UNTIL PrimaryCare25!

Back for the fourth year in a row, Primary Care for America’s highly anticipated hybrid event, PrimaryCare25, will build on last year’s momentum by bringing together leading health care thought leaders, innovators, and experts to explore critical topics shaping the future of primary care, including:

  • What happens if primary care disappears, and how can we strengthen its workforce and infrastructure
  • Discussion on MACRA’s 10-year impact on healthcare, physicians, and primary care
  • Lessons learned from new models of care, including direct primary care and whole-person health
  • Examining how fee-for-service and value-based care can work together to drive better patient outcomes
Event DatesMay 7, 2025 from 9 am – 5 pm et
Event Locations

In-Person:
By Invitation Only at National Press Club in Washington, DC

Online Broadcast:
Free to attend and open to all

Featured Speakers

Speakers added daily!

Event Program

PrimaryCare25 features dynamic discussions on major topics affecting primary care today!

Session 1: 9:30am to 10:00am ET
The State of Primary Care in the United States: Findings from the 2025 Primary Care Scorecard
Presenter: Yalda Jabbarpour, MD, Director, Robert Graham Center
Session 2: 10:00am to 10:30am ET
The State of Primary Care in the United States: A Call to Action
Moderator: Margot Savoy, MD, FAAFP, SVP of Education, Inclusiveness and Physician Well-Being, AAFP
PANELISTS
  • Erica Socker, PhD, Vice President of Health Care, Arnold Ventures
  • Christopher F. Koller, President, Milbank Memorial Fund
  • Yalda Jabbarpour, MD, Director, Robert Graham Center
  • Session 3: 10:30am to 11:30am ET
    MACRA turns 10!
    Moderator: Charlene MacDonald, EVP, Public Affairs, Federation of American Hospitals
    PANELISTS
  • Marissa Salemme, Senior Health Policy Advisor, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Democratic Staff
  • Tim Gronniger, Chief Executive Officer, Hopscotch Primary Care
  • Purva Rawal, PhD, Former Chief Strategy Officer, CMS Innovation Center at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • James “JP” Paluskiewicz, Senior Policy Advisor, Alston & Bird
  • Session 4: 11:30am to 12:15pm ET
    Direct Primary Care
    Moderator: Jay Keese, Executive Director, DPC Coalition
    PANELISTS
  • Jeff Davenport, MD, President, DPC Alliance
  • Fritz Busch, Principal and Consulting Actuary, Milliman
  • Session 5: 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET
    Addressing the Chronic Disease Crisis: The Foundation of Making America Healthy
    Presenter: Joseph B Brodine, MD, MPH, Medical Director, MedStar Health
    Moderator: Faisel Syed, MD Vice President, Market Medical Practice, Cityblock Health
    PANELISTS
  • Wayne Jonas, MD, President, Healing Works Foundation
  • Kate Goodrich, MD, MHS, SVP & Chief Medical Officer, Humana
  • Peter Shin, PhD, MPH, Chief Science Officer, NACHC
  • Joseph B Brodine, MD, Medical Director, MedStar Health
  • Session 6: 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET
    Innovations in Primary Care
    1. Direct Contracting (2:00 - 2:40)
  • Shawn Martin, EVP & Chief Executive Officer, AAFP (Moderator)
  • Clint Flanagan, MD, Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Nextera Healthcare
  • Michelle Neblett, Executive Director, Health Policy, Boeing
  • Jon Leizman, Chief Medical Officer, Premise Health
  • 2. Independent Primary Care Practices (2:40 – 3:20)
  • Daniel F. McCarter, MD FAAFP, Medical Director, UVA Physicians Group (Moderator)
  • Tim Gronniger, Chief Executive Officer, Hopscotch Primary Care
  • Sonya J. Bruton, Psy.D, MPA, CEO & President, CCI Health Services
  • Carrie Cochran-McClain, DrPH, Chief Policy Officer, National Rural Health Association
  • Jim Lancaster MD, Regional CMO, Main Street Health
  • 3. CMMI Models (3:20 – 4:00)
  • Ipsita G Smolinski, Founder, Capitol Street (Moderator)
  • Purva Rawal, PhD, Former Chief Strategy Officer, CMMI
  • Kristen McGovern, JD, Partner, Sirona Strategies
  • Ruth Fisher Pollard, President & CEO, DC Primary Care Association
  • Session 7: 4:30pm to 6:30pm ET
    Primary Care for America Reception

    Hosted at Proper 21 (1319 F. Street NW)

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