2024 Illinois State of Reform Health Policy Conference

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Conference Overview

The 2024 Illinois State of Reform Health Policy Conference will once again be taking place in-person at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park on May 29th, 2024!

State of Reform pulls together practitioners, thought leaders, and policy makers – each working to improve our health care system in their own way – into a unified conversation in a single place. If you are interested in understanding what occurs at the nexus of healthcare policy and politics, then this is the conference for you.

Join us at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park on May 29th to discuss the most important health care activities taking place in Illinois. If you have questions or speaker suggestions, please feel free to drop us a line. We’d love to hear from you!

Topical Agenda

Here is our 2024 Illinois State of Reform Health Policy Conference Topical Agenda! This represents input from our Advisory Panel and stakeholders across the spectrum of Illinois healthcare over the last number of weeks.

If you have suggestions for speakers, please feel free to drop us a line. We would love to hear your thoughts on this! If you have not already registered, you can do so here.

Please note that all agenda times are local.

7:30 - 8:30

Networking Breakfast

8:30 - 9:15

Opening Keynote

Lizzy Whitehorn: Director, Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services

9:30 - 10:30

Operationalizing Health Equity: Experiences on the Ground

Fortifying Illinois’ Public Health Infrastructure

Balancing Access & Affordability: Navigating Prior Authorization for Payors, Providers, & Patients

10:45 - 11:45

Improving Children’s Health & Welfare