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The Arizona/New Mexico Annual Conference geared toward healthcare practice managers and leaders in Arizona/New Mexico. No matter what your role your practice or the size of your practice, you will find value at this conference. Join us to learn how AI & Innovation is shaping our industry and network with your peers to discuss your biggest challenges.
Why Should You Attend?
- Discover cutting-edge advancements in healthcare technology and artificial intelligence.
- Gain insights into Arizona- and New Mexico-specific issues that could affect your practice operations.
- Participate in lively discussions with peers on critical topics influencing your bottom line.
- Exchange experiences, learn from others, and gain new perspectives on organizational challenges.
What Will You Take Away?
- Practical solutions to enhance efficiency, integrate technology, and improve patient satisfaction in your organization.
- Connections with peers who can share valuable insights and strategies for overcoming shared challenges.
- Timely and relevant information about regional issues that directly impact your practice.
- A supportive community of like-minded and local professionals to collaborate with long after the event.
The AZ/NM MGMA Annual Conference includes an impressive lineup of speakers and sessions targeted at addressing your organization’s challenges. Leave with practical knowledge from experts in various areas of AI, Innovation and practice management.
AGENDA (exact times will be updated when available).
Specific conference sessions will be added soon. For your reference and planning, the dates and times shown are a guide for when to arrive and leave.
Details on credit hours coming soon.
This year’s conference will be held at the The Sheraton Mesa.
Standard guest room rates vary throughout the week. Rates are $159 per night on Wednesday-Friday. Rates are subject to a 14.27% tax per room, per night. Room tax is subject to change without notice.
AZ/NM MGMA does not partner with any housing bureaus or third-party hotel booking companies and attendees should only book directly with the hotel using the link above.
RESERVE YOUR ROOM EARLY!!!
AZ/NM MGMA has reserved a block of rooms until Sunday, March 30, 2025 or until sold out, whichever comes first. After this date, reservations at the group rate will not be accepted. Please note: If the room block fills prior to the cut-off date, MGMA may not be able to procure more rooms at the group rate.
The 2025 Arizona State of Reform Health Policy Conference will take place in-person at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix on May 7th, 2025.
The State of Reform conference is focused on bridging the gap between health policy and political reality. Too often, those with good ideas for reforming healthcare don’t have a solid understanding of how the legislative process works. Those who understand politics don’t always understand the intricacies of the healthcare system. If you are interested in understanding what occurs at the nexus of healthcare and politics, then this is the conference for you!
Click HERE to register and more detailed information
CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO: 2024 Arizona – What You Missed
Join us at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix on May 7th, 2025 to discuss the most important healthcare activities taking place in Arizona. If you have any questions or speaker suggestions, please feel free to drop us a line. We’d love to hear from you!
Conference Overview
Managing constant change in healthcare takes more than just hard work. It takes a solid understanding of the legislative process and knowledge about intricacies of the healthcare system. That’s where State of Reform comes in.
State of Reform pulls together practitioners, thought leaders, and policymakers – each working to improve the healthcare system in their own way – into a unified conversation in a single place. It is sure to be one of the most diverse statewide gatherings of senior healthcare leaders, and one of the most important events in Arizona healthcare.
Conference Agenda
Arizona received approval last year for its 1115 waiver enabling the state to provide critical healthcare services to individuals transitioning from incarceration back into society. Hear from leaders about what this significant effort entails and how it can address the health disparities faced by the reentry population, a group often overlooked by traditional healthcare systems.
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Arizona play a critical role in providing accessible healthcare to underserved populations. As the demand for behavioral health services grows, FQHCs are increasingly positioned at the intersection of physical and mental health. This panel will examine the evolving role of FQHCs in addressing behavioral health needs, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities in integrating mental health services into primary care settings.
As the federal government considers significant changes to Medicare Advantage, Arizona’s healthcare sector stands at a crossroads. This panel will explore the potential impact of proposed federal reforms on the state’s Medicare Advantage landscape. Experts will delve into how these changes could affect Arizona’s aging population, the role of private insurers, and the accessibility of care across rural and urban communities.
This panel will explore the intersection of healthcare and housing in Arizona, focusing on the H20 Initiative, an innovative program aimed at providing sustainable housing solutions for homeless individuals across the state. Panelists will discuss the initiative’s impact, successes, and ongoing challenges in addressing both immediate housing needs and long-term solutions for this vulnerable population. Panelists will also discuss solutions for addressing the disproportionate impact Arizona’s recent extreme heat events have had on the homeless population.
With the potential for significant changes to federal health policy under the Trump administration, Arizona health leaders are eager to understand how federal health policy might shift in the coming months and how it will impact their state. This panel will explore the key federal policy shifts that could impact Arizona healthcare, particularly focusing on potential changes to Medicaid, the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), and other critical healthcare programs.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare, offering innovative solutions that can improve patient outcomes, streamline operations, and enhance clinical decision-making. However, with great promise comes significant responsibility. This panel will delve into both the practical applications and risks of AI in Arizona’s healthcare setting, offering a balanced discussion on its future.
As Arizona’s healthcare sector faces increasing demand and evolving challenges, it is more critical than ever to explore innovative strategies for building and sustaining a skilled workforce. This panel will bring together speakers from various sides of the issue to discuss innovative, on-the-ground approaches being taken to solving the state’s most pressing workforce challenges. Topics will include filling entry-level positions in the healthcare field, strategies for hiring more interns, and more.
As the landscape of Medicaid continues to evolve, Arizona’s Medicaid program—administered by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)—faces critical decisions that will shape the future of healthcare access across the state. This panel will provide an in-depth look at recent and upcoming changes to Medicaid in Arizona, examining how AHCCCS is adapting to shifting federal health policies, implementing new rules, and ensuring that vulnerable populations continue to receive essential care.
As Arizona faces increasingly extreme heat events, the need to strengthen the state’s public health system grows stronger. These public health leaders will explore the growing challenges posed by extreme heat and other public health threats in Arizona, focusing on their disproportionate impact on vulnerable Arizonans. The panel will discuss strategies for building a more resilient public health infrastructure in the face of pressing public health emergencies.
Hear from some of the leading lawmakers in the Arizona Legislature about healthcare policymaking in Arizona. These legislative leaders will discuss the legislation they supported this session, the key bills that passed, and the health-related issues they’ll continue to prioritize in the future.
Advisory Panel
Our Advisory Panel consists of a diverse array of experts in Arizona’s health sector who advise State of Reform on the key issues in state healthcare and health policy. We rely heavily on these stakeholders to develop our agenda topics, framing, and speakers. Thank you to these esteemed individuals, without whom we wouldn’t be able to put together State of Reform’s robust, curated agendas.
- Eugene Cavallo: Vice President, Valleywise Health
- Pedro Cons: Chief Executive Officer, Adelante Healthcare
- Jesse Eller: Principal, Health Management Associates
- Candy Espino: President & Chief Executive Officer, Arizona Council for Human Service Providers
- Tad Gary: Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Care
- Will Humble: Executive Director, Arizona Public Health Association
- Nancy Jaeckels Kamp: Managing Principal, Health Management Associates
- Beth Kohler: Chief Executive Officer, Arizona Association of Health Plans
- Cheryl Schmidt: Clinical Professor, Arizona State University
- Amanda Sheinson: Director of Government Relations, Arizona Medical Association
- Lisa Stevens-Anderson: Arizona Market President, Equality Health
- Joseph Travis: Research Associate, Health Management Associates
- James Stover: Arizona Medicaid President, Centene
- David Voepel: President & Chief Executive Officer, Arizona Healthcare Association
- Holly Ward: Vice President, Communications, Arizona Hospital & Healthcare Association
May 28th – 30th, 2025
Scottsdale Marriott at McDowell Mountains
16770 North Perimeter Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Register HERE (registration closes 5pm, May 23rd, 2025)
Registration Pricing:
Providers: $175
Business Partners: $595 or $375 with a sponsorship/minimum of $595
Enterprise Provider Members’ bulk registration:
5 attendees for $750
10 attendees for $1,000
Email [email protected] to register and for a form or code for registrants.
Submit by 5/15/2025
Book your room early!
Limited room block at Scottsdale Marriott, so reserve your room now!
Room block rate is $194 per night +taxes/fees.
Nearby Hotels
Scottsdale Links, A Hilton Vacation Club
(next door) 16858 N. Perimeter Drive
480-563-0500
Hilton Garden Inn Scottsdale North/Perimeter Center
8550 E. Princess Drive
480-515-4944
Click HERE to view detailed agenda for each day
Introduction to POLST
This one-hour workshop equips healthcare professionals with knowledge and resources to begin using POLST in Arizona. The objectives are to describe what POLST is at the state and national level, explain why POLST is important, define the population for POLST, when to begin the conversation and who completes POLST, describe the process for completing, reviewing and updating POLST, and learn the process of submitting healthcare planning documents to the Arizona Healthcare Directive Registry.
The target audience is healthcare professionals who plan on using POLST or caring for patients/residents who have a POLST in all care settings.
Introduction to POLST
This one-hour workshop equips healthcare professionals with knowledge and resources to begin using POLST in Arizona. The objectives are to describe what POLST is at the state and national level, explain why POLST is important, define the population for POLST, when to begin the conversation and who completes POLST, describe the process for completing, reviewing and updating POLST, and learn the process of submitting healthcare planning documents to the Arizona Healthcare Directive Registry.
The target audience is healthcare professionals who plan on using POLST or caring for patients/residents who have a POLST in all care settings.
Click HERE for event website and to register.
For the past 50 years the Arizona Center for Rural Health has hosted the Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference, making it one of the longest continually running rural health conferences in the United States. The Arizona Rural Health Conference provides an environment for networking and dissemination of timely and relevant information among professionals and community members from rural Arizona and the Southwest.
The conference will be held at the High County Conference Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. Click here for conference center details.
The designated lodging for this conference is the Drury Inn & Suites
300 S Milton Rd, Flagstaff AZ 86001.
Reservations can be made by clicking here or by calling the reservation team at 1-800-325-0720 using group number 10117948.
All reservations must be made by Wednesday, April 30, 2025!
Proposals for presentations are open!
Questions? Contact Mariah Erhart, [email protected]
Submit a Presentation Proposal
Save the date! 2025 AZHFMA & HLA Arizona Joint Conference
More details coming soon!
Mark your calendar and plan to engage with healthcare leaders during the AzHHA Foundation’s 2025 Arizona Hospital Leadership Conference on Oct. 29-31, 2025, at the exquisite Lowes Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, AZ.
This educational event is dedicated to supporting a vibrant healthcare delivery system, including a robust network of acute care, critical access, specialty, behavioral health and post-acute care hospitals.
Interested in sponsorship opportunities for this conference? Contact [email protected].