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On April 7th, I had the opportunity to moderate a full day of panels at the Inaugural Behavioral Health AI Summit. Over the course of five sessions, we explored how artificial intelligence is showing up across the entire patient journey—from the moment someone begins searching for care, all the way through clinical documentation, financial sustainability, compliance, and workforce support. It was one of those rare days where you’re not just hearing isolated ideas—you’re watching a system...

Each year, the National Rx and Illicit Drug Summit brings together a diverse cross-section of leaders committed to addressing one of the most complex public health challenges of our time—the opioid overdose epidemic and broader substance use crisis. This year’s Summit held particular meaning for me, as I had the opportunity to engage in three distinct roles: moderator, main-stage panelist, and advisory board member. Each role offered a different vantage point into the same central...

Later this April, I’ll be joining a panel at NATCON 2026 titled “Building Payer Partnerships That Deliver: A Practical SUD Playbook.” This session brings together perspectives from across the ecosystem—payer, provider, policy, and data—to focus on one of the most important (and often misunderstood) areas in behavioral health today: how to design value-based reimbursement models that actually work. The conversation around value-based care in behavioral health—particularly substance use...