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  • Monday, Feb 9th
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
    PMA1 - What's Happening on Capitol Hill: A Federal Affairs Update
    Location: Wilson A (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: Nicholas Widmyer – NACHC
    Speaker: Mandar Jadhav, MD – NACHC
    Policy AnalysisCE Credit Available
  • Monday, Feb 9th
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
    PMC1 - Advancing State-Level Investments in Primary Care Funding to Strengthen Community Health Centers
    Location: Baltimore 3-5 (Ballroom Level)
    Moderator: Ethan Goodman, MPA – NACHC
    Speaker: Julie Schilz, BSN MBA – Primary Care Development Corporation
    Speaker: Diana Bianco, JD – Milbank Memorial Fund
    Speaker: Marie Mongeon, MPH – Community Health Care Association of New York State
    Policy AnalysisCE Credit Available
  • Monday, Feb 9th
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    PMA2 - Executive Orders and More - What's Next?
    Location: Potomac Ballroom (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: Edward T. Waters, JD – Feldesman LLP
    Speaker: Marcie Zakheim, JD – Feldesman LLP
    Speaker: Phillip Escoriaza, JD – Feldesman LLP
    Policy AnalysisCE Credit Available
  • Monday, Feb 9th
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    PMC2 - State and Federal Policy on Medicaid and Marketplace Eligibility Assistance
    Location: Baltimore 3-5 (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: Erin M. Prendergast, MPH – NACHC
    Speaker: Theresa Tanoury, MSW – CSH Corporation for Supportive Housing
    Speaker: Lakisha Samuels, MBA – The Georgia Primary Care Association
    Policy AnalysisCE Credit Available
  • Monday, Feb 9th
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    PME2 - Economic & Food Security Implications of US Foreign Assistance Closures for US Farmers and FQHCs
    Location: Chesapeake G-I (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: Katherine Ferrarini – NACHC
    Speaker: Mary Zelazny, MBA – Finger Lakes Community Health, Inc.
    Speaker: Gerardo Martinez – Wild Kid Acres, LLC
    Speaker: Lindsey Anna, Master of Public Health – USAID, Bureau for Resilience, Environment & Food Security
    Policy AnalysisCE Credit Available
  • Tuesday, Feb 10th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    PTuA1 - BPHC Fireside Chat
    Location: Potomac Ballroom (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: James Macrae, MA, MPP – Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker: Tonya Bowers, MHS – Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker: Asad Bandealy, MD, MPH – Bureau of Primary Health Care/ HRSA
    Speaker: Onyeka Anaedozie, MPH, CPH – Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker: Tasha Akitobi, MPH – Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker: Christina Lachance, MPH – Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Policy Analysis
  • Tuesday, Feb 10th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    PTuC2 - Medicaid PPS - Initiatives, Disputes, Decisions - Where do Health Centers Stand in 2026?
    Location: Baltimore 3-5 (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: Edward T. Waters, JD – Feldesman LLP
    Speaker: Kathy S. Ghiladi, JD – Feldesman LLP
    Speaker: Mary Hayes Finch, JD MBA CHC – Alabama Primary Health Care Association
    Speaker: Shawn K. Frick, M.A. – Community Health Center Association of Connecticut
    Policy AnalysisCE Credit Available
  • Tuesday, Feb 10th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    PTuG2 - Lessons from the Unexpanded: What Expansion States Can Learn from Texas FQHCs as Medicaid Shrinks
    Location: Chesapeake G-I (Ballroom Level)
    Moderator: Tara Trower – CommUnityCare Health Centers
    Speaker: Nicholas Yagoda, MD – CommUnityCare
    Speaker: Mikki Hand, MSN, APRN, FNP-C – Frontera Healthcare Network
    Speaker: Shane Chen, MA – Asian American Health Coalition dba HOPE Clinic
    Policy AnalysisCE Credit Available
  • Wednesday, Feb 11th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    PWD1 - Navigating Changes in Reimbursement Together: Board–Leadership Partnerships for Strategic Decision-Making in the New FQHC Reimbursement Landscape
    Location: Wilson BC (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: Catherine Gilpin, CPA, MBA – Forvis Mazars
    Speaker: Jeff Allen, CPA – Forvis Mazars
    Policy AnalysisCE Credit Available
  • Wednesday, Feb 11th
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    PWD2 - Measuring What Matters: How to Utilize Data to Communicate your Health Center’s Value and Impact
    Location: Chesapeake D-F (Ballroom Level)
    Policy AnalysisCE Credit Available
  • Thursday, Feb 12th
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    POSTCON1 - Frameworks to Policy: Advancing Behavioral Health Integration in Community Health Centers
    Location: Maryland 1-2 (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: Erin M. Prendergast, MPH – NACHC
    Speaker: Peter Shin, PhD, MPH – National Association of Community Health Centers
    Policy AnalysisCE Credit Available