Full Schedule

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM PT

House of Delegates Credentialing

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PT

Member Engagement Group (MEG) Meetings

7:30 AM - 4:00 PM PT

House of Delegates Credentialing

7:30 AM - 4:00 PM PT

Registration & Information Desk Open

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Flourish and Thrive: Health Center Graduate Medical and Dental Education (Separate Registration Required)

8:30 AM - 2:45 PM PT

Introduction to Health Center Board Roles (Separate Registration Required)

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM PT

Exhibitor/Sponsor Registration

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT

PCA/HCCN General Session (Tentative)

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM PT

NACHC Board of Directors Meeting

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT

Credentialing

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM PT

Exhibitor/Sponsor Registration

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM PT

Registration & Information Desk Open

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT

NACHC House of Delegates Meeting

11:00 AM - 6:30 PM PT

The Neighborhood Open (formerly EXPO Hall)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Answering Your Frequently Asked Governance Questions

Speaker: – NACHC

Health Center Governance

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Beyond the Hype: How Health Centers and HCCN's Are Making Practical, Compliant AI Decisions

Speaker: – Avenue 360 Health and Wellness

Speaker: – Texas Association of Community Health Centers

Speaker: – Avenue 360 Health and Wellness

Speaker: – FASTx Partners

Moderator: – La Clinica del Pueblo

Health Center Essentials

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Bridging Communities Through Partnership with the Divine Nine to Advance Health Care for All

Speaker: – NACHC

Advocacy and Mobilization

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Health Center Operations Best Practices For Graduate Medical & Dental Education

Moderator: – THCGME TAC

Speaker: – THCGME TAC

Speaker: – North East Medical Services

Speaker: – AHS

Workforce Investment in the Future

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Innovating Specialty Support, Mentorship, and Education to Improve Workforce Capacity and Quality in Community Health Centers

Speaker: – River Valley Health (formerly Cherokee Health Systems)

Speaker: – MAVEN Project

Whole Person Health & Quality Improvement

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Operationalizing Food as Health: Lifestyle Medicine Shared Medical Appointments for Health Centers

Speaker: – American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Speaker: – Esperanza Health Center

Speaker: – National Association of Community Health Centers

Speaker: – TrueCare

Speaker: – Eskenazi Health Center W38th Street | Lifestyle Health and Wellness

Health Center Essentials

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

The New FQHC CEO Playbook: Board Alignment, Smart Partnerships, and Sustainability

Speaker: – Providence Community Health Center

Speaker: – Community Health Programs, Inc.

Moderator: – AAFCPAs

The CEO Journey for Current and Aspiring Leaders

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

What's Happening on Capitol Hill: A Federal Affairs Update

Speaker: – NACHC

Policy Analysis

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PT

Refreshment Break in The Neighborhood

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PT

Opening General Session

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM PT

The Block Party (NACHC Opening Reception)

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PT

Registration & Information Desk Open

7:30 AM - 8:15 AM PT

Breakfast in The Neighborhood (included in registration)

7:30 AM - 4:30 PM PT

The Neighborhood Open (formerly EXPO Hall)

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT

340B Federal and State Update

Speaker: – NACHC

340B Compliance and Policy

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT

A Systems Approach to AI Implementation

Speaker: – HealthFirst Family Care Center

Speaker: – Community Care Cooperative (C3)

Health Center Essentials

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT

Beyond the Clinic Walls: Clinical Partnership Models to Expand Rural Access and Whole-Person Care

Speaker: – University of Michigan School of Nursing

Speaker: – Whitmore Lake Area Human Services and Hamilton Community Health Network

Speaker: – Whitmore Lake Area Human Services

Moderator: – University of Michigan School of Nursing

Speaker: – Whitmore Lake Area Human Services and Hamilton Community Health Network

Whole Person Health & Quality Improvement

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT

Building a Sustainable Maternal Workforce in Health Centers: A Leadership Panel on Integration and Innovation

Speaker: – NACHC

Workforce Investment in the Future

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT

Building Strategic Community Partnerships: A Value‑Driven Framework for Success

Speaker: – CohnReznick

Speaker: – Capital Link

Speaker: – Harvard Medical School

Health Center Essentials

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT

Development and Integration of Peer Recovery Support Specialists and the Importance of Community Engagement - Advocating Locally

Moderator: – Health & Wellness Center, Inc.

Speaker: – Stigler Health and Wellness Center

Speaker: – The Health and Wellness Center

Speaker: – Oklahoma House District 15

Advocacy and Mobilization

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT

How to Attract, Reward & Retain Top Talent

Speaker: – The Hebets Company

Speaker: – NACHC

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT

Operational Roadblocks to Value-Based Care in Community Health: A Multipronged Approach for FQHC Success

Moderator: – La Clinica del Pueblo

Speaker: – La Clinica del Pueblo

Value-Based Care/Payment Innovation and Transformation

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT

Practical Lessons in Board Governance: Structure, Partnership, and Performance

Moderator: – Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC

Speaker: – Unity Health Care, Inc.

Speaker: – Neighborworks America

Health Center Governance

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM PT

Refreshment Break in The Neighborhood

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT

Monday General Session

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PT

Lunch in The Neighborhood (included in registration)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Applying Quality Improvement Methods to Drive Access, Productivity, and Financial Performance

Speaker: – PrimeCare Community Health

Health Center Essentials

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

From Access to Outcomes: Leveraging Integrated Care Teams and Technology to Improve Population Health in Resource-Constrained FQHCs

Speaker: – Oak Orchard Health

Whole Person Health & Quality Improvement

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

From Food Insecurity to Food for Health: Integrating Nutrition Interventions into Community Health Centers

Speaker: – NACHC

Speaker: – Alameda County Recipe4Health

Speaker: – The Children’s Clinic, Serving Children & Their Families (TCC)

Whole Person Health & Quality Improvement

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

NextMove for Boards: Integrating Scenario Planning into Health Center Governance and Oversight

Speaker: – Facktor Healthcare

Speaker: – Healthcare Network

Health Center Governance

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

What’s Next? The Realities of a 340B Rebate Model

Speaker: – NACHC

340B Compliance and Policy

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PT

For CEOs Only- Protecting the FQHC CEO: Strengthening Legal, Ethical, and Operational Resilience for CEOsGovernance, Compliance, and Executive Risk Management in a High-Accountability Environment

Moderator: – The Oracle Firm, LLC

Speaker: – Unity Health Care, Inc.

Speaker: – Southeast Community Health Systems

Speaker: – craig.glover@familycarewv.org

Speaker: – Mobile Health Strategies: Guatemala and VlietHealth, LLC

Speaker: – Appalachian Mountain Health

Speaker: – CINQCARE

The CEO Journey for Current and Aspiring Leaders

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM PT

Refreshment Break in The Neighborhood

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Dancing, Not Wrestling: Expanding and Enhancing SUD Services through Practice Transformation and Partnerships

Moderator: – Zufall Health Center

Speaker: – Zufall Health Center

Whole Person Health & Quality Improvement

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Elevate 2026: Three Pathways to Accelerate Practice Transformation in Community Health Centers

Speaker: – NACHC

Moderator: – NACHC

Speaker: – NACHC

Value-Based Care/Payment Innovation and Transformation

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Infusion Centers and 340B: a Case Study for Improved Access and Compliance

Speaker: – Feldesman LLP

Speaker: – Penobscot Community Health Care

340B Compliance and Policy

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Investing in Rural Community Health Centers: An Introduction to the Rural Health Transformation Program

Speaker: – National Association of Community Health Centers

Policy Analysis

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Leveraging Generative AI to Accelerate Strategic Planning in a Federally Qualified Health Center

Speaker: – BAY AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH

Health Center Essentials

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Mission and Margin Under Constraint: A Practical Financial Turnaround Framework for Federally Qualified Health Center Leaders

Speaker: – Tulane University

Speaker: – La Red Health Center

Health Center Essentials

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Moving Health Outside of the Clinics: White Coats for Change

Speaker: – AltaMed Health Services

Advocacy and Mobilization

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Understanding Today’s Financial Statements—and Preparing for What’s Next

Speaker: – Forvis Mazars

Health Center Governance

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM PT

Refreshment Break in The Neighborhood

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PT

1 + 1 = 3: Integrating Academic Nursing and FQHC Infrastructure for Sustainable Impact

Speaker: – University of Nevada, Reno - Orvis School of Nursing

Speaker: – Community Health Alliance

Speaker: – University of Nevada, Reno - Orvis School of Nursing

Speaker: – Community Health Alliance

Workforce Investment in the Future

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PT

A Deep Dive into How Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation Can Improve Patient Care and be a New Revenue Stream at Health Centers

Speaker: – NACHC

340B Compliance and Policy

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PT

From Pilot to Scale: A Health Center’s Journey to Modernizing Language Access

Speaker: – Primary Health Care

Whole Person Health & Quality Improvement

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PT

From Silos to Shared Stewardship: How One Health Center Redesigned Leadership to Drive Results

Speaker: – Coleman Associates

Speaker: – Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers

The CEO Journey for Current and Aspiring Leaders

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PT

Health Center Mergers and the Impact on Value-Based Care

Speaker: – National Association of Community Health Centers

Value-Based Care/Payment Innovation and Transformation

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PT

HR 1 in Action: Navigating the First Round of Medicaid and Marketplace Eligibility Changes

Speaker: – National Association of Community Health Centers

Moderator: – National Association of Community Health Centers

Policy Analysis

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PT

Powered Forward: A Framework to Facilitate Health Center Readiness for Power Outages and Natural Disasters

Moderator: – NACHC

Speaker: – Capital Link

Speaker: – Collective Energy Company

Moderator: – NACHC

Whole Person Health & Quality Improvement

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PT

Strategic Stewardship in an Era of Consolidation: An M&A Governance Workshop for Health Center Boards and Executives

Speaker: – Facktor Healthcare

Speaker: – Clinica Family Health and Wellness

Health Center Governance

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM PT

Theme Party

7:00 AM - 9:45 AM PT

The Neighborhood Open (formerly EXPO Hall)

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PT

Breakfast in The Neighborhood (included in registration)

7:00 AM - 2:00 PM PT

Registration & Information Desk Open

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT

A Practical Approach to Practitioner Career Development in a Health Center

Speaker: – Community Health of South Florida, Inc

Workforce Investment in the Future

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT

Beyond Reporting: Designing a Value-Driven Culture Through Shared Quality Language

Speaker: – Legacy Community Health

Whole Person Health & Quality Improvement

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT

Collectively our "Why" Matters: The Power of Mentorship for FQHC Board Members.

Speaker: – Park West Health System Inc

Speaker: – Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center

Speaker: – Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center

Speaker: – Carevide Community Health Center

Health Center Governance

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT

Employer, Provider, Partner: Turning Patient Engagement into Access, Accountability and Performance

Speaker: – Vital Interaction

Speaker: – Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center

Speaker: – Union Community Health Center - (188th St.)

Whole Person Health & Quality Improvement

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT

From One to Many: Scaling Health Center Advocacy Through Distributive Leadership

Speaker: – NACHC

Speaker: – IWS Family Health

Advocacy and Mobilization

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT

Medicare Growth Without Losing Trust: What FQHC Leaders Must Put in Place First

Speaker: – Northeast Valley Health Corporation

Speaker: – TrueCare Health Center

Moderator: – Alcar Health

Health Center Essentials

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT

Mission and Margin: Aligning Clinical, Cultural, and Financial Integrity in ACO Selection

Speaker: – Facktor

Speaker: – Carina Health Network

Speaker: – Feldesman LLP

Value-Based Care/Payment Innovation and Transformation

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT

Patient Experience as Strategy: Designing Care That Patients Understand and Trust

Speaker: – Families Together of Orange County

Speaker: – Curis Consulting

Health Center Essentials

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM PT

Refreshment Break in The Neighborhood & NACHCopoly Prize Drawing (9:30am)

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PT

Advancing State Policies under a MAHA Agenda

Speaker: – National Association of Community Health Centers

Policy Analysis

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PT

Alphabet Soup: Understanding the Different Value-Based Care CMMI Models

Moderator: – NACHC

Speaker: – National Association of Community Health Centers

Speaker: – NACHC

Value-Based Care/Payment Innovation and Transformation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PT

Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Nutrition Benefits Navigation: A National Survey of CHW Roles, Barriers, and Opportunities to Support Whole Person Care.

Speaker: – National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW)

Speaker: – Share our Strength

Whole Person Health & Quality Improvement

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PT

Engaging Health Center Board Members for Impactful and Strategic Advocacy

Speaker: – NACHC

Speaker: – Horizon Health

Advocacy and Mobilization

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PT

From Eligibility Churn to Revenue Stability: Health Centers Revenue Cycle Strategy

Speaker: – Family Health Center of Worcester

Moderator: – BridgeHealthAI

Health Center Essentials

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PT

Health Center Voices: Addressing Preventable Diseases in a Changing Landscape

Speaker: – Direct Relief

Moderator: – National Association of Community Health Centers

Whole Person Health & Quality Improvement

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PT

Hot Topics in Health Center Governance – A Peer-to Peer Networking Session

Speaker: – NACHC

Speaker: – Marana Health

Speaker: – Alarcon Advisors, LLC

Health Center Governance

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PT

Tuesday General Session