Tuesday General Session
February 10, 2026
9:00am - 10:30am
Potomac Ballroom
Remarks:
- The Honorable Jake Auchincloss, (D-MA), U.S. House of Representatives
Remarks:
- Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, President and CEO, NACHC
Keynote Speaker:
- Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health & Human Services
Insurance Payor CMOs Panel:
- Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, President and CEO, NACHC (Moderator)
- Shantanu Agrawal, MD, Chief Health Officer, Elevance Health
- Alice Hm Chen, MD, MPH, EVP and Chief Health Officer, Centene
- Bechara Choucair, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente
- Kara Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS, FAAFP, VP & Chief Medical Officer for Medicaid, Aetna
Outstanding Achievement Award Presentation
- Paloma Hernandez, MPH, Chair, NACHC Board of Directors, President & CEO, Urban Health Plan, Inc.
- Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, President and CEO, NACHC
- Michael Taylor, Incoming Chair, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center
Outstanding Achievement Award Winner Remarks
- Esther Lucero, President & CEO, Seattle Indian Health Board