Fierce Health Payer Summit 2025 | Questex | 3 December 2025 | Gaylord Opryland & Convention Center, 2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN 37214

Health plan leaders will convene at this annual event to unpack the most important industry issues, including navigating Medicare Advantage, addressing prior authorization pressures, fostering member loyalty and trust, reshaping the pharmacy benefit manager-payer relationship, and spearheading behavioral health initiatives.

Brought to you by the editors behind Fierce Healthcare, the Summit gives you the chance to connect with payer leaders, examine the most pressing industry challenges, and look to the future by gaining valuable insights into the major opportunities in 2025 and beyond.

Why Attend:

Learn:
• Gain valuable insights from industry leaders on the latest trends and strategies shaping the future of healthcare.

Network:
• Build meaningful connections with top healthcare payers and providers during two immersive days of networking opportunities.

Connect:
• Collaborate with peers and experts to exchange innovative ideas and solutions that drive real impact in healthcare.

2024 Past Speakers

Denise Anderson
President and Chief Executive Officer, H-ISAC

Chelsea King Arthur
Vice President of Population and Digital Health, Get Well

Meera Atkins
Vice President of Medical Management, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Alex Azar
Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Vik Bakhru
President and Chief Executive Officer, Single Thread Health

Emma Beavins
Staff Writer, Fierce Health

James Beem
Vice President of Government, National Accounts and Channel, Socially Determined

Eva Borden
President, Behavioral Health, Evernorth

Amanda Bury
Chief Commercial Officer, Intermedica

Steve Cagle
Chief Executive Officer, Clearwater

Rodrigo Cerda
Senior Vice President of Health Services and Chief Medical Officer, Independence Blue Cross

Ed DeVaney
President, Employer & Health Plans, CVS Caremark

Katie Devlin
Vice President, Interoperability, Cotiviti, Inc.

Alexander Ding
Board Member, American Medical Association

Gabe Diop
Co-Founder, Rula Health

Alex Earlywine
Senior Industry Expert HealthCare CoE, Newgen Software INC

Josh Flum
Managing Partner, LRVHealth

Jeremy Friese
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Humata Health

Blair Fsejeth
Chief Executive Officer, Mountain Health Co-Op

Johnathan Gallop
Vice President, Business Systems Operations, Superior HealthPlan

Matthew Garabrant
Vice President, Operations and New Product Enablement, Diversified Markets, Blue Cross NC

Greg Gierer
Principal, Healthcare Management Associates

Anastassia Gliadkovskaya
Senior Writer, Fierce Health

Duncan Greenberg
Senior Vice President of Product, Oscar Health

Thomas Grote
Chief Executive Officer, Banner/Aetna

Jeremy Gurewitz
Chief Executive Officer, Solace Health

Kurt Hagerman
Field CISO, Oracle

Chris Hayden
Producer, Questex

Matthew Hayes
Principal and Consulting Actuary, Milliman

Karen Marie Joswick
Faculty, Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University

Aarti Karamchandani
Chief Growth Officer, MacroHealth

Brian Kim
President & CEO, HighRoads

Patrick Kovalik
Industry Principal, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Snowflake

Michael Anne Kyle
Assistant Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Darren Lacey
Former Chief Information Security Officer, Johns Hopkins University

Heather Landi
Executive Editor, Fierce Health

Christopher Logan
Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Abner Mason
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, GroundGame.Health

Frank McGillin
Chief Executive Officer, The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic

Paige Minemyer
Senior Writer, Fierce Health

Adam Myers
Former Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Jaja Okigwe
Chief Executive Officer, First Choice Health

Tanvi Patel
Director & General Manager of Partner Services, Amazon Pharmacy

Alex Prough
Chief Commercial Officer, Medical Guardian

Michael Radu
Chief Executive Officer, AbsoluteCare

Kamshad Raiszadeh
Chief Medical Officer and Founder, Livara Health

Vidya Raman-Tangella
Chief Medical Officer, Teladoc Health

Matt Resnick
Chief Medical Officer, Embold Health

Fatema Salam
Vice President of Healthcare Quality, Morgan Health

JC Scott
President and Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)

Jared Sexton
Senior Manager of Product Design, Cigna Healthcare

Jessica J. Son
Chief Medical Officer, Clover Home Care, Clover Health

Nick Stefanizzi
Chief Executive Officer, Northwell Direct

Trey Sutten
Chief Executive Officer, Siftwell

Noah Tong
Staff Writer, Fierce Health

Glen Tullman
Chief Executive Officer, Transcarent

Vindell Washington
Chief Clinical Officer and Head of Health Equity Center of Excellence, Verily

Mimi Winsberg
Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Brightside Health

Jeff Yaniga
Vice President, Market Strategy, HighRoads

Ben Zaniello
Chief Medical Officer, Best Buy Health