Becker's Spring Payer Issues RoundtableBecker's Spring Payer Issues Roundtable

The Best Place for Top Payer Executives, Health Plan Leaders, and ACO Leaders to Shape the Future of Value-Based Care

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April 19-20, 2027

Chicago, IL

300+

Executive-level attendees

120+

Speakers

2

Days of Sessions

Healthcare is moving faster than it ever has. The leaders navigating that change deserve more than another conference. Get ready for 2 days of thought-provoking sessions, peer conversations, and candid idea exchange.

Something special happens when 500+ payer leaders gather

Real conversations. Shared challenges. The connections you don't get anywhere else.

About the event

Where leaders shape the future of healthcare

There are many places to hear about the future of payer strategy. Becker’s Spring Payer Issues Roundtable is where the people actually leading health plans, ACOs, and clinically integrated networks convene. This 2-day event is built specifically for payer executives and health plan leaders. The sessions examine the value-based care, financial and regulatory priorities shaping payers today. Becker’s is where candid discussions flourish and new ideas thrive.

Who's in the room

120+ speakers

Bryan Waide

Vice President, Provider Contracting, Western Market
Humana

Caroline Carney

Chief Executive Officer
Magellan Health

Jay Khosla

Chief Government Affairs Officer
Humana

Bruce Rogen

Chief Medical Officer, Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan; Chair
Cleveland Clinic Quality Alliance

Jennifer St. Thomas

Senior Vice President, Commercial and Medicare Markets
Mass General Brigham Health Plan

Rebekah Hughey

Medical Director
Highmark Health

Nebeyou Abebe

Senior Vice President, Social Determinants of Health and Social Health Center of Excellence
Highmark Health

Ceci Connolly

President and Chief Executive Officer
Alliance of Community Health Plans

Pankhuri Sharma

Strategy and Operations Leader
Humana

Joris Prikken

Associate Vice President, Strategy Advancement
Humana

Jed Barnes

Director, AI Strategy and Transformation
Humana

Kerri Warkins

Director of Policy and PAL
Humana

Kristyn Greifer

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Sentara Health Plans; Senior Vice President, Enterprise Care Management and Utilization
Sentara Health

Emily Durfee

Director of Corporate Venture Capital
Healthworx

Dana Erickson

Chief Executive Officer
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Marissa Bloomer

Vice President, Population Health
Curative Health Plan

Dipul Patadia

Associate Chief Medical Officer, Client Growth and Innovation
Cigna Healthcare

Vicky Skuja

Senior Digital Leader
HCSC

Amit Anand

Vice President, IT
Community Health Choice

Dylan Strecker

Principal, Enterprise Strategy
Premera

Hasan Shanawani

Associate Chief Medical Officer
Horizon BlueCross BlueShield New Jersey

Mary Pak

Chief Medical Officer
University of Utah Health Plans

Audrey L. Tanksley

Chief Medical Officer
CountyCare

Vishal Kaushik

Director, Strategy Advancement, Membership and Claims Operations
Humana

Who Attends

Built for the leaders running payer strategy and operations

Many of the executives at this event have decision-making authority and 10+ years of experience. Whether you're leading payer strategy, accountable for network operations, or navigating the intersection of both, this is your peer group.

These are the people you'll be in the room with:

  • CEO
  • COO
  • CMO
  • VP, Strategy Network

Why attend

5 reasons to be in this room

Go to conferences like this with your colleagues and peers from other organizations. People still reference specific Becker's sessions years later, when it's time to make the decisions that matter.

Agenda

120+ speakers, primarily payer executives

Step into the conversations shaping the future of payer strategy. Across 4 open tracks, hear how CEOs, COOs, CMOs, and payer leaders are driving value-based care, affordability, and network strategy at scale.

This is where executives exchange forward-looking strategies, challenge assumptions, and connect with more hospital and health system leaders than any other event. Every track is open, so you can focus on what's most relevant to your role.

That's why people come back.

Explore the Full Agenda

Payer Leadership and Enterprise Strategy

Executive Leadership, Strategy, Investments, Future Planning

Cost and Affordability Management

Cost trends, affordability, price transparency, reimbursement

Value-Based Care and Quality

Value-based models, quality metrics, outcomes, network performance

ACO and Clinically Integrated Network Strategy

ACOs, CINs, provider alignment, risk-based contracting

Payer-Provider Collaboration

Partnerships, network strategy, contracting, alignment

Explore the Full Agenda

Complimentary participation

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Becker’s Spring Payer Issues Roundtable offers complimentary registration for qualified executives from hospitals and health systems. We review every application to ensure a high-quality group of attendees. Apply in under two minutes. If approved, you’ll receive your registration link directly.

CEO, COO, CMO, or senior director-level leader

Employed by a health plan, ACO, CIN, or health system

Responsible for payer strategy, network operations, or clinical leadership

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The Most Valuable Event You'll Go to This Year

The leaders at Becker's Spring Payer Issues Roundtable aren't waiting to see how things shake out. They're making decisions now and acting quickly to get ahead of the curve. Come with a plan for what you want to learn. Leave with the peers, the ideas, and the relationships to do it.

I love coming to Becker's because I'm hearing from real industry leaders and also learning about new vendor insights and innovations.

Jennifer St. Thomas
Senior Vice President, Commercial and Medicare Markets, Mass General Brigham Health Plan