2025 Schedule
7:00 am - 8:00 am Foyer
Registration, Breakfast, Vendor Exhibits and Networking
8:00 am - 8:05 am Ballrooms A/B
Opening Remarks
Todd Lefkowitz
Chief Managed Care Officer, Sagebrush Health
8:05 am - 9:00 am Ballrooms A/B
Issues Impacting Provider Groups Panel
Aric Coffman MD, MBA
CEO, P3 Health Partners
John Rhodes, MD, MBA
President, Optum - Nevada
Scott Stevens, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Community Based Care at Intermountain Healthcare
Lucas D. Taylor
Market President - NV + AZ, Astrana Health
9:00 am - 9:55 am Ballrooms A/B
Artificial Intelligence Panel
Andrew Crandall, MHA
Director, Research and Provider Relations, KLAS Research
John Lynn
Founder and Chief Editor, Healthcare IT Today
9:55 AM - 10:15 AM Ballroom C
Break and Networking / Vendor Exhibits
10:15 am - 11:00 am Ballrooms A/B
Population Aging and the Impact on Healthcare
Eric Tanner
Chief Executive Officer, Arkos Health
11:00 am - 12:30 Pm Ballrooms A/B
The State of Healthcare: Industry Leaders' Perspectives
Kamal Jemmoua
Health Plan CEO, Prominence Health Plan
Colonel Eric Phillips
Commander/Director, 99th Medical Group/Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center
Mike Murphy
President, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
11:55 Pm - 1:05 Pm Ballroom C
Lunch and Networking / Vendor Exhibits
12:30 Pm - 2:00 Pm Ballroom A/B
Breakout Session A.: Improving Community Health Status Panel Discussion
Sherif Abdou, MD
Operating Partner, Rubicon Partners
Cassius Lockett, PhD
CEO, Southern Nevada Health District
Amish Purohit, MD
Co-Founder, President & Chief Health Officer at Arkos Health
Mason Van Houweling
CEO, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
1:05 Pm - 2:00 Pm breakout room
Breakout Session B.: Moving the Needle on Health Workforce Shortages in Nevada Panel Discussion
Thomas Burns
Executive Director, Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED)
John Packham
Associate Dean, Office of Statewide Initiatives, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
2:00 Pm - 2:55 Pm Ballrooms A/B
Medicaid Managed Care Panel Discussion
Rob Baughman
CEO & Plan President, Molina Healthcare of Nevada
Eric Schmacker
President & CEO, Silver Summit Health Plan at Centene Corporation
Steve Smitherman
Regional Vice President, CareSource
Joy Thomas
President & CEO, Medicaid Nevada, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield-Medicaid Health Plan
2:55 Pm - 3:10 Pm Ballroom C
Break and Networking / Vendor Exhibits
3:10 PM - 4:05 PM Ballrooms A/B
Nevada’s Health System Panel
Linn Billingsley
SVP, Operations, Scion Health
Jeffrey Murawsky, MD
Division Chief Medical Officer, HCA Far West Division
Karla Perez
Regional Vice President, Universal Health Services
Katherine Vergos, FACHE
Las Vegas Market President, CommonSpirit Health
4:05 PM - 5:30 PM Ballrooms A/B
Navigating Key State Legislative Issues Facing Healthcare Leaders Panel
Senator Fabian Doñate, MHA
Nevada State Senator, District 10 D, and Director, Strategic Planning, Astrana Health
Senator Robin L. Titus, MD
Nevada State Senator, District 17 R, and Family Practice Physician
5:30 PM - 5:35 PM Ballrooms A/B
Closing Remarks
Todd Lefkowitz
Chief Managed Care Officer, Sagebrush Health