11:15 AM - 11:50 AM ET

Mr. Geller will address many current topics, issues, and challenges in today’s healthcare landscape. Topics will include mergers, acquisitions and affiliations; Englewood’s unique position of competing against the large NYC academic healthcare systems and also Bergen County NJ competition; reimbursement issues and the ongoing issues with payors that providers are continuing to struggle with; legislative changes in Washington DC; hospital finances including current consolidations, the impact of the aging population and chronic conditions, behavioral health challenges since COVID, hospitals as economic drivers and providers of community benefit, and private equity in the healthcare marketplace, both currently and prospectively; including quality, access and pricing issues.

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM ET

Mergers and acquisitions and other business combinations, including consolidations and affiliations, joint ventures, and private equity partners, remain red hot in the healthcare industry. Hear from industry experts regarding an update on FTC actions and issues for large healthcare system acquisitions in the hospital environment from a regulatory perspective, including cross-state merger strategies, the different types of M&A, affiliations, joint ventures, and other strategic alliances and combinations in healthcare today. Our panelists will discuss legal and financial factors when considering a potential healthcare transaction, including choice of partner, antitrust enforcement issues, structural and management issues and private equity.

Attend this session to:

• This session will provide healthcare M&A insights, identify practical considerations, and offer recommendations and best practices, including analyzing OBBBA ramifications.
• CPE: 1 CPE Credit in Specialized Knowledge

Moderator: James A. Robertson, Esq., Partner and Chair, Healthcare Department, Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP

Panelists:

1. Matt Doonan, Esq., Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Inspira Health
2. Max Lafer, Esq., Chief Legal Officer and Head of Acquisitions, Pinnacle Home Care
3. Kenneth M. Vorrasi, Esq., Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM ET

Continued decreased patient volumes, acquisition activity, workforce shortages, ongoing payor issues, rising interest rates, a lower stock market, ratings downgrades, higher operating expenses and a tight labor market combined with remote worker flexibility and new competition structures are some of the issues affecting the healthcare industry today from a finance perspective. Hear from leading healthcare industry financial professionals on their ability to maintain fiscal stability in these uncertain and changing times. These healthcare finance leaders will discuss lessons learned and offer practical considerations, recommendations and best practices.

Attend this session to:

• Assess current financial and operational issues healthcare financial executives face in today’s ever-changing environment.
• CPE: 1 CPE Credit in Finance

Moderator: Sean Hopkins, Previous Senior Vice President, New Jersey Hospital Association

Panelists:

1. Rich Baum, Vice President, Corporate Controller, Orlando Health
2. Mike Castle, Chief Financial Officer, Vanova Health
3. Domenic Segalla, Principal, Withum

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM ET

This session will explore the latest trends, opportunities, and challenges faced by private equity investors, healthcare executives and industry personnel in healthcare to enhance future investment decisions. Our expert panelists will delve into the current market and outlook for private equity investments in healthcare, regulatory considerations and its impact on investment strategies and how to drive growth and operational improvements while mitigating risk with these investments.

Attend this session to:

• Analyze private equity transactions in the healthcare industry to identify regulatory, financial, tax, and legal considerations of potential targets, along with an update on the sector and market.
• CPE: 1 CPE Credit in Specialized Knowledge

Moderator, John D. Fanburg, Esq., Managing Member, Brach Eichler

Panelists:

1. Vladimir Andonov, Managing Director, Martis Capital
2. Anthony Desena, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, PAX Health
3. Jim Redpath, Managing Director, Cypress Associates LLC
4. Maximilien Weiss, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner, Diatonic Healthcare