Full Speaker Lineup

Learn about all of the speakers joining us at Becker's Payer Issues Roundtable as well as the session they are speaking on!

Full NameJob TitleCompanySpeaking At
Faris AhmadSenior Medical Director and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Physician Success and Network OptimizationBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan1. Enhancing Payer-Provider Collaboration for Better Outcomes
Tom AllenExecutive Medical Director, Behavioral HealthBlue Cross and Blue Shield2. Telehealth and Behavioral Health Evolution: Smart Approaches and Market Trends
Curtis J. AndersVice President, Provider Networks and ContractingBlue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana2. Health Plan Growth & Innovation: The Next 5 Years
Stephen AndersonVice President, Provider Contracting and Network AdministrationBlueCross BlueShield Michigan1. The Role of Consumerism in Shaping the Payment Landscape
Stephanie ArgentineChief People Officer & Head of Legal AffairsCentivo1. Anticipating Member Needs: Health Plan Responses for Employers and Individuals
1. The Role of Consumerism in Shaping the Payment Landscape
Jennifer AtkinsVice President and Chief Network OfficerBCBS of Kansas City2. The Unique Positioning of BCBS Plans to Drive Provider Partnerships
Abdou BahSenior Vice President, Medical Management and Chief Health Equity OfficerEmblemHealth2. Advancing Health Equity: Progressive Approaches and Tangible Outcomes
Ananya BanerjeeChief Commercial OfficerAledade1. Keynote Panel - Envisioning Value-Based Care: Trends and Strategies for the Future
Xavier BarnesHead of Provider NetworkTaro Health2. Telehealth and Behavioral Health Evolution: Smart Approaches and Market Trends
Elizabeth BenzVice President, Quality and Clinical IntegrationNetwork Health2. Advancing Health Equity: Progressive Approaches and Tangible Outcomes
Brian BerkowitzChief Strategy OfficerLyric1. Keynote Panel - Health Plan Growth: Emerging Trends and Expansion Opportunities
Catherine BrislandSenior Medical Director, Utilization ManagementUPMC Health Plan1. Shaping the Future: Evolving Prior Authorization in 2024 and Beyond
1. Regulatory Outlook: Navigating Critical Issues for Health Plan Leaders
Jim BrownVice President, Strategy and Operations - Western PA and WVHighmark Health2. The Unique Positioning of BCBS Plans to Drive Provider Partnerships
Jennifer CallahanChief Operating OfficerAtrio Health Plans1. Big Trends for Medicare Advantage and How to Sustain Growth
Sean CavanaughChief Policy OfficerAledade1. Regulatory Outlook: Navigating Critical Issues for Health Plan Leaders
Yvonne CollinsChief Medical OfficerCountyCare1. Tackling Social Determinants of Health: Innovative Initiatives and Impact
John CordierChief Executive OfficerEpistemix1. Fostering Health Equity: Transformative Ideas and High-Impact Initiatives
Mac DavisVice President, Clinical OperationsEvernorth1. Data, AI, and Analytics: Revamping Health Plans for the Digital Age
Rushil DesaiChief Executive OfficerAetna Better Health of Illinois2. Advancing Health Equity: Progressive Approaches and Tangible Outcomes
2. Semi-Keynote Panel - Future Vision: Payer-Industry Collaboration for Transformative Change
Erin DrinkwaterChief of Government Relations and Strategic PartnershipsMetroPlusHealth1. What's Next for Medicaid?
Stacy EdgarChief Executive Officer and FounderVenteur2. ICHRA Growth in the Next Five Years
Tenbit EmiruExecutive Vice President and Chief Medical OfficerUCare2. Chief Medical Officers Driving the Next Generation of Coverage Strategies
2. Disruption and Innovation in Health Plans: Navigating the Path to 2030
Matt FoxSenior Director, Health Policy and Value-Based Payments StrategyUPMC Health Plan1. Pioneering Value-Based Care: Future Successes and Strategic Insights
Joe GlinkaDirector, HealthChoicesHighmark Wholecare1. Medicaid Redeterminations: Progress Report and Future Outlook
Mitchell GorodokinVice President, Business DevelopmentCertifyOS1. Enhancing Payer-Provider Collaboration for Better Outcomes
Sonny GoyalSenior Vice President, Diversified Business GroupBlue Cross NC2. Semi-Keynote Panel - Future Vision: Payer-Industry Collaboration for Transformative Change
Todd GrahamPresident and Chief Executive OfficerHighmark Health Options, Delaware1. Medicaid Redeterminations: Progress Report and Future Outlook
Carrie GreeneDirector, Wellness Operations and ConsultingCareFirst BlueCross BlueShield2. Conquering the Complicated: CareFirst's Digital Key to Total Well-Being
Tom GroteChief Executive OfficerBanner|Aetna2. Semi-Keynote Panel - Future Vision: Payer-Industry Collaboration for Transformative Change
Robert GrovesExecutive Vice President and Chief Medical OfficerBanner|Aetna1. Charting Health Plan Growth in 2024: Challenges and Opportunities
1. Shaping the Future: Evolving Prior Authorization in 2024 and Beyond
Mushir HassanChief Medical OfficerNetwork Health WI2. Transforming Chronic and Serious Illness care: Strategies for Whole-Person Care
Erin Henderson MoorePresident and Chief Executive OfficerFidelis Care New Jersey2. Payers + the AI Maturity Curve: How Leaders Are Aligning Tech with Health Equity Aims
1. Staying Agile in the Ever-Changing Landscape of Medicare Advantage
Andrew HertlerChief Medical OfficerEvolent1. Shaping the Future: Evolving Prior Authorization in 2024 and Beyond
Dennis HillenSenior Vice President, Market LeadershipOscar Health Insurance1. Keynote Panel - Health Plan Growth: Emerging Trends and Expansion Opportunities
Katherine HobbsChief Executive OfficerAuthor Health2. Semi-Keynote Panel - Future Vision: Payer-Industry Collaboration for Transformative Change
Jack HooperChief Executive Officer and Co-FounderTake Command2. ICHRA Growth in the Next Five Years
Casey HossaChief Information OfficerHealth New England1. Charting Health Plan Growth in 2024: Challenges and Opportunities
1. Data, AI, and Analytics: Revamping Health Plans for the Digital Age
Jason HoverVice President, Care Delivery TransformationBCBS of Michigan2. The Unique Positioning of BCBS Plans to Drive Provider Partnerships
Erik JohnsonSenior Vice PresidentOptum Advisory Services1. Staying Agile in the Ever-Changing Landscape of Medicare Advantage
John JohnsonChief Medical OfficerGEHA2. Advancing Health Equity: Progressive Approaches and Tangible Outcomes
Edward​ JuhnChief Quality OfficerInland Empire Health Plan2. Disruption and Innovation in Health Plans: Navigating the Path to 2030
Mihir KamdarChief Medical OfficerTuesday Health2. Transforming Chronic and Serious Illness care: Strategies for Whole-Person Care
Murali KashaboinaChief Data OfficerHealth New England2. Harnessing AI and Digital Tech for Optimal Health Plan Outcomes
1. Big Trends for Medicare Advantage and How to Sustain Growth
Vijay KedarChief Executive OfficerTomorrow Health1. Charting Health Plan Growth in 2024: Challenges and Opportunities
James LaughmanPresident, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities SolutionsAmeriHealth Caritas2. Telehealth and Behavioral Health Evolution: Smart Approaches and Market Trends
Yvette LeFebvreChief Medical Officer, Home-Based CareEvernorth Health Services1. Fostering Health Equity: Transformative Ideas and High-Impact Initiatives
Sugar Ray LeonardBoxing Legend, Entrepreneur and Author(not set)1. Celebrity Keynote - Sugar Ray Leonard, Boxing Legend, Entrepreneur and Author
Mamata MajmundarFormer Chief Medical OfficerEvry Healthcare2. Chief Medical Officers Driving the Next Generation of Coverage Strategies
Peter McCauleyMedical OfficerCigna Healthcare1. Keynote Panel - Envisioning Value-Based Care: Trends and Strategies for the Future
Joanne McFallMarket PresidentKeystone First, Keystone First and AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania, AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies1. Charting Health Plan Growth in 2024: Challenges and Opportunities
Matthew McGinnisVice President, Data and Analytics StrategyEvernorth, a Cigna Group company1. Data, AI, and Analytics: Revamping Health Plans for the Digital Age
Adam MyersFormer Chief Clinical Transformation OfficerBlue Cross Blue Shield Association1. Pioneering Value-Based Care: Future Successes and Strategic Insights
Peter NakhlaMarket Medical OfficerOscar Health Insurance1. The Role of Consumerism in Shaping the Payment Landscape
Jaja OkigweChief Executive OfficerFirst Choice Health1. Anticipating Member Needs: Health Plan Responses for Employers and Individuals
1. Enhancing Payer-Provider Collaboration for Better Outcomes
Britta OrrChief Medicare OfficerAllina Health | Aetna1. Big Trends for Medicare Advantage and How to Sustain Growth
Sri PalanisamyPartnerZS2. The Unique Positioning of BCBS Plans to Drive Provider Partnerships
Wayne PanMedical DirectorSan Francisco Health Plan1. What's Next for Medicaid?
Doba ParushevManaging PartnerHealthworx2. Health Plan Growth & Innovation: The Next 5 Years
Yasin S. PatelPresident and Chief Executive OfficerMHN ACO1. What's Next for Medicaid?
Angela PerriChief Medicare OfficerUPMC Health Plan1. Staying Agile in the Ever-Changing Landscape of Medicare Advantage
Craig PettySenior Vice President, Client Sucess and ImplementationsSharecare2. Conquering the Complicated: CareFirst's Digital Key to Total Well-Being
Harlon PickettPresidentEagle Care Health Solutions1. The Role of Consumerism in Shaping the Payment Landscape
Hiva PourarsalanDirector, PharmacyMercy Care Advantage2. The Fentanyl Surge: Rethinking Payer Strategies in the Evolving Opioid Crisis
Ray PrushnokAssistant Vice President, Program Development and Social ImpactUPMC Health Plan1. Tackling Social Determinants of Health: Innovative Initiatives and Impact
Alessa QuaneExecutive Vice President and Chief Insurance OfficerOscar2. ICHRA Growth in the Next Five Years
Ted RegaliaVice President, Pharmacy BenefitsNetwork Health1. Shaping the Future: Evolving Prior Authorization in 2024 and Beyond
Krystal RevaiAssociate Chief Medical OfficerHealth Alliance Medical Plans2. Chief Medical Officers Driving the Next Generation of Coverage Strategies
1. Staying Agile in the Ever-Changing Landscape of Medicare Advantage
Bruce RogenChief Medical OfficerCleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan1. Tackling Social Determinants of Health: Innovative Initiatives and Impact
2. Chief Medical Officers Driving the Next Generation of Coverage Strategies
Alexis RolloffChief Innovation and Strategy OfficerGEHA2. Disruption and Innovation in Health Plans: Navigating the Path to 2030
Gary RosenfeldDirector, Medicaid Product and Market DevelopmentUnited Concordia Dental2. Payers + the AI Maturity Curve: How Leaders Are Aligning Tech with Health Equity Aims
Elizabeth SchadyProgram DirectorNew York State Department of Health2. The Fentanyl Surge: Rethinking Payer Strategies in the Evolving Opioid Crisis
Karen SchultePresident, MedicareSCAN Health Plan1. Keynote Panel - Health Plan Growth: Emerging Trends and Expansion Opportunities
Pankhuri SharmaStrategy and Operations LeaderHumana2. Harnessing AI and Digital Tech for Optimal Health Plan Outcomes
Aric SharpDivisional Chief Executive Officer, Value-Based CareClover Health1. Keynote Panel - Envisioning Value-Based Care: Trends and Strategies for the Future
Jennifer ShermoChief Growth OfficerSecurity Health Plan of Wisconsin1. Anticipating Member Needs: Health Plan Responses for Employers and Individuals
Nondas SourlasSenior Vice President and Chief Data OfficerBlue Health Intelligence1. Fostering Health Equity: Transformative Ideas and High-Impact Initiatives
Sharon StancliffAssociate Medical Director, Harm Reduction in HealthcareNew York State Department of Health2. The Fentanyl Surge: Rethinking Payer Strategies in the Evolving Opioid Crisis
Melissa SteffanPresident, Home-Based CareEvernorth Health Services2. Transforming Chronic and Serious Illness care: Strategies for Whole-Person Care
Jennifer St. ThomasSenior Vice President, Commercial and Medicare MarketsMass General Brigham Health Plan2. Telehealth and Behavioral Health Evolution: Smart Approaches and Market Trends
Trey SuttenCo-Founder and Chief Executive OfficerSiftwell2. Payers + the AI Maturity Curve: How Leaders Are Aligning Tech with Health Equity Aims
Jordan TaggartSenior Vice President, Payer and PBM SalesVida2. Metabolic Health and GLP-1s: A Medical or Pharmacy Problem?
Stephen TaylorDirector, Behavioral CarePathway Healthcare2. The Fentanyl Surge: Rethinking Payer Strategies in the Evolving Opioid Crisis
Kelli TiceChief Health Equity Officer and Vice President, Medical AffairsGuideWell, Florida Blue2. Advancing Health Equity: Progressive Approaches and Tangible Outcomes
Mike TodaroChief Operating OfficerCentene-Mississippi2. Harnessing AI and Digital Tech for Optimal Health Plan Outcomes
Cary TrainorSenior Vice President, Home Health TransformationHumana1. Keynote Panel - Envisioning Value-Based Care: Trends and Strategies for the Future
Mike TreashSenior Vice President and Chief Operating OfficerHAP2. Harnessing AI and Digital Tech for Optimal Health Plan Outcomes
Shelley TurkDivisional Senior Vice President, Illinois Health Care DeliveryBCBS Illinois2. Disruption and Innovation in Health Plans: Navigating the Path to 2030
Matt Van Der BoschChief Growth OfficerZing Health1. Big Trends for Medicare Advantage and How to Sustain Growth
Russell Van GorpAssociate Managing DirectorPublicis Sapient2. Health Plan Growth & Innovation: The Next 5 Years
Mitch VidovichVice President, Government AffairsIndependence Blue Cross1. Regulatory Outlook: Navigating Critical Issues for Health Plan Leaders
Ty WangCo-Founder and Chief Executive OfficerAngle Health1. Anticipating Member Needs: Health Plan Responses for Employers and Individuals
Chris WaselPresident, Marketing and Strategic PartnershipsVantage Healthcare1. Pioneering Value-Based Care: Future Successes and Strategic Insights
1. Enhancing Payer-Provider Collaboration for Better Outcomes
Kim WebbVice President, Health StrategySiftwell2. Payers + the AI Maturity Curve: How Leaders Are Aligning Tech with Health Equity Aims
Chris WebberChris Webber, Four-Time NBA All-Star and NBA Broadcast Analyst(not set)A. Celebrity Keynote - Chris Webber, Four-Time NBA All-Star and NBA Broadcast Analyst
Scott WestoverChief Network Solutions OfficerQuest Analytics1. Regulatory Outlook: Navigating Critical Issues for Health Plan Leaders
Jeremy WiggintonChief Medical OfficerCapital Blue Cross2. Transforming Chronic and Serious Illness care: Strategies for Whole-Person Care
Troy WilliamsVice President, Hospital PartnershipsFirst Choice Health Network1. Pioneering Value-Based Care: Future Successes and Strategic Insights
Shannon WilsonVice President, Population Health and Health EquityPriority Health1. Fostering Health Equity: Transformative Ideas and High-Impact Initiatives
Krischa WinrightPresident, Medicare AdvantageBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan2. Health Plan Growth & Innovation: The Next 5 Years
Devon Zoller MD FACPAssociate Medical DirectorCleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan1. Fostering Health Equity: Transformative Ideas and High-Impact Initiatives