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Driving Equity in Behavioral Health: Overcoming Barriers to Access

Transportation gaps, scheduling hurdles and fragmented coordination keep too many patients from getting the care they need. Behavioral health access isn’t just about volume — it’s about logistics alignment. When support systems aren’t designed around patients’ daily realities, inequities persist…

Nov 18, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago

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Presenters

Eboney Kraisoraphong

Chief Operating Officer, Northeast Treatment Centers

Maria Jackson

Chief Executive Officer, Bournewood Health Systems

Valerie Holland

Head of US Sales, Uber Health

Wayne Young, MBA, LPC, FACHE

Chief Executive Officer, The Harris Center for Mental Health

Tanmay Mathur

Vice President, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Colorado marketplace operator under scrutiny for sponsorships, CEO spending

A Colorado state audit criticized Connect for Health, a nonprofit organization that runs the state’s health insurance marketplace, for its sponsorship practices, financial management and reporting in a Sept. 16 report. The state’s General Assembly requested the audit following Connect…

AI, OBBBA, and the Future of Care: How Health Systems Are Preparing for 2026

As 2026 approaches, health systems are bracing for the ripple effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), rising labor costs, and the accelerating pace of AI adoption. Leaders are being asked to improve efficiency, retain staff, and integrate…

Dec 2, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago

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Susan M. Grant, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Chief Clinical Officer symplr

Robert Bart, MD

Chief Medical Information Officer, UPMC Health Services Division University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)

Brienne Sandow, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer; Associate VP of Operations St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center

Aaron Wilcox, MD

General Surgeon and Care Experience Technology Leader Kaiser Permanente (Southern California)

Point32Health cuts 254 jobs

Point32Health, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, is laying off 254 employees in a second round of job cuts this year. In March, the company eliminated 110 positions to “reduce administrative costs as medical…

Care that connects — How to turn member lab data into life-saving action

For health plans and health systems, care gaps present clinical, financial and operational challenges. Missed screenings, fragmented communication and outdated outreach methods put incentive dollars, member trust and Star Ratings at risk. But some organizations are finding a way forward.…

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Elevance posts $1.2B profit in Q3

Elevance Health posted a net income of about $1.2 billion during the third quarter, up 17.8% from roughly $1 billion at the same time last year, according to an Oct. 21 earnings statement. “Our third-quarter results were in line with…

How Mayo Clinic + UT Southwestern are scaling agentic automation in RCM

Revenue cycle inefficiencies are driving up costs, slowing cash flow and burning out staff. But leading systems like Mayo Clinic and UT Southwestern Medical Center are showing what’s possible with agentic automation. In this on-demand session, healthcare executives from Mayo…

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Presenters

Chris Jordan

Director, Healthcare Solution Engineering, UiPath

Helen Lamons

Chief Operating Officer, Tarpon Health

Kevin Barnes

Senior Director, Revenue Cycle Automation, Mayo Clinic

Michael Laukaitis

Director, Revenue Cycle Analytics, Accounting, and Quality, UT Southwestern Medical Center

California governor vetoes hormone therapy insurance mandate

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a state bill that would have required health insurance policies with outpatient prescription drug benefits to cover up to a year of hormone therapy, according to an Oct. 13 update to the legislation. Current law…

Rethinking locum tenens: How smarter coverage planning protects revenue and access

In healthcare, unfilled provider roles aren’t just operational gaps — they’re revenue leaks. Join this executive-level session to explore how health systems are shifting physician staffing from a reactive cost to a proactive growth lever. Leaders will share how aligning…

Nov 19, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM America/Chicago

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Presenters

Melinda Giese

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Client Solutions, CHG Healthcare

Matt Brown

Vice President Telehealth & Advisory Services, CHG Healthcare

West Virginia county ditches Highmark group plan for ICHRA

Monongalia County, West Virginia is dropping group coverage from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in favor of Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements administered by Take Command, local outlet WAJR reported Oct. 20. Premiums will continue to be almost entirely covered…