$traight Talk – EM Reimbursement Issues

November 19, 2026

(Date changed from December 8, 2026)

Virtual Conference

Please consider joining your colleagues at this year’s premiere reimbursement conference. This meeting offers valuable information and updates for emergency physicians as well as billing/coding professionals and group managers. These lectures are presented by nationally renowned faculty who are considered experts in the reimbursement field.

REGISTRATION

Physicians – $275 Non-Physician Registrants – $200 Residents/Medical Students – $50

Registration Form can be e-mailed to madeyv@mcep.org.

Groups of 5-10 – $50 off per person Groups of 11 or more – $75 off per person
For registering a group, please reach out to Madey Costello at madeyv@mcep.org

*All refunds must be requested in writing. If your written cancellation is received two weeks prior to the course date, you will receive a refund minus a $50 administrative fee. No refunds on cancellations less than two weeks prior to the course.

**Regpack Purchase Protection is offered through the Regpack Registration System not MCEP. If you purchase their purchase protection refunds will be issued through Regpack not MCEP. Please contact purchaseprotection@regpacks.com with any questions relating to refunds through their purchase protection.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE/BROCHURE

2026 $traight Talk Brochure to come

September 10, 2026 (EST)

10:00 – 10:45 a.m.

State of EM Reimbursements

Adam Krushinskie, MPA & Jessica Adams

10:45 – 11:30 a.m.

CMS Final Rule

Michael Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP

11:30 – 12:15 p.m

EM Level Assignment

Sandra Pinckney, CPC, CEDC & Jason Adler, MD, CEDC, FACEP

12:15 – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch Break

12:45 – 1:30 p.m.

Coding Case Study

Sandra Pinckney, CPC, CEDC & Jason Adler, MD, CEDC, FACEP

1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

Bad Payor and Resolutions Strategies

Jason Adler, MD, CEDC, FACEP & Edward Gaines, III, JD, CCP

2:15 – 3:00 p.m.

No Surprises Act and IDR Update + MI Coalition to Change MI State Law on Out of Network MEMPA

Rami Khoury, MD, FACEP & Edward Gaines, III, JD, CCP

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Q&A

All

If you attended this course and lost the password to access the handouts, please request it from madeyv@mcep.org.

CME & CEU

Information to come

Photo Disclaimer

Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout the $traight Talk Course. These will be used by MCEP for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media or in any third-party publication. To opt-out please contact mcep@mcep.org.

SPONSORSHIP

2026 $traight Talk Sponsorship Form

Special thanks to the following sponsors of the 2026 conference:

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