Hours
March 19, 2025
5:00 – 7:00 PM CST - Networking Reception

March 20, 2025
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CST. Doors open at 8:00 AM

March 21, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST. Doors open at 8:00 AM

Location
JW Marriott New Orleans, 625 Common St., New Orleans, LA 70130

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Networking Reception, Sponsored By

5:00 - 7:00 PM

9:00 - 9:10 AM

9:15 - 9:45 AM

10:15 - 11:00 AM

9:45 -10:15 AM

11:00 - 11:30 AM

12:00 - 1:00 PM

After a record-breaking year in behavioral health M&A in 2021, the question going into 2022 was could it possibly last. Especially with inflation, rising interest rates, and the unrest In Ukraine. Tapping into our proprietary transaction database and in-depth conversations with strategic and financial buyers alike, we’ll answer this question and discuss which segments may be hot, which ones may be cooling, and what we expect over the next 6-12 months.

1:30 - 2:00 PM

Dr. Ravi Shah
Chief Medical Officer
Geode Health

Learn about the challenges and opportunities facing health care REITS as they pursue investments in the behavioral health space, along with the criteria today’s leaders are using to evaluate potential deals.

Leading operators, lenders and investment bankers share perspectives on the intellectual and developmental disabilities market, including why the industry is moving into the home, and how companies are positioning themselves for success.

Substance use market investments continue to take flight as digital and traditional players scale up their businesses. Learn how they are positioning themselves for growth and further investment in 2023 and beyond.

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Ned Carlson
CEO in Residence
Varsity Healthcare Partners

As M&A in behavioral health continues to accelerate, Polsinelli’s Behavioral Health Law Group will discuss some of the top legal issues that can make or break your next behavioral health transaction.  Drawn from some of the most prominent behavioral health transactions over the past year, this is a session you will not want to miss!

Erikka Taylor
Chief Medical Officer Arise

Dexter Braff
President
The Braff Group

To help set the stage for the two-day VALUE event, provider and payer C-suite leaders will offer their perspectives on the state of value-based care in the behavioral health world. Speakers will discuss persistent pain points and provide their take on what it will take to advance value-based models moving forward.

SOLD OUT

Companies

Anthem, Inc.
Arise Recovery Centers of America
Aware Recovery Care
Beacon Health Options
BMO Harris Bank
Center for Medicaid Medicare Innovation
Consonance Capital Partners
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
Discovery Behavioral Health
Eleanor Health
Epic Behavioral Health Group
Landmark Recovery
Meadows Behavioral Healthcare
Meridian Capital
Mind 24-7
New Day Recovery
Optum Behavioral Care

Titles

Associate Vice President, Value Based Care
CEO & Co-Founder
Chief Development Officer
Chief Impact Officer
Chief Medical Officer
Chief Strategy Officer
Director of Clinical Services
Government and Public Affairs Director
Group Director, State and Population Health
SVP Telehealth and Innovation
VP Behavioral Health Business Intelligence
VP Finance & Business Development
VP of Behavioral Health Services
VP of Clinical Strategy
VP Payor Relations
VP Sales and Marketing
VP Strategic Partnerships

Your Company Name Here

Dr. Taft Parsons III
VP & Chief Psychiatric Officer
CVS Health

Dr. Nick Dewan
VP of Behavioral Health 
GuideWell & Florida Blue

Wendy Oliver-Pyatt
Co-Founder, CEO, Chief Clinical Officer, Within Health

Dr. Hoda Bastani, MD MPH
Vytalize and former ACMO 
Johns Hopkins Health Plan

Jason Washburn
Chief Clinical Officer, Owl
Chief Psychologist, Northwestern University

11:30 - 12:00 PM

As M&A in behavioral health continues to accelerate, Polsinelli’s Behavioral Health Law Group will discuss some of the top legal issues that can make or break your next behavioral health transaction.  Drawn from some of the most prominent behavioral health transactions over the past year, this is a session you will not want to miss!

Katherine Suberlak
Sr. VP Population Health
Oak Street Health

1:00 - 1:30 PM

As M&A in behavioral health continues to accelerate, Polsinelli’s Behavioral Health Law Group will discuss some of the top legal issues that can make or break your next behavioral health transaction.  Drawn from some of the most prominent behavioral health transactions over the past year, this is a session you will not want to miss!

Stephen Smith
Co-Founder & CEO NOCD

Eric Meier
CEO
Owl

Pamela Greenberg 
CEO
ABHW

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Lauren Conaboy
VP of National Policy
Centerstone

Simon Weisz
CoFounder & President
Greenspace Health

Ryan Rhodes
Director, Provider Transformation Complex Health CareSource

Dr. Yavar Moghimi
Chief Psychiatric Medical Officer
AmeriHealth

Evans Rochaste
Founder & CEO    ReKlame

Kyle Talcott
Founder & CEO
UpLift

Drew McCartney
CEO
Praesum

Bill Harlan
Dir. of Clinical Programs & Strategy
Point32Health

Seth Zuckerman
Chief Business Officer
Upward Health

Dr. Benjamin R. Nordstrom
Chief Medical Officer
Behavioral Health Group

Solome Tibebu
Founder & Host 
Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech

Michelle Guerra LMHC, NCC
Clinical Programs Manager Health Care Services
Premera Blue Cross

Dr. Lori Ryland
Chief Clinical Officer
Pinnacle Treatment Centers

March 19-21, 2025 • New Orleans, LA

Frequently Asked Questions

Where will BHB VALUE be held?
The BHB VALUE Conference will be held on March 19 - 21, 2025 at the JW Marriott New Orleans, 625 Common St., New Orleans, LA 70130.

Which ticket type should I purchase?
Provider tickets are for owner, operators, and providers of behavioral health services. Vendor tickets are for vendors and professional firms providing products, services and capital to the behavioral health industry.

What is Executive Connect?
Qualified providers can get a complimentary ticket to the event through our new Executive Connect program. Qualified behavioral health providers have a VP or higher title, your organization has $5 million or more in revenue annually, and you are willing to take up to four 15-minute meetings with our sponsors at the event, arranged by BHB.  

A $500 deposit is required to register for Executive Connect. $500 refundable, non-transferable ticket to attend and participate ONLY IF you attend the event AND participate in Executive Connect meetings during the event. No refunds permitted on this program if you are unable to attend or need to cancel your attendance for any reason. No exceptions.   

Are there hotel accommodations?
Please check back soon with the hotel accommodation information.

What is the refund policy?
For all tickets, no refunds are available within 45-days of the event. No exceptions.

My company or organization owns or is an active investor in a provider. Which ticket type can I purchase?
If your organization owns or invests in a provider or providers in this space, your firm is classified as a private equity investor. If you wish to get the provider pricing, you would need to use that organization's email system/domain to register for the ticket to qualify as a provider. No exceptions.

How do I contact the organizer?
Email us at [email protected].

Are there kosher meals or other dietary options at the event? 
Please email events-healthcare@wtwhmedia.com for more information.
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As part of the Biden administration’s health care goals, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has steadily carved more behavioral health services into the Medicare program – or proposed action to do so in the not-so-distant future. In this conversation, three Medicare experts will provide an overview of behavioral health within Medicare, including what’s likely to happen next.

While behavioral health providers and payers both say they’re eager to move toward value-based care, the two parties aren’t always on the same page. During this panel, attendees will hear about the biggest dos and don’ts for value-based care contracting.

Behavioral health is increasingly being woven into primary care models, and the provider groups at the leading edge of value-based care are placing it front and center within their risk-taking strategies

Medicaid is arguably the most important payer across behavioral health care. Yet medicaid-reimbursed providers have had to adapt to regulatory changes coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic while simultaneously grappling with stagnant or diminishing rates in some states. This panel will examine current and emerging behavioral health Medicaid trends.

Measurement-based care is the lifeblood of value-based payment, but identifying what measures are critical isn’t always so simple. This panel will continue the conversation regarding outcomes and payment, with speakers offering their takes on what factors matter most.

To improve health equity and fill gaps in care, a growing number of behavioral health organizations are shaping their business models around targeted patient populations. This panel will explore that trend in a value-based care context.

How payers demonstrate mental health parity remains a major focus for the Biden administration. This years-long saga has important implications for the future of value-based care in the U.S.

9:30 - 10:00 AM

As M&A in behavioral health continues to accelerate, Polsinelli’s Behavioral Health Law Group will discuss some of the top legal issues that can make or break your next behavioral health transaction.  Drawn from some of the most prominent behavioral health transactions over the past year, this is a session you will not want to miss!

Yagnesh Vadgama
VP of Clinical, Care Services & Autism
Magellan Health

Joshua Baker
SVP of Strategy & Development
Hightop Health

Colin Davitian
Chief Executive Officer
Kyo Autism Therapy 

Hui Cheng
Vice President
Town Hall Ventures

 Value-based care is shaping the health care investment strategies of venture capital and private equity firms alike. This panel will look out how and why that’s the case, with a focus on behavioral health.

Successful value-based care models are able to respond and adapt to patient needs. In this panel, attendees will hear from providers on how they’ve built fully integrated care delivery models to thrive in value-based care frameworks.

Several industry challenges have slowed value-based care adoption within the autism treatment space. Some providers and payers have made progress, however.

March 11, 2024

4:00 - 6:00 PM

March 13, 2024

10:00 - 10:30 AM

11:00 - 11:30 AM

As M&A in behavioral health continues to accelerate, Polsinelli’s Behavioral Health Law Group will discuss some of the top legal issues that can make or break your next behavioral health transaction.  Drawn from some of the most prominent behavioral health transactions over the past year, this is a session you will not want to miss!

Substance use disorders (SUDs) present immense challenges for all health care constituents. In this panel, providers and payers will discuss what works and what doesn't work in implementing value-based strategies in SUD care.

Behavioral health companies have lagged behind physical health providers when it comes to implementing EHRs. But new legislation may open the door for providers to adopt the technology. At the same time, behavioral health is at the cutting edge of many digital health initiatives. In this panel, providers will discuss the role technology plays in collecting outcomes data for value-based care.

Health systems, providers and payers are recognizing the power of peer-support and non-clinical roles in behavioral health care. This panel will examine such models and offer insight on how they fit into value-based care discussions.

Mark Peterson
CEO
Nystrom & Associates

Dr. Thomas Britton
CEO
Accanto Health

Charlie Sposato
VP of Product Innovation
BrightView Health

Kim Newell Green MD
Co-Founder & CMO
Flourish Labs

Ankit Gupta
CMO
Bicycle Health

Katherine Hobbs
Founder & CEO
Author Health

Colin LeClair
CEO
Connections Health

8:30 - 9:30 AM

3:00 - 3:30 PM

10:30 - 11:00 AM

Dr. Monika Roots
Co-Founder & President
Bend Health

Krista Boe
Chief Clinical Officer
Acorn Health 

Stacy DiStefano
CEO
Consulting for Human Services

Nikole Benders-Hadi M.D.
CMO
Talkspace

Melissa Reilly MBA, JD
CGO
Evernorth Behavioral Health

Dr. Navdeep Kang
Chief Quality Officer Inpatient Services Acadia

Shrenik Jain
Founder & CEO
Marigold Health

Jay Taylor
CGO
Brave Health

Carrie Singer Psy. D.
CEO
Quince Orchard Psychotherapy 

Julia Bernstein
COO
Brightside Health

Dana Foglesong
National Sr. Dir. of Recovery & Resiliency Services 
Magellan Healthcare

Dr. Patricia Ares-Romero
CMO
Nomi Health

 You likely know that behavioral health M&A was down substantially in 2023.  So, the question flashing brightly is will it come back?  How long will it take? What does the trendline look like regarding valuations?  And as value based care continues to gain traction, will it begin to influence the who, what, why, and how much of behavioral health M&A?

Rachel Sokol
SVP of Value-Based Partnerships
Groups Recovery Together

Paul Trivette
CSO
Cedar Recovery

Staffing and reimbursement are major challenges faced by healthcare providers today. In the current dynamic healthcare environment, hiring and retaining top-quality talent for efficient RCM operations is critical. This panel will discuss how AI and Automation offer innovative solutions to handle these complexities efficiently.

Kathrynne Johns
CFO
Allegiance Mobile Health

Alex Zekoff
CEO
Thoughtful

Bobby Guy
Shareholder & Attorney
Polsinelli

Carrie O'Connell
VP of Clinical Strategy
WellSky

Bragg Hemme
Behavioral Health Co-Chair Polsinelli

Elie Levy
Founder & Co-CEO
Sunwave

Dr. Brian Wind
Chief Clinical Officer 
Regard Recovery/JourneyPure

Breakfast & Networking

8:00 - 9:00 AM

March 12, 2024

Dylan Ross, PhD
Head of Clinical
Blueprint

Sri Velamoor
President & COO    NextGen Healthcare

Javier Favela
VP, Integrated Care Solutions  NextGen Healthcare

 With the right AI partner, behavioral health organizations can achieve step function improvements in care delivery. See a live demo of Eleos Health, an augmented intelligence platform enabling providers to focus more on care, less on ops while improving outcomes and job satisfaction.

Dror Zaide
CoFounder & GM
Eleos Health 

Sushant Gupta
Co-Founder & CEO
Meomind

Chris Cavazos
Former Chief of Operations at Humana Wellness, Advisor, Meomind

Stigma and provider shortage are the biggest barriers to increasing access to mental healthcare. We will discuss a new, scalable modality of treatment - listening to other people's therapy sessions - and compare its outcomes to traditional forms of therapy.

Adam Middleton
Partner
The Viability Company

Succeeding in the evolving behavioral health market means overcoming ever changing obstacles. Knowing how to work with payers to identify and deliver on the measures they care about, understanding transparency in healthcare and CMS regulations that impact your organization’s profitability and livelihood, and how to navigate the inequitable distribution of healthcare are all critical to your organization’s success. Join our session as our panelists dive into each of these three topics and share how your behavioral health organization can succeed as behavioral health care delivery transforms.

Michelle Mullany 
CEO
Prosperity

Jim Huffman
Founder & CEO
Wasatch Crest Treatment

Greg Keilin
Chief Strategy & Growth Officer
Prosperity

Hugh Barrigan
Co-Founder
Mirah

Who Attends
Providers, vendors, investors, insurers, and other professionals in behavioral health care.

Ticket Prices
Early Bird Provider - $1100
Early Bird Vendor - $1700

Location: 19th Floor Lounge
JW Marriott Marquis Miami

Location: 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Marquis Miami

Gabe Diop
Co-Founder
Rula

Dr. Trent Haywood 
Founder of Knowality
Former Medical Director BCBSA

Melanie Dallas
CEO
Highland Rivers Behavioral Health

This panel aims to explore the significant impact of AI on improving patient care, enhancing operational efficiency, and maintaining rigorous compliance within the behavioral health sector.