A Special Thanks to our 2024 Sponsors!
Gold Level
Coverys
INTERLINK
Optum
PartnerRe
Risk Strategies
Silver Level
Crum & Forster
HPC
Liberty Mutual Insurance
RGA
Saltus Re
Sequoia Reinsurance Services
SummitRe
App Sponsor
Bronze Level
Alliant
Chatham Excess of Loss
Claros Analytics
Davies
ETS
Hannover Re
Lockton
Octaviant Financial
OdysseyRe
Physicians Insurance
Pinnacle Brokers
QBE Re
Swiss Re
Windsor Strategy Partners
Summary Of Our Agenda
After Tuesday’s breakfast, we heard from our keynote speaker, Tom Lawry, on how AI and the intelligence revolution will reboot an ailing system. Mr. Lawry was well received!
Kate Honsberger, NORC at University of Chicago, spoke on Medicaid’s “Redetermination” and other important issues with Medicaid. Following Ms. Honsberger was Kate de Lisle of Leavitt Partners, bringing us up to date on the landscape of value-based care.
After lunch, we wrapped up with a tag-team discussion on gene and cell therapies from the
following:
• Debbie Hoffer, RN, MS, CCM, with Companion Life
• Kristi Bohn, RGA
• Rick Lassow, Summit Re
As with tradition, we had our Tuesday group event. This year was a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Rooftops! Baseball, hot dogs and beer along with the great company of our MCRA attendees made this evening fun for all.
Joining us after Wednesday morning’s breakfast was Jennifer Leazzo, VP of Analytics, Duly Health and Care. Ms. Leazzo gave an update on Medicare, including the changes with Part D. This year’s conference wrapped up with a MCRA favorite: Dr. Marty Makary, surgeon and public policy researcher at Johns Hopkins University, and bestselling author of The Price We Pay and Blind Spots. Dr. Makary brought to light many important topics from his book Blind Spots, including how experts said for decades that opioids were not addictive, igniting the opioid crisis. They have been refusing menopausal women hormone replacement therapy, causing unnecessary suffering. They demonized natural fat in foods, driving Americans to processed carbohydrates as obesity rates soared. They told people there are no downsides to antibiotics and prescribed them liberally, causing a drug-resistant bacteria crisis. Great discussions!
Plan to join us in 2025 at the Westgate Park City Resort, a premiere mountain resort in Park City, Utah.
September 15-17, 2025
– 2024 MCRA Board
Co-Presidents
• Chuck Newton
• Mary Sullivan
Vice Presidents
• Tasha Barbour
• Robin Brown
• Kenny Lombardini
• Julaine Novak
• Patti Sciubba,
• Tony Stephans