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Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association Managed Care Summit
April 15 | 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
$219 Per-Person
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Join us for MHA’s inaugural Managed Care Summit!
AGENDA
8:15 – 9 a.m.: Breakfast & Registration
9 – 9:05 a.m.: Welcome!
- Karen Granoff, Senior Director, Payer Relations and Managed Care Policy, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
9:05 – 10:00 a.m.: The Big Pivot: The 2026 National Landscape: Positioning Yourself to Maximize Your Brand
- Kevin Thilborger, Chief Revenue Strategy and Managed Care Officer, Unlock Health
10 – 10:45 a.m.: AI in Healthcare, Part I: Today’s Regulatory Environment, Challenges and Opportunities
Panelists:
- Doug Brown, Partner, Manatt
- Randi Seigel, Partner, Manatt
10:45 – 11 a.m.: BREAK
11 – 11:45 a.m.: AI in Healthcare, Part II: From Strategy to Practice – AI in Utilization Management
- Hermine Traine, CEO, ClarityCare AI
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Value-Based Contracting
- Kinal Patel, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
- Allie Shalom, Senior Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP
- Lawrence W. Vernaglia, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
12:30 –1:15 p.m.: LUNCH
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.: Fireside Chat: Strategic Collaborations Among Payers and Providers
- Jeffrey Leibach, Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group
- Marc Spooner, Executive in Residence, .406 Ventures
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.: The Commonwealth Weighs In
- Ryan Schwarz, M.D., Chief, Office of Accountable Care and Behavioral Health, Executive Office of Health and Human Services
- David Seltz, Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
3:20 p.m.: Next Steps
Cancellation Policy (for in-person events only): Full refunds will be recognized when cancellations occur at least 5 business days prior to an in-person event. Any cancellation notices received after this time will result in $50 administrative fee. To avoid this penalty, you may send someone in your place by forwarding their full name, title and email address to the Director of Healthcare Education, Amy Smalarz at asmalarz@mhalink.org. No shows will be responsible for payment in full.