Fall 2026 Conference Agenda
October 14–16
Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.

NAACOS conferences are the only events organized exclusively by ACOs. 
Schedule: Wednesday (pre-conference workshops): 1:00–5:00 pm ET
Thursday (Main Meeting): 7:30 am–6:30 pm ET
Friday (Main Meeting): 7:30 am–3:00 pm ET

Plenaries:

The New Enterprise: Designing for Long-term Value in an Era of Disruption

As fee-for-service pressures mount, integrated delivery networks are doubling down on value – restructuring their enterprises to put total cost of care and clinical outcomes at the center of their long-term strategy. These integrated delivery networks are led by health systems with deep community roots and a long view. They are building new structures and forging new partnerships even as the ground shifts beneath them. From health plan integration to clinically aligned networks, these leaders have made bold structural moves to advance value-based payment models – and they’re not turning back. Central to their strategy is engaging the independent physicians who serve the neighborhoods they call home. In doing so, they’re building trust and alignment beyond their own walls to drive outcomes across the full continuum of care.

New Models Forge New Allies: How Enablers are Evolving Health System Partnerships to Advance Accountable Care

Enablement companies and conveners have long partnered with independent practices to support accountable care, but these CEOs see health systems as powerful allies, bringing community scale, clinical infrastructure, and a long-term commitment to population health that opens new opportunities.  At the same time, engaging with a health system requires a fundamentally different playbook to navigate existing structures, realign incentives, and find the white space where an enabler can add value. The model landscape is shifting too, as conveners move participation from CMMI models toward the Medicare Shared Savings Program. These leaders will speak candidly about where the opportunities lie, where the friction is, and how they are building the collaborations that will define the next chapter of accountable care.

Breakout topics:

  • Inside View of Excellence Awardees’ Success: How Top Performers Deliver Value and Growth
  • Bridging the Gap: Align Your ACO’s Strategies for Quality Reporting and Quality Improvement
  • Integrating Behavioral Health into Your Accountable Care Strategy
  • From Funding to Impact: Leveraging the Rural Health Transformation Program to Advance Accountable Care
  • Another Can of Alphabet Soup: a Conversation with CMS Leaders on New Models
  • Optimizing Network Design around Accessibility and Value
  • Tapping Tech: Real-World Strategies to Transform Provider Workflows and Patient Care
  • Transitions of Care: Who’s Driving the Bus?
  • ACCESS by Design: Building Partnerships That Drive Results
  • New Players, New Possibilities: Engaging High-Cost Practices and Serving High-Needs Beneficiaries through the LEAD Model
  • Own the Risk, Own the Reward: Reclaiming Independence in an Accountable Care Economy
  • Driving Value in Episodic Care: Practical Strategies for CJR-X and TEAM
  • Accelerating Accountable Chronic Care through Specialist Engagement
  • Aligning Around the Patient: Payer and Provider Partnerships in Action
  • Community Care Strategies to Support Duals and Other Complex Populations
  • The Next Decision Point: MSSP, LEAD, and the Financial Road Ahead