ABOUT THIS EVENT

The IAMHP Annual Conference brings together Medicaid Providers, Managed Care Organizations, State Legislators and Business Vendors to actively discuss ways to bring value to Medicaid members across the state.

2026 Conference Partners

Our event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors.

Thank you to those who have already committed.

We appreciate you!

GOLD SPONSORS

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Laura Phelan, HFS Medicaid Director

Craig Kennedy, MHPA CEO

HEALTH PLAN PRESENTATIONS

AETNA - Closing the Pediatric Access Gap: A Medicaid MCO's Strategy to Reduce Avoidable ED Utilization

BCBS - From Metrics to Meaningful Action: Integrating Performance Oversight in Medicaid Medical Management

COUNTYCARE - CountyCare’s Approach to Operationalizing Health Equity

Humana - Advancing Post-Acute Care Through Nursing Home Partnerships

Meridian - Why Trust and Friction Matter in Shaping Healthcare Engagement and Access 

Molina - Behavioral Health Network Essentials: What Providers Need to Know

SPONSORED SESSIONS

BCBS & Televeda - From Isolated to Connected: How Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois is Tackling Rural Loneliness and Closing Care Gaps for Medicaid Members

HMA - Maximizing Impact: Strategic Partnerships for Illinois Medicaid Health PlansMaximizing Impact: Strategic Partnerships for Illinois Medicaid Health Plans

Merck - Nia:  A Breast Health Conversational triage tool for Education, Early Detection, and Activation

Meridian - Did It Work? Building a Framework to Measure and Maximize Quality Improvement Impact

Waymark -  Does AI Actually Work? Building Rigorous Evaluation into Medicaid VBC Programs

LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Lowder Governmental Solutions, LLC. - 2027 Legislative Outlook

GENERAL SESSIONS

Backpack Healthcare - No Wrong Door: Maximizing Impact Across Illinois's Behavioral Health Ecosystem

Blueberry Pediatrics & YouthCare - From ER to Home: How Virtual Pediatric Care is Improving Health at Lower Cost for Youth in Foster Care

Cityblock Health - Scaling Compassion and AI to meet Medicaid's Toughest Challenges

Connect America - Bridging Care: How Managed Care and Personal Emergency Response Partnerships Drive Better Outcomes

Delta Dental - Maximizing Impact Early: What Treating Medicaid’s Youngest Patients Teaches Us About Prevention, Equity and System Design

EndPreeclampsia & Mirvie - Aligning Policy, Prevention, and Management of Preeclampsia: Illinois Legislative Updates and Biomarker Screening for Maternal Health

HFS Office of Inspector General (OIG) - An Overview of the HFS Office of Inspector General - who we are, what we do, how to contact us, as well as ways we engage with MCOs currently

Illinois Autism Insurance Coalition - The Integrity Bridge: Connecting Medicaid Compliance to Better ABA Access

Illinois Collaboration on Youth (ICOY) - Improving Child and Parent Behavioral and Mental Health in the Child Welfare System Through System Collaboration and Integration

Illinois Hospice & Palliative Care Organization - Emerging Opportunities to Improve Care for Seriously IL Medicaid Customers

Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) - Beyond the Closed Loop: Building Illinois’ Community Infrastructure for Health-Related Social Needs

Jukebox Health - Home is Where the Health Begins: How MLTSS programs and State Governments are improving outcomes, promoting transparency and driving cost containment using innovative 

Mae Health, Inc - Beyond the Doula Model of Care

MySwaddle - Built to Last: Sustainable Infrastructure for TMaH Outcomes

Perspecta - Building Trust in Medicaid: Strengthening Collaboration Between Health Plans and Providers Through Better Data

Start Early - The Early Childhood System and Managed Care: Opportunities for Partnering

The HAP Foundation - Designing Sustainability for CHWs: Organizational Processes and Billing Opportunities

Travis Strategies, LLC - Don't Lose Members in 2027! 52 Community Engagement Activities to Keep Your Medicaid Members Compliant