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7:00 AMNetworking OpportunitiesRegistration Opens + Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 AMPanelA. Future-Proofing Health Plans for the Next Era of Growth
8:00 AMPanelB. Payer-Provider Collaboration: Strategies That Drive Results
8:00 AMPanelC. Medicaid's New Era: Partnering for Sustainability, Member Retention, and Value Amid Policy Uncertainty
8:00 AMPanelD. Closing the Gap: How Payers Are Tackling Behavioral Health Access and Affordability
8:45 AMFeatured SessionA. The Friction Tax: What Payers are Doing to Simplify Claims and Payment Complexity
8:45 AMPanelB. The CMO's Strategic Edge: Leading the Next Era of Healthcare
8:45 AMPanelC. Strategic Growth in Medicare Advantage: What's Next for Payers
8:45 AMFeatured SessionD. The Broker Advantage: Turning Agent Networks into Profitable Growth
9:25 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:00 AMFeatured SessionA. Show Me the Value: Framing the da Vinci Robotic Surgery Impact to Payers
10:00 AMPanelB. Next-Gen Value-Based Care: Strategy and Vision for the Future
10:00 AMPresentationC. From Integration to Impact: Leveraging CINs and Learning Health Systems for Sustainable Value-Based Care
10:00 AMFeatured SessionD. Documentation at the Source: How Ambient AI Improves Coding Accuracy and Reduces Denials
10:45 AMPanelA. AI and Digital Transformation: The New Frontier in Health Plan Performance
10:45 AMFeatured SessionB. From Friction to Real Time: Fixing the Payer-Provider Handoff
10:45 AMPanelC. Resilient Health Plans: Adapting for Growth Amid Change
10:45 AMFeatured SessionD. The Gray Area: Making Defensible Decisions in Complex Clinical Cases
11:35 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
12:40 PMFeatured SessionA. Scale Without Headcount: The Agentic Economy for Payers
12:40 PMPanelB. Making Compliance, Policy, and Audit Readiness a Strategic Advantage
12:40 PMPanelC. Taking Care Upstream: The Playbook for the Next 3 Years
12:40 PMFeatured SessionD. The Operating System for Value-Based Care: Making Risk Contracts Work
1:25 PMPanelA. Vision 2026: The Future of Health Plan Strategies
1:25 PMFeatured SessionB. New Survey: Health Plan Executives Choose Trust Over Cost on AI
1:25 PMPanelC. The Future of Health Plan Administration
1:25 PMFeatured SessionD. Beyond the Pill: Redefining the PBM from Cost Manager to Risk Manager
2:05 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
2:30 PMPanelA. ACA at a Crossroads: Growth, Subsidies, and the Innovation Behind Marketplace Momentum
2:30 PMFeatured SessionB. The Payer-Provider AI Arms Race
2:30 PMPanelC. Designing Value-Based Models That Work for Payers, Providers and Patients
2:30 PMPanelC. Innovating Chronic Care for the Next Generation of Health Plans
3:15 PMKeynote PanelA. Building Stronger Health Plan-Provider Partnerships
3:15 PMPanelB. Driving Growth in Medicare Advantage: Opportunities and Challenges
3:15 PMFireside ChatC. Andreana Santangelo, Chief Financial Officer, Aetna
4:00 PMCelebrity KeynoteA. Emmitt Smith, Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back, Businessman and Entrepreneur
5:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesHappy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
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7:30 AMNetworking OpportunitiesContinental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 AMPanelA. Driving Impact Through Preventative Healthcare: How Payers Are Shaping a Healthier Future
8:30 AMPanelB. ICHRA Unleashed: Strategies for Growth in a Shifting Benefits Market
8:30 AMPanelC. Data to Decisions: How Payer Research Teams Are Shaping the Future of Care
8:30 AMFeatured SessionD. How Blood Tests Are Transforming Alzheimer's Diagnosis, and What It Means for Coverage
9:20 AMPanelA. Harnessing AI and Digital Tools to Elevate Health Plan Performance
9:20 AMFeatured SessionB. One Member Conversation, Multiple Gaps Closed: A New Model for Care at Scale
9:20 AMPanelC. Winning Member Trust: New Playbooks for Engagement, Transparency, and Lasting Loyalty
9:20 AMPanelD. Cyber Resilience in a High-Stakes Industry: How Payers Are Fortifying Their Defenses
10:00 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:20 AMFeatured SessionB. AI in Payer Operations: What's Working Inside the Plans
10:20 AMPanelA. Health Plan Crystal Ball: Predicting Growth and Innovation for the Next 5 Years
10:20 AMPanelC. Ignite Growth With Effective Contracting and Value-Based Care
11:10 AMFeatured SessionA. Owning Post-Acute Care: A Payer-Led Model
11:10 AMPanelB. GLP-1s and Metabolic Health: Aligning Cost, Access, and Innovation
11:10 AMPanelC. Turning Data into Decisions: Practical Playbooks that Make Analytics Matter for Plans and Members
11:10 AMFireside ChatD. Paul Markovich, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ascendiun
12:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:10 PMPresentationD. Pankhuri Sharma, Strategy and Operaions Leader, Humana
1:10 PMPanelA. Proactive Health Plans: Aligning with Member and Employer Priorities
1:10 PMPanelB. From Intention to Impact: Making Health Equity a Business Imperative
1:10 PMPresentationC. Bypassing the Bureaucracy: Lessons from the Largest Direct Contract in U.S. History
2:00 PMPanelA. Inside the Startup Payer Playbook, and What It Means for Incumbents
2:00 PMPanelB. How Payers Are Managing Industry Volatility to Stay Agile
2:00 PMPanelC. The Dynamic Duo: Real-World Examples of Payer-Provider Relationships That Work
2:00 PMPanelD. The New Data Playbook Health Plans Are Writing Right Now
2:40 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:10 PMKeynote Interview01. Keynote Interview with Dr. Anita Allemand, Chief Growth Officer at Elevance Health
4:00 PMPresentationA. Ken Cohen, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Optum Health
5:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesHappy Hour in the Exhibit Hall