Finding Opportunity in a Tumultuous Year for the Payer Industry
The past year has brought unprecedented disruption to the payer industry. From federal funding cuts to the nation’s safety net to a continued erosion of public trust, payers are navigating a complex and shifting landscape. These challenges are significant, but so are the opportunities for innovation and transformation.
The Fierce Health Payer Summit is your opportunity to confront these issues head-on. Industry leaders and innovators will explore actionable solutions that address the most pressing concerns: member engagement, digital transformation, prior authorization reform, population health, behavioral health, and more.
Hosted by the trusted editors of Fierce Healthcare, this summit provides a unique forum for collaboration and connection. Join your peers across the payer spectrum to share insights, tackle shared challenges, and shape the future of the industry together.
Fierce Health Payer Summit by the Numbers
See Who Attended Fierce Health Payer Summit 2025!
Here's a small sample of attendees who attended in 2025:
Sr Mgr VBC COE, Aetna
Sr Manager Stars, Grievances and Appeals, BCBS AZ
Sr. Manager Quality, BCBS AZ
Principal Program Manager, Medicaid Population Health, BCBS
Staff Vice President, Medicare & FEP Quality, BCBS AZ
Principal Medi-Cal Transformation, BCBS
Senior Leader, Boston Healthcare for the Homeless
Vice President, BrightSpring Health
National Contracts Director, BrightSpring Health
Director of Care Coordination Department, Capital Health Plan
Senior Business Consultant, CareFirst BCBS
Population Health Strategy Consultant Lead, CareFirst BCBS
Director, Experience & Market Research, CareFirst BCBS
Staff VP, Business Development, CareMore Health
Chief of Staff / Strategy Director, CareMore Health
President, CDR Health Care
Portfolio Manager, Centene
Appeals Analyst RN, CGS Administrators
Pharmacy Director, Devoted Health Plan
Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Director, Elevance Health
Senior PM, Excellus BCBS
Director of Corporate Development & Strategy, Excellus BCBS
Analytics Consultant, Health Care Service Corporation
Product Strategy Consultant, Health Care Service Corporation
Digital Product Strategy Consultant, Healthcare Services Corporation (BCBS)
Finance Manager, Home Loving Care
CEO, Home Loving Care
Director, Clinical Strategy, Humana
Sr. Product Marketer, Humana
Plan Pharmacist, Iron Road Healthcare
Executive Director, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs, Johns Hopkins Health Plans
Community Resources/Population Health, Kaiser Permanente
Senior Consultant - CMS Policy, Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Director of Payor Relations and Revenue Cycle, Latticework Capital Management
VP - Financial Planning & Analysis, Medica
Clinical Team Manager, Optum Home & Community
Market medical officer, Oscar Health
Clinical Quality Manager, Oscar Health
Clinical Quality Audit Analyst, Oscar Health
Director, Consumer Experience and Insights, SCAN Health Plan
Program Consultant, Value Creation, UnitedHealthcare
Director of Strategy, UnitedHealthcare
Chief Executive Officer, Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
Featured Keynote: Meet Katherine
Katherine Hempstead
Senior Policy Officer
Robert Woods Johnson Foundation
Katherine Hempstead is one of the nation’s leading health policy experts, known for her groundbreaking work on the U.S. insurance landscape. She works on healthcare issues, mostly those related to health insurance, costs, and access to care. She is particularly interested making new sources of data that have the potential to inform policy available to researchers and the public sector.
2025 Featured Sessions
From Patience Experience to Member Engagement: Learn From the Best in the Business
Featured Speakers from Our 2025 Lineup
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FIERCE HEALTH PAYER CONNECT
Connecting senior health payer professionals with technology leaders and solution providers through curated 1-to-1 meetings.
Qualified buyers receive a complimentary pass, two free nights at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and free airfare.
Participating partners receive guaranteed, 1:1 meetings with leading health payers actively seeking new technologies, services, and partnerships.
Why Attend? Because Everything You Need is Here.
Breakthrough content. Powerful connections. The right people in the room
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.
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