Fierce Pharma Fierce Biotech Fierce Healthcare Fierce Life Sciences Events Advertise Join Our Mailing List ATTEND Show Overview Who Attends Mobile App Meet the Fierce Team FAQ AGENDA 2025 Agenda SPEAKERS 2025 Speakers Call for Speakers HEALTH PAYER CONNECT Program Overview Buyer's Guide VENUE PARTNERS 2026 Partners Why Partner Become a Partner Stay Updated ATTEND Show Overview Who Attends Mobile App Meet the Fierce Team FAQ AGENDA 2025 Agenda SPEAKERS 2025 Speakers Call for Speakers HEALTH PAYER CONNECT Program Overview Buyer's Guide VENUE PARTNERS 2026 Partners Why Partner Become a Partner Stay Updated Fierce Pharma Fierce Biotech Fierce Healthcare Fierce Life Sciences Events Advertise Join Our Mailing List 2025 Speaking FacultyPlease check back for the most up-to-date speaker 2025 line-up! Helpful Quick Links: Health Payer Connect Agenda Speakers Venue Exhibit & Sponsor Opportunities Stay Updated Matthew Ahern Deputy Director of Nebraska Mediciad Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Meera Atkins Chief Medical Officer Lyric Vik Bakhru Chief Executive Officer Single Thread Health Patti Barnett Head of Medicare Regulatory Strategy & Operations Centene Meg Barron Managing Director, Engagement & Outreach Peterson Health Technology Institute Emma Beavins Staff Writer Fierce Healthcare Amy Bloomquist Director of Customer Success NourishedRx Julie Bogorad Director, Office of Public Policy Independence Blue Cross Catherine Brown Vice President, Clinical Services Welldoc Roseleen Charania Associate Chief Medical Officer for Oncology Programs EviCore by Evernorth Zachary Contreras Director, Pharmacy Benefits Sharp Health Plan Laura Cooley Editor in Chief Journal of Patient Experience Yara Elbeshbhishi Senior Business Consultant | Maryland Medicaid CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Sarah Finch AI and ML Engineer HealthLink Dimensions Blair Fjeseth President/Chief Executive Officer Mountain Health Coop Greg Gierer Founder and Managing Principal Hilltop Health Policy Advisors Anastassia Gliadkovskaya Senior Staff Writer Fierce Healthcare Catherine Grason Associate General Counsel & Head of Government Affairs Oscar Health Eric Gratias National Physician Executive, Medical Benefit Services EviCore by Evernorth Christopher Hamilton Chief Executive Officer Texas Health Action Caleb Hemmer Tennessee State Representative for District 59 State of Tennessee Katherine Hempstead Senior Policy Officer Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Andrea Holman DEI&B Program Manager Lyra Health Cassie Houff Vice President, Post Acute Care Solutions OneHome Lori Howard Founder and Managing Partner Greenfield Health Solutions Peiyin Hung Associate Professor and Co-Founder University of South Carolina’s Rural Health Research Center Kimberly Kockler Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Independence Blue Cross Heather Landi Executive Editor Fierce Healthcare Dianna Leun Enterprise Quality Director Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee Justin Ley Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Reema Health Janet Liang EVP and President of Oscar Insurance Oscar Health Chris Lloyd Chief Data Officer HealthLink Dimensions Marie Malinowski Principal Medicaid Population Health Program Manager Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Jasmine Marecle Associate Director SAI Programs Abner Mason Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer GroundGame.Health Howard McLeod Senior Vice President, Clinical Affairs GeneDx Lauri Mills Freelance Facilitator Paige Minemyer Senior Writer Fierce Susan Mullaney Chief Operating Officer Blue Shield of California Dave Muoio Associate Editor Fierce Healthcare Chris Nolan Director, Payer Solutions HealthLink Dimensions Erica Olenski Patient Advocate Meera Patel-Zook Vice President of Regional Pharmacy Centene Pharmacy Services Brittany Poche Director of Solutions Norwood George Renaudin President of Insurance Humana Don Rucker Chief Strategy Officer 1upHealth Dr. Thomas Schenk Chief Medical Officer Paradigm Sam Schwager President and Co Founder SuperDial Ellen Sexton Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer Blue Shield of California David Shapiro Senior Vice President & General Manager Press Ganey Pankhuri Sharma Strategy & Operations Leader Humana Rohit Shinde Vice President healow Dustin Smart Vice President, Digital Value & Performance Centene Jordan Smith Pharmacist Walgreens Krishnan Sridharan Chief Executive Officer Minerra Health Heather Trimble Principal Strategic Health Care Advisor SAS Rachel Vorobyev Vice President, Product Management & Innovation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Maggie Williams Medical Director, Virtual Primary Care MD Live by Evernorth John Zimmerer Vice President of Healthcare Smart Communications VIEW THE FULL AGENDA