Elevating Healthcare Expertise and Policy Discourse
Through membership meetings, cross-sector roundtables, and virtual briefings, HLC creates direct pathways for members to engage with top policymakers, thought leaders, and industry innovators. Each event is designed to foster candid dialogue, elevate member expertise, and shape the national conversation on healthcare priorities.
Understanding Medicare Advantage: A Discussion with Healthcare Leaders
HLC hosted a lunch briefing on July 23 to discuss the role of Medicare Advantage (MA) within the broader Medicare program, its performance, value to beneficiaries, and fiscal implications.
The event featured MA experts and leading policymakers, including:
- John Brooks, Director, Center for Medicare, Deputy Administrator for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Senior Counselor to the HHS Secretary;
- Michael Chernew, PhD, former Chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); and
- Barry Arbuckle, PhD, Executive Chairman of MemorialCare.
Robert King, CMS reporter for POLITICO, moderated the discussion.
Event Materials:
Unpacking the Flawed Narrative of MA vs. FFS Medicare Costs
MA Briefing Resources Document
MA Briefing Speaker Bios
Hill Briefing: How AI is Reshaping Healthcare—And the Policy Path Forward
With AI as one of the most important policy issues of the day, HLC convened leaders from its membership for a standing-room-only briefing on Capitol Hill examining how these emerging technologies are already transforming healthcare delivery.
Congressional Staff and stakeholders heard from a panel featuring Carla Cartwright of Johnson & Johnson, Micky Tripathi of Mayo Clinic, and Luis Ungaro of Sword Health. Many thanks to our moderator Arun Shastri of ZS.
Following the panel, Seema Verma of Oracle Life Sciences sat down with HLC’s Maria Ghazal.
Companies including Ascension, Cotiviti, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Oracle, Stryker, Sword Health and Verily Health showcased their cutting-edge AI solutions that are already helping reduce provider burdens and improve patient outcomes.
Event Materials:
Live Demonstration Summaries
Member AI Use Cases
HLC/ZS AI Report
Axios' The Global Biotech Race
On September 23, 2026, HLC President and CEO Maria Ghazal joined an event hosted by Axios and Genentech on the future of biotechnology and the growing global competition for innovation-first leadership.
Joining fellow speakers Rep. April McClain Delaney (D-Md.), and Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ghazal examined how the U.S. can maintain its global leadership in biotechnology as international competition accelerates.
Recent HLC Events
With healthcare affordability, enhancing coverage, and upcoming midterm elections top of mind, we were glad to welcome many of the nation’s top healthcare policy leaders for two days of substantive discussion with our membership.
On June 10-11, member executives representing the full spectrum of U.S. healthcare convened to address one of the sector's most pressing challenges: affordability and access.
With AI as one of the most important policy issues of the day, HLC convened leaders from its membership for a standing-room-only briefing on Capitol Hill examining how these emerging technologies are already transforming healthcare delivery.
On January 21-22, HLC members convened for its 2026 Winter Membership Meeting to hear from Administration leaders and other leading voices in healthcare policy.
On September 15-16, HLC members convened for the third Membership Meeting of the year to hear from members of Congress and other leading voices in healthcare policy.
HLC members Barry Arbuckle of MemorialCare, Wyatt Decker, MD of UnitedHealth Group, and Kyle Wailes of Wellvana, explored actions to drive innovation, improve care and realize better health outcomes.
On June 3-4, HLC members convened for the second Membership Meeting of the year to hear from CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz and Deputy Administrator Abe Sutton, Kellyanne Conway, members of Congress and other leading voices in healthcare policy.
Cyber experts from HLC and Confidentiality Coalition member companies shared expertise while speaking at HLC’s Capitol Hill briefing, "Bolstering Cybersecurity in Healthcare."
Engaging Legislators and Policymakers
Through HLC’s advocacy initiatives, our membership routinely meets with lawmakers and their staff to inform upcoming legislation.
Driving Meaningful Policy Change
HLC works each day to shape healthcare policy, engaging with Congressional leaders on our key policy priorities.
