Midwest Regional Meeting In-Person Agenda
July 16, 2026
8:00am – 3:00pm CT

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Time	Content	Speaker(s)
8:00 am – 8:30 am	Registration
8:30 am – 8:45 am	Welcome and Introduction	Emily Brower CEO NAACOS
8:45 am – 9:30 am	Alphabet Soup: Understanding New Models NAACOS’ government relations team will review our priorities for advancing accountable care across all lines of business, including a deeper dive into new CMMI models and recent policy developments. Learn what these changes mean for your value-based care strategy—and how NAACOS is advocating on your behalf.	Aisha Pittman Senior Vice President, Government Affair NAACOS
9:30 am – 9:40 am	Break
9:40 am – 10:40 am	Navigating Risk Together: Payer and Provider Perspectives on the Future of Value-Based Care Value-based care is entering a new phase—one defined by market volatility, regulatory uncertainty, and increasing demands for performance. In this executive discussion, payer and provider leaders will explore how organizations can better align around risk, quality, patient experience, and financial sustainability while building partnerships that drive long-term success. The conversation will highlight practical lessons, emerging challenges, and opportunities to strengthen collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem.	Ryan Mackman Director of Population Health Ascension Wisconsin Mushir Hassan Chief Medical Officer Network Health
10:40 am – 11:25 am	From ACCESS to the Next CMS Model: What It Takes to Win ACOs face a decade-long platform decision, not just a policy update, as REACH transitions to LEAD and ACCESS opens new co-management revenue for Medicare FFS populations. This session covers how to decide between MSSP and LEAD, what the new risk adjustment landscape means for your organization, and how to position for ACCESS. It closes with a discussion on what separates organizations that thrive under these models from those that struggle.	Brian Silverstein Chief Population Health Officer Innovaccer Bradley Hunter Regional Vice President of Sales Innovaccer Craig Carroll Vice President, Value-Based Performance & Population Health Enterprise Ascension
11:25 am – 11:35 am	Break
11:35 am – 12:10 pm	Advancing with CMMI: Leveraging People, Process, and Technology Participation in CMMI models allows for health systems to gain experience with innovation and prepare their organizations for the future of healthcare delivery. Advocate Health has created a playbook for assessing needs for current model participation, and how to best position the organization to build upon infrastructure, care model redesign, and payment mechanisms. Representatives from the Government Programs team will outline best practices from their experience in build, implementation, and scale for continued success in value-based care.	Alex Paul Senior Consultant in Performance Excellence Advocate Health Mike Barbati Vice President of Government Programs Advocate Health
12:10 pm – 1:00 pm	Networking Lunch
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm	Post-Acute Care Relationships or Transition of Care Strategies to strengthen coordination and communication between acute, post-acute, and community care partners to improve patient outcomes and reduce readmissions. Best practices for managing transitions of care for complex patients through standardized workflows, timely follow-up, and interdisciplinary collaboration.	Roundtable Discussion
1:45 pm – 1:55 pm	Break
1:55 pm – 2:40 pm	Navigating Value-Based Care Models for Complex Patient Populations Explore emerging value-based care models and practical approaches for managing patients with multiple chronic conditions across diverse care settings.	Thomas Kim CMO Sound Physicians Amy O’Brien SVP, Growth Sound Physicians Teresa Larson CEO Oak Medical in Wisconsin
2:40 pm – 3:00 pm	Closing Remarks & Networking	Melody Danko-Holsomback Vice President of Education NAACOS