Healthcare & Medical

RISE West 2026

RISE West is the most anticipated Medicare Advantage senior leadership event of the year, bringing together an intentionally intimate group of 500+ senior leaders across Medicare Advantage for an unmatched opportunity blending high-level policy insights, proven operational tactics, and invaluable networking. The 2026 program centers on navigating regulatory…

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39Speakers
1Sponsors
45On the bill · sessions
34Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at RISE, in alphabetical order.
Ally Thomas
Ph.D., Vice President, Quality Improvement · UPMC Health Plan
Amy Jo Barnwell
Director, Risk Adjustment · CareOregon
Ana Handshuh
Principal · CAT5 Strategies
Ann Maxwell
Deputy Inspector General for Evaluation and Inspections · HHS Office of Inspector General
Ari Yampolsky
Partner · Whistleblower Partners LLP
Brian Boynton
Partner · Wilmer Hale
Brittney Peyton
Manager of Provider Engagement · Blue Cross of Idaho
Carolyn Kapustij
Senior Advisor for Managed Care · HHS Office of Inspector General
Carrie Horn
Director Outpatient Clinical Documentation Integrity · Baylor Scott & White Health
Crystal Hartmann
Provider Network Manager · Blue Cross of Idaho
Dawson Ballard
Manager of Provider Coding Education · Rush University Medical Center
Deb Curry
Manager, Risk Adjustment Coding Quality & Operations · Medical Mutual
Donna Malone
Director Risk Capture – Population Health · Mass General Brigham
Ivy Ngo
Lead Analyst · HHS Office of Inspector General
James Taylor
Landmark Case Winning Whistleblower · Past RISE Martin L. Block Award Winner
Jason Silberberg
Partner · Frier Levitt
John Willis
Program Manager-STARS · Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MN
Jonathan Burow
VP Customer Experience & Digital Transformation · Independent Health
Julie Brown-Georgi
Founder and CEO · Digital Health Policy Strategies
Krischa Winright
Chief Executive Officer · peregrine3
Maggie Abdo
Portfolio Manager, ePMO · Banner Health
Mark Newsom
President and Founder · Health Evaluations LLC
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
DuosPlatinum
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Agenda

Selected from 45 sessions on the bill.
  • Friday - September 04, 2026 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    (Extended Insights Session) Member Engagement That Actually Moves Measures

    Measure how member engagement strategies are actually impacting CAHPS and HEDIS performance, separating signal from correlation in real-world outcomes. Evaluate which engagement ch…

    Track A: Performance & Revenue
  • Friday - September 04, 2026 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    (Extended Insights Session) Turning Data into Trust: A Deep Dive Case Study on Provider Engagement from BC Idaho

    Learn how BC Idaho structures, staffs, and scales its Provider Engagement team to support data-driven performance. Translate coding, audit, and performance data into actionable ins…

    Track B: Operations, Compliance & Infrastructure
  • Friday - September 04, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    (Extended Insights Session) Member Engagement That Actually Moves Measures

    Measure how member engagement strategies are actually impacting CAHPS and HEDIS performance, separating signal from correlation in real-world outcomes. Evaluate which engagement ch…

    Performance & Revenue
  • Friday - September 04, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    (Extended Insights Session) Turning Data into Trust: A Deep Dive Case Study on Provider Engagement from BC Idaho

    Learn how BC Idaho structures, staffs, and scales its Provider Engagement team to support data-driven performance. Translate coding, audit, and performance data into actionable ins…

    Operations, Compliance & Infrastructure
  • Friday - September 04, 2026, 11:05 AM – 12:00 PM

    Revenue Pressure, Personal Risk: An Exclusive Sit Down Examining the Largest False Claims Act Settlement in MA history – and what it means for Today’s Risk Adjustment Leaders

  • Friday - September 04, 2026, 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

    Panel: Moving Health Home – Putting Family Caregivers at the Center of Member Care

    Discuss how various organizations are building caregiver engagement as an operational system. Examine field-tested strategies that turn family caregivers into a true extension of t…

  • Friday - September 04, 2026 12:05 PM – 12:55 PM

    Closing Session: Open Mic Forum - Executing Under Pressure When There’s No Playbook

    This closing session is a moderated, candid exchange for peers to share real-time strategies and what it takes to execute when priorities compete and resources are constrained.

  • Friday - September 04, 2026, 12:05 PM – 12:55 PM

    Closing Session: Open Mic Forum - Executing Under Pressure When There’s No Playbook

    This closing session will be a moderated, candid exchange with peers sharing real-time strategies what it actually takes to execute when priorities compete and resources are constr…

  • Friday - September 04, 2026 9:05 AM – 9:55 AM

    Leadership Panel: Winning in a Flat Revenue Environment

    As Medicare Advantage enters a period of margin compression and heightened regulatory scrutiny, plan leaders are being forced to make sharper, faster decisions about where to inves…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 34 companies, parsed from the program.

34 companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
33Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

56% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite615%
  • Founder / Owner615%
  • VP-level38%
  • Director / Head of718%
  • Manager / Lead1128%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Advisor / Investor13%
  • Other roles410%

Of 39 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Blue Cross of Idaho4V
  2. 02HHS Office of Inspector General4V
  3. 03DuosSp·P
  4. 04"37 Seconds"1V
  5. 058BAdvisors1V
  6. 06Banner Health1V
  7. 07Baylor Scott & White Health1V
  8. 08Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MN1V
  9. 09CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield - Community Heath Plans1V
  10. 10CareOregon1V
  11. 11CAT5 Strategies1V
  12. 12Digital Health Policy Strategies1V
  13. 13Dueringer Advisors1V
  14. 14Frier Levitt1V
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
100% of 1