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Panel: The Golden Wave

Sunday, October 19, 2025
1:20 – 2 p.m. PT

10,000 Americans hit 65 every single day, and our health care infrastructure is scrambling to figure out how to care for a population that’s living longer but often with multiple chronic conditions that require complex, coordinated care. We don’t just need enough hospital beds and primary care doctors to address this challenge — we also need to reimagine how we deliver health care when traditional models weren’t designed for patients who might need decades of care for simultaneous conditions, like diabetes and dementia.

This discussion will explore:

• Challenges including:
  • The need for specialized geriatric care despite a shortage of geriatricians
  • The need for integrated coordination in fragmented systems
  • The need to keep seniors healthy at home even when many lack support or tech literacy.
• Solutions including:
  • The emergence of innovative partnerships between health systems, tech companies, and community organizations to create new models of care that blend telehealth, social services, and AI-powered monitoring to keep aging populations healthier for longer.
• A central question: How quickly can we innovate our way out of a crisis that’s already here?

Permanente speaker

• Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, co-CEO, The Permanente Federation; CEO and executive director, The Permanente Medical Group; president and CEO, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group; CEO, Northwest Permanente

Other speakers

• Brigham Hyde, PhD, CEO, co-founder Atropos Health
• Jeron Ravin, J.D., MHL, president & CEO, Swope Health Services
• Tracy Saula, SVP, chief product & experience officer, Highmark Health
• Lauren Dunning, JD, MPH, director, Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging (Moderator)