America's 250th anniversary is approaching. Our lead in healthcare innovation is not guaranteed.
The world is catching up — and the decisions made now will define the next quarter-millennium of American leadership.
The Bold Bets Healthcare Summit convenes the nation's most influential policymakers, clinicians, researchers, technologists, and innovators to move beyond analysis and into action. Speakers will tackle AI's evolving role, rising costs, access, crisis preparedness, drug innovation, preventative care, and the pressures facing frontline providers.
This is not a standard summit. It's a launchpad for actionable solutions, a media moment, and a catalyst for the cross-sector collaboration needed to build a healthcare system that is more accessible, more reliable, and more effective.
The Bold Bets Being Placed Right Now: The forces shaping American healthcare and the opportunities ahead.
The Pipeline Problem: Training the next generation of physicians and the role of HBCUs in strengthening the medical workforce.
The White Coat and the Uniform: A veteran and emergency room physician on veterans' health and the case for sustained investment in American scientific research and innovation.
Debureaucratizing Health Innovation: The head of ARPA-H on what slows American health innovation down and the model the agency is using to move breakthroughs from the lab to the patient faster.
The Compute Behind the Breakthrough: The hardware and infrastructure underwriting medical AI, from drug discovery to imaging.
Bending the Curve: The new wave of innovation reshaping how American medicine treats obesity and chronic disease.
Gut Punch to Inertia: Fresh data on the investments being made in American healthcare and a call for collaboration across the field.
Writing the New Rules: How CMS is updating federal health policy to keep pace with the pace of innovation.
Two States, Two Models: Two state health secretaries on what it takes to implement federal healthcare policy on the ground and the issues most on the minds of the residents they serve.
Dr. Meena Seshamani, Secretary of Health, Maryland
Dr. Gloria Sachdev, Secretary of Health and Family Services, Indiana
The American Biotech Engine: What it takes to sustain American biotech innovation and the patients counting on it.
Keeping American Science First: What it takes to keep the American research enterprise the strongest in the world.
The AI Moment: What AI is already changing in medical research and what it means for the next generation of treatments.
Jonathan Epstein, MD, Dean, Perelman School of Medicine; EVP, University of Pennsylvania for the Health System
Building Trust in the Age of AI Health Info: The risks of AI-generated health misinformation, the verification systems being built around medical content, the state of health literacy, and the growing influence of healthcare creators.
Putting Patients First: A conversation on access, affordability, and the role of innovation in patient-centered care.
Dr. Brad Wenstrup, Former U.S. Representative (R-OH); Executive Director, Americans for Health Excellence
Chronic Disease and American Health: A senior White House advisor's perspective on chronic disease, preventative care, and the federal priorities seeking to make Americans healthier.
The Neighborhood Clinic: A senior Ways and Means member on the legislative work required to sustain primary care and the safety-net services communities across the country depend on.
The Domestic Pipeline: How the medical supply chain is evolving to stay efficient, accessible, and ready for what is next.
The Reform Angle: A look at healthcare policy and necessary reforms to ensure healthcare access for all Americans.
Chris Klomp, Chief Counselor of HHS, Director of Medicare and Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Pharmacist in the Room: A pharmacist's view from Congress on the policies that shape what reaches the patient.
One in a Million: 30 million Americans live with a rare disease. A conversation on what their care requires.
The Invisible Infrastructure: A 1:1 on innovation and problem-solving in the AI era with the CEO of one of the world's most essential healthcare companies.
The New Architecture of Care: How generative and clinical AI are being integrated into primary care.
Before the Next Outbreak: Are the systems built to detect, contain, and treat emerging diseases ready for the next test?
The Next Generation: A closing view on AI in American healthcare from the leader of one of the country's largest research universities. How the next generation of clinicians and scientists are being trained, and what institutions must do to remain competitive.
The Patient in the Room: A breast cancer survivor turned founder on what gets built when patients design for themselves
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