Trends in Health Care Financing Elizabeth Butler, National President of Health Care Banking, Valley National Bank Erik Lindenauer, President of FHA, NewPoint Real Estate Andrew J. Schulson, Partner/Director, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. | ||
| 3:10 pm - 3:55 pm | Are Valuations Really Bulletproof? When They Fail And Why Jonathan Helm, CVA, Managing Director, VMG Health Aaron Murski, CVA, Managing Director & Director of Research, VMG Health John G. Martin, Of Counsel, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. Kimberly Kempton-Serra, Partner, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. | ||
| 3:55 pm - 4:30 pm | MSO-PC Structures: Finding Value Within the Guardrails Taylor Burns, Senior Manager, Forensic and Valuation Services, Withum Greg E. Bloom, Partner/Director, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. Kathleen M. Brown, Senior Attorney, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. | ||
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Live Q&A With Speakers | ||

