Wharton Health Care Business Conference

We had an incredible 30th annual Wharton Health Care Business Conference last week. During the two day event, we heard from 6 panels and 4 keynotes discussing pressing topics all centered on the theme of resilience in health care. Some featured highlights: • Keynote speaker Caitlin Zulla and Brad Fluegel kicking off the day with an inspiring session on value-based care • Conference co-chairs presenting Sam Holliday with the alumni mentor award • Distinguished women's health panelists, Mary E. Fleming, MD, MPH, FACOG, Charlotte Owens, MD, FACOG, Vivien Ho, Shelly Lanning, and Mei Chang • Keynote speaker Laurie Zephyrin and Rachel Werner discussing health equity • June Kinney with current and former conference co-chairs • Kevin Mahoney sharing insights on maintaining resilience in health care • Keynote speakers Julie Silverstein MD FACP, Sanjay Shetty, MD, and Lee Fleisher discussing innovative health care service delivery • Lipsa P., Allison Hall, and Sachin Doshi enjoying the conference Photos captured by Amanda Gomez Photography

We are looking forward to kicking off our conference tonight! Huge thank you to our sponsors – this conference would not be possible without your support! • Gold Sponsor: Stellar Health • Silver Sponsors: DaVita Kidney Care, Humana, Independence Blue Cross, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Regeneron, The Vistria Group • Bronze Sponsors: Oak Street Health, Pfizer, Putnam • Startup Sponsor: Cayaba Care • Academic Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania Master of Health Care Innovation

We are pleased to share the distinguished speakers who will be joining us for our keynote roundtable discussion! • Jonathan Blum, Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services • Rushil Desai, Chief Executive Officer, Aetna Better Health of Illinois, Aetna, a CVS Health Company • Kevin Mahoney, Chief Executive Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System • Aaron Martin, Vice President, Healthcare, Amazon • Pooja Kumar, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company We are looking forward to a multi-stakeholder discussion on how to build a system that is resilient and adaptive to shocks — disease, macroeconomic, microeconomic — and is sustainable.

For our third keynote, we will be discussing resilient healthcare delivery organizations with three prominent industry leaders. We are delighted to be joined by Sanjay Shetty, MD, President, CenterWell at Humana; Julie Silverstein MD FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Oak Street Health; and Lee Fleisher, Former Chief Medical Officer and Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

We are excited to be joined by two distinguished speakers for our second keynote on the topic of advancing health equity! We will be joined by Laurie Zephyrin, Senior Vice President, The Commonwealth Fund, and Rachel Werner, Robert D. Eilers Professor of Health Care Management, The Wharton School. Today is the last day to secure your tickets to the conference: https://lnkd.in/eSK_3JAp.

Announcing our first keynote topic and speaker! We are thrilled to be joined by Caitlin Zulla, Chief Executive Officer, Optum East, for a discussion on how regional health care strategies drive comprehensive acceleration toward value-based systems. Today is the last day to secure your tickets to the conference: https://lnkd.in/eSK_3JAp.

Today is the last day to secure your tickets to the 30th Annual Wharton Health Care Business Conference! We hope to see you on Feb 15-16, 2024 at The Union League of Philadelphia. Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eSK_3JAp.

We are delighted to share the panelists who will be joining us for an exciting discussion on payer strategies! • Jake Biscoglio, Principal, B70 Growth Advisors • Ariana Chehrazi, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Interwell Health • Tom Doran, President, Highmark Health Plan, Highmark Inc. • Carolyn M., Chief Executive Officer, Aetion • Brad Fluegel, Professor, The Wharton School Payers are uniquely positioned to leverage data and analytics to address the mounting challenges of enhancing patient outcomes and mitigating growing health care costs. During our panel discussion, we will delve into several promising innovations in the space and evaluate their scalability and sustainability. Secure your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eSK_3JAp.

Vivian Hsu, in her role as Deputy Director for Strategy, Planning and Management for Vaccine Development and Neglected Tropical Diseases, focuses on ensuring that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation selects and funds initiatives that will help the world stay resilient against a variety of diseases. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the world saw the importance of innovative technologies, such as mRNA technology. In a recent conversation with Pulse writer, Adhiti Rajesh, Hsu shares her team's current work to support an ecosystem that increases access to vaccine technology in an effective and sustainable way. Read more about Hsu’s take on trends in vaccine development and her passion for global health here: https://lnkd.in/egDRbaxT Join us for more interesting conversations during our conference on Feb 15-16, 2024. Tickets available here: https://lnkd.in/eSK_3JAp.

The student-run healthcare journal, The Pulse, which is the annual publication of the Wharton Health Care Business Conference, published two new conversations with healthcare leaders. Adhiti Rajesh talks with Nina Underman, WG'20 who leads strategic operations Aware Recovery Care, Inc.about Implementing Novel Care Models for SUD. Rajesh also spoke with Vivian Hsu, WG'13, Deputy Director at The Gates Foundation about Navigating Vaccine Development and Neglected Tropical Diseases in a Post-COVID World. Read all the Pulse articles and don't forget to sign up for the conference. Registration closes on Monday. https://lnkd.in/ecD7AeRp