• Tyler Sadwith, State Medicaid Director and Chief Deputy Director, Health Care Programs, California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)

The Cost of Care: Rethinking Medical Spend in an Era of Shrinking Budgets and Growing Needs

• Matt Akromis, Vice President, Client Success and Strategy, Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions (AMPS)

Optimizing Partnerships: Collaboration with Local Resources

• Priya Batra, MD, MS, FACOG, Deputy Director, Health Promotion Bureau, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
• Kaycee Velarde, J.D., Executive Director, Medi-Cal Contract Management, Kaiser Permanente

The Role of Multi-Payer Alignment and Technology in Advancing Medi-Cal Quality and Sustainability

• Alan Chuang, Chief Customer Officer, Cozeva and Christine Nguyen, Director of Clinical Quality, Blue Shield of California

Population Health & Value-Based Payments

• Jennifer Sayles, MD, MPH, Chief Executive, Population Health Learning Center
• Erika Sockaci, Vice President, Provider Relations, Health Net
• Dr. Jeremy Jackson, Chief Quality Officer, Astrana Health – No Presentation

Behavioral Health: Improving Access and Streamlining Services – No Presentation

• Moderator: Luke Bergmann, PhD, MSW, Principal, Health Management Associates
• Ruben Imperial, Behavioral Health Director, County of Stanislaus
• Nick Gulino, Founder & CEO, Recover