Reuters Events: Total Health 2026 USA
October 22 @ 9:40 am - October 23 @ 12:50 pm CDT
Reuters Events: Total Health 2026 convenes the nation’s most senior health care leaders. At a time marked by financial fragility, regulatory upheaval, workforce shortages, these leaders will gather to discuss what is working, what is not, and what must change to restore stability, margin, and trust across U.S. health care.
Executive Panel Discussion: Accelerate shared savings: Deploy VBC strategies that actually work
- Deliver shared savings and quality performance by implementing proven VBC approaches while avoiding documented pitfalls
- Improve cross-functional coordination around value-based goals through organizational structures that support VBC success
- Accelerate ROI from VBC investments by focusing resources on high-impact interventions with demonstrated effectiveness
Thursday, October 22, 2026
9:40 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. CT
Permanente speaker
- Stephen Parodi, MD, Executive Vice President of External Affairs, Communications and Brand, The Permanente Federation
Other speakers
- Nick Stefanizzi, CEO, Northwell Direct
- Catherine Anderson, SVP, Health Optimization Strategy, UnitedHealth Group
- Lakshmi Halasyamani, Chief Clinical Officer, Endeavor Health
- Carey Ketelsen, President, CorroHealth (Moderator)
Panel Discussion: Build the bridge: Connect technology investment to frontline adoption
- Accelerate value realization from new systems by deploying change management that prepares staff for transformation
- Protect innovation investments by creating organizational readiness that prevents implementation failures and abandoned initiatives
- Strengthen competitive advantage by building change management capabilities that enable faster, smoother technology deployment than peers
Friday, October 23, 2026
12:10 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. CT
Permanente speaker
- Kristine Lee, MD, Chief Transformation Officer and Associate Executive Director, The Permanente Medical Group
Other speakers
- Tom Aloia, EVP and Chief Clinical Officer, Ascension
- Frank Caporusso, SVP Healthcare Quality and Affordability, Blue Shield of California
- Dr. Gautam Shrikhande, Co-Founder & CEO, Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine
- Katherine A. Meese, PhD, Co-Founder and Principal, Vero HX (Moderator)