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Full Agenda & Schedule Of Events


10:00 am – 11:00 am CT

ONEcare Café: Managed Care Perspectives On Clinically Integrated Networks

ONECare Café

Join Alera Health for an exclusive roundtable event, ONEcare Café: Conversations & Connections, designed to foster meaningful dialogue between provider and payer leaders. Hosted in a town hall-style format, this session brings together executives from leading health plan and managed care organizations to explore the strategies and nuances of developing Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) across various states.

Co-facilitated by Monica Oss, CEO of OPEN MINDS, and Leesa Bain, SVP of Network Development at Alera Health, this session offers a unique opportunity to engage directly with organizations participating in or supporting value-based contracts through a ONEcare Network.

*This event is open to health plan and provider executives only.

Already Registered For The Institute? Request To Attend The ONEcare Café Here!

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Leesa Bain

Monica E. Oss

Monica E. Oss, M.S. is the founder of OPEN MINDS and serves as its chief executive officer, executive editor of its publications and websites, and executive lead of its consulting engagements. For the past three decades, Ms. Oss has led the OPEN MINDS team and its research on health and human service market trends and its national consulting practice. She is well known for her numerous books and articles focused on the strategic and marketing implications of the evolving health and human service field – and its focus on the verticals of the field serving consumers with chronic conditions and complex support needs.

Ms. Oss has extensive experience in developing and implementing growth strategies for a wide array of organizations in the field. She has expertise in industry trend analysis, reimbursement and rate setting, and creating actionable plans for market success. In her role, she has led numerous engagements with state Medicaid plans, county governments, private insurers, and health plans, service provider organizations, technology vendors, neurotechnology and pharmaceutical organizations, and investment banking firms – with a focus on the implications of financing changes on delivery system design.

Prior to founding OPEN MINDS, Ms. Oss served as an executive with a nationally managed behavioral health organization, responsible for market development, actuarial analysis, and capitation-based rate setting. She also held a position as vice president of the U.S. risk management and underwriting division of an international insurance company.

Ms. Oss has been the keynote speaker at the conferences of dozens of national associations and has been published in a wide range of professional journals and trade publications. She has provided Congressional and state legislative testimony on issues as diverse as the financial impact of parity and payer medication access policies.

Ms. Oss has led a range of industry research and consultation initiatives, serving as principal investigator on research projects that include the examination of national managed care enrollment and service patterns, development of provider rate structures for government entities, creation of return-on-investment models for technology investments; design of performance-based compensation models within public and private health plans; and analysis of the economic impact of changes in benefit design, adoption of evidence-based practices, and new technologies.


11:30 am – 1:30 pm CT

Registration

Registration

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12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CT

Lunch On Your Own

Networking

Try the famous chargrilled oysters at Drago’s Seafood in the hotel, or check out one of the many restaurants within walking distance, such as Mother’s Restaurant.


12:00 pm – 4:00 pm CT

The 2026 Alera Health ONEcare Symposium

ONECare Symposium

Discover real-world best practices and innovations from the ONEcare Clinically Integrated Network. Beginning with a complimentary lunch at 12:00 PM CT, this half-day symposium will feature exclusive presentations from Monica E. Oss, CEO of OPEN MINDS, guest speakers from the managed care industry, and multiple best practice case studies from the ONEcare network.

Last year’s dynamic lineup of featured presenters included leaders from: Alera Health, Banner Government Health Plans, Butler Behavioral Health, Carter Clinic, P.A., COPA, CVS/Aetna, Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services, Molina Healthcare, Monarch, Optum, and Southwest Network.

Request to attend today to deepen your understanding of population health models through real-world case examples and connect with C-suite executives from payor and provider organizations across the country.


1:30 pm – 4:30 pm CT

MA&A Strategy For A Shifting Market: The 2026 OPEN MINDS Seminar On Planning & Succeeding in Increasing Scale

Best Practices Seminar

Ray Wolfe, J.D.

Raymond “Ray” Wolfe, J.D. brings over 40 years of experience in the health and human services sector to the OPEN MINDS team. Mr. Wolfe currently serves as a Senior Associate, a position in which he utilizes his expertise to successfully lead varying projects for OPEN MINDS. His areas of expertise include financial analysis and management, mergers and acquisitions, performance improvement, and strategic planning.

Before joining OPEN MINDS, Mr. Wolfe served in a 22 year tenure with Pittsburgh Mercy Health System in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Most recently, Mr. Wolfe served as the organization’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) where he was responsible for oversight of all system operations, strategic planning, and performance management. Under his direction Pittsburgh Mercy achieved over $850K in value-based reimbursement contract quality bonus awards, integrated three organizations through merger/acquisition, and adopted a new performance management program for managers.

Before acting as Pittsburgh Mercy’s COO, Mr. Wolfe served as the organization’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and was responsible for the development of internal costing methodologies, contract rate negotiations, and financial forecasting activities. In addition, he coordinated an integrated care program with local partner hospitals to develop a series of diversion and respite programs, as well as, specialized primary care, integrated care management and high utilizer teams, while maintaining 15 straight years profitability.

Mr. Wolfe was promoted to CFO after serving as the Director of Fiscal and Information Security/Compliance for the health system. In this role, he was responsible for managing the transition of service contracts from fee-for-service (FFS), leading all compliance activities, and implementing a next generation electronic health record (EHR) system.

Prior to his time at Pittsburgh Mercy Health System, Mr. Wolfe served as Chief Fiscal Officer with the Summit Center for Human Development in Clarksburg, West Virginia, where he was responsible for reporting and budgeting functions and preparing Summit Center’s programs for FFS billing.

Previously, Mr. Wolfe served in billing and collections for two Pennsylvania-based hospitals. First, as an Accounts Receivables Manager for Brownsville General Hospital in Brownsville, PA, where he managed the accounting and billing system transition systems. Later as a Patient Account Manager for St. Francis Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA, where he improved collections to hit 95% rate through the implementation of new billing software and department reorganization.

Prior to working in the health and human services market, Mr. Wolfe spent five years practicing as a Lawyer with at Law Offices of Arch A. Moore in Moundsville, WV. In this role he provided general legal practice, created and established bylaws for multiple corporation, and handled West Virginia licensing of first vision insurance plan.

Mr. Wolfe earned his Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University School of Law in Morgantown, WV and his Bachelor’s degree with a focus in Political Science and Sociology from West Liberty University, in Wheeling, WV, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Best Practice Marketing Planning: The 2026 OPEN MINDS Seminar On Making Your Growth Strategy A Reality

Best Practices Seminar

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm CT

Grand Opening Reception Of The Exhibit Hall

Networking

Sponsored By:

Join us for an unveiling of all of our great exhibitors! Unwind in New Orleans style during this networking reception featuring an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, and even live music! Thank you to our reception sponsor, Alera Health!


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