Executive Forum
The HCPLAN’s Executive Forum convenes health care leaders committed to shaping the strategic direction for value-based care in the U.S.
Charged with advancing and accelerating APM adoption, the Executive Forum provides guidance on opportunities to strengthen incentives and increase capacity to accelerate the transition to downside risk models across markets. The Executive Forum is designed to influence and shape the care delivery transformation necessary for the success of value-based health care and payment. Comprised of clinical and executive health care leaders, the Executive Forum’s primary focus is to identify the tools and strategies that prepare clinicians for success in delivering high-quality care that improves patient outcomes and reduces costs across a multi-payer environment.
Executive Forum Priority Areas
Promote Evidence-Based Prevention
Prioritize Patient
Empowerment
Drive Choice and
Competition
Accelerate Technology-Enabled Health Care
Meet the Forum Members
Alicia Berkemeyer
Executive Vice President &
Chief Health Management Officer,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas
Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH
Executive Director,
Ariadne Labs
William Borden, MD, MBA
Chief Quality & Population Health Officer,
George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
Bret Borota, MBA
Managing Director of Global Strategy for Healthcare and Payor,
Amazon Web Services
Emily Brower, MBA
Chief Executive Officer,
The National Association of ACOs
Helen Burstin, MD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer,
Council of Medical Specialty Societies
Sree Chaguturu, MD
Executive Vice President &
Chief Medical Officer,
CVS Health
Patrick Charmel, MPH
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Griffin Health
Marshall Chin, MD, PhD
Richard Parrillo Family Distinguished Service
Professor of Healthcare Ethics,
University of Chicago Department
of Medicine
Aneesh Chopra, MPP
Chief Strategy Officer,
Arcadia
Karen Dale, MSN
Market President & Chief Executive Officer,
AmeriHealth Caritas
Gregory Daniel, PhD, MPH, MS
Vice President and Head of Public
Policy Innovation, Evidence,
and Engagement,
Eli Lilly and Company
Susan Dentzer, MS
President & Chief Executive Officer,
America’s Physician Groups
Adela Flores-Brennan, JD, MA
Medicaid Director,
Colorado Department of Health Care
Policy & Financing
Mark Friedberg, MD, MPP
Senior Vice President of
Performance Measurement
& Improvement,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Tony Farah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Chief Medical & Clinical
Transformation Officer,
Highmark Health
Stephen Greene, MBA
Chief Strategy Officer,
ChenMed
Tim Gronniger, MPP, MHSA
Chief Executive Officer,
Hopscotch Primary Care
Sejal Hathi, MD, MBA
Director,
Oregon Health Authority
Michael Howell, MD, MPH
Chief Health Officer,
Google
Libby Hoy
Founder & Chief Executive Officer,
Patient and Family Centered Care Partners
Dora Hughes, MD, MPH
Director & Chief Medical Officer,
Center for Clinical Standards
& Quality (CCSQ) for the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Rick Kresinske
Associate Vice President of
Value-Based Strategy,
Molina Healthcare
Annie Lamont
Co-Founder & Managing Partner,
Oak HC/FT
Ann Laseter, RN, MBA
Vice President of
Clinical Alignment,
HCA Healthcare
Dan Liljenquist, JD
Chief Strategy Officer,
Intermountain Healthcare
Renee McLaughlin, MD, MBA, MS
National Medical Executive,
Cigna
Dan Mendelson, MPP
Chief Executive Officer,
Morgan Health
Von Nguyen, MD
Chief Medical Officer,
Evolent
Jose Peña, MD
Chairman of the Board &
Chief Medical Director,
Rio Grande Valley ACO Health Providers
Candace Richardson
Principal,
General Catalyst
Deepak Sadagopan, MS, MHCDS
Business Lead of the
Value-Based Platform,
Risant Health
Karen Schulte, MHA
President of Medicare Division,
SCAN Health Plan
Henry Ting, MD, MBA
Senior Vice President and Chief
Health & Wellness Officer,
Delta Air Lines
Alan Weil, JD, MPP
Senior Vice President, Public Policy,
AARP
Victor Wu, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer,
TennCare
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Emily DuHamel Brower, M.B.A., is senior vice president of clinical integration and physician services for Trinity Health. Emphasizing clinical integration and payment model transformation, Ms. Brower provides strategic direction related to the evolving accountable healthcare environment with strong results. Her team is currently accountable for $10.4B of medical expense for 1.6M lives in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid and Commercial Alternative Payment Models.
Victor is the Chief Medical Officer for TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid Agency. At TennCare, Victor leads the medical office to ensure quality and effective delivery of medical, pharmacy, and dental services to its members. He also leads TennCare’s opioid epidemic strategy, social determinants of health, and practice transformation initiatives across the agency. Prior to joining TennCare, Victor worked at Evolent Health supporting value-based population health care delivery. In 2013, Victor served as a White House Fellow to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Victor completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Emory University still practices clinically as an internist in the Veteran’s Affairs Health System.
Tamara Ward is the SVP of Insurance Business Operations at Oscar Health, where she leads the National Network Contracting Strategy and Market Expansion & Readiness. Prior to Oscar she served as VP of Managed Care & Network Operations at TriHealth in Southwest Ohio. With over 15 years of progressive health care experience, she has been instrumental driving collaborative payer provider strategies, improving insurance operations, and building high value networks through her various roles with UHC and other large provider health systems. Her breadth and depth of experience and interest-based approach has allowed her to have success solving some of the most complex issues our industry faces today. Tam is passionate about driving change for marginalized communities, developing Oscar’s Culturally Competent Care Program- reducing healthcare disparities and improving access for the underserved population. Tamara holds a B.A. from the University of Cincinnati’s and M.B.A from Miami University.
Dr. Peter Walsh joined the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing as the Chief Medical Officer on December 1, 2020. Prior to joining HCPF, Dr. Walsh served as a Hospital Field Representative/Surveyor at the Joint Commission, headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.
