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PGS2 - Tuesday General Session

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM ET
Location: Potomac Ballroom (Ballroom Level)
CPE: 0
CME: 0
ACHE: 0
Remarks:
  • The Honorable Jake Auchincloss, (D-MA), U.S. House of Representatives
  • The Honorable Cindy Hyde-Smith, (R-MS), U.S. Senate
  • The Honorable Charles Schumer, (D-NY), U.S. Senate

    Introductions:
  • 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:
    Moderator:
  • Kyu Rhee, MD, MPH, President and CEO, NACHC
    Panelists:
  • 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 Odom 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, MPH, President and CEO, NACHC
  • Michael Taylor, Incoming Chair, NACHC Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

    Outstanding Achievement Award Remarks
  • Esther Lucero , President & CEO, Seattle Indian Health Board