Speakers

Johnny Quinn delivers more than just a speech—he creates an unforgettable experience. An Olympic bobsledder and former pro football player (Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Saskatchewan Roughriders), Johnny is the third person to play in the NFL and compete in the Winter Olympics (Sochi, Russia). Johnny brings a rare blend of resilience, leadership and peak performance strategies to each keynote and workshop, helping leaders tackle tomorrow’s challenges head-on! Johnny’s powerful life story and actionable insights have earned him features on: ABC, BBC, CNN, ESPN, FOX, NBC, TIME, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. His book, “PUSH: Breaking Through The Barriers,” takes readers on a heart-pounding journey from life’s valleys to rocketing down icy mountains at 80+ mph—with no seatbelts. Based in McKinney, Texas, with his wife Amanda and their two children Amelia and Oliver, Johnny is a go-to speaker for organizations of all sizes. Follow him on social media: @JohnnyQuinnUSA

Clare leads value-based care (VBC) research at Advisory Board. Her team explores the clinical and financial changes necessary to shift healthcare from volume-based to value-based payment. In a previous role at Advisory Board, she advised care transformation leaders on their population health management strategy. 

Clare graduated Magna Cum Laude from Franklin and Marshall College with a Bachelor of Arts in business and chemistry. She also holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

Research from Clare

• The VBC roadmap: Case studies of successful health systems
• VBC self-assessment
• VBC in 2025: What’s now and what’s next

Jeremiah is a Vice President and actuary and leads the Risk Management & Insights business at Optum. He has 25 years of experience in health care actuarial and analytics domains. Jeremiah’s primary career focus has been in the area of value and risk-based consulting for providers, as well as end-to-end analytics for health systems. He has worked with health systems, physicians, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs), health insurance plans, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and state and national regulatory agencies. Jeremiah also has an extensive background in international healthcare, having spent more than three years working with the National Health Service (NHS) in England as well as projects in Brazil, Canada, and Columbia.

Jeremiah advises provider organizations in the capacity of their chief actuary to enable risk and performance management. In this role Jeremiah enables health system strategic initiatives through data and best-in-class analytics. Key focus areas include maximizing performance in value-based contracts, enabling growth in lives and share of services for those lives, networks and partnerships, high value and high-quality care, service line strategy, population health management, and determinants of health. 

Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 and again in 2016, Jeremiah provided actuarial expertise for Optum UK for four years, consulting with both commissioners and providers of care in England. The scope of work included population health analytics, financial performance management, ACO feasibility, financial simulation modeling, development of health actuarial capabilities in the UK, contracting, health economics (including QALYs), financial reporting, activity monitoring reports, and provider management reporting.

Jeremiah has served on the American Academy of Actuaries Health Care Delivery committee, Medicare committee, and the Health Solvency subcommittee, as well as the Society of Actuaries’ Value Based Purchasing strategic initiative and the Health Section’s Value-Based Care steering committee.

Jeremiah is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and an Associate of the Society of Actuaries. Jeremiah graduated magna cum laude from Mayville State University with a double major in mathematics and physical science. He also holds a Master of Science degree in mathematics from the University of North Dakota. He frequently speaks at industry events including Becker’s, AMGA, AHA, HFMAs, NACHC, ACHE, MCRA, CCA, and the SOA.

Nancy Taylor focuses her practice on health and FDA related matters. She has broad experience working with providers, plans, employers, private equity firms, and FDA regulated companies. She advises clients on health care transactions, health and FDA regulatory, approvals, policy and compliance, and responding to Administration and Congressional investigations and audits. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Nancy served 10 years as Health Policy Director for a Senate Committee and worked on a number of significant health and FDA laws. She also served as CEO of a start-up medical device company, where she obtained eight product clearances, including securing reimbursement coverage for each product.

Education:

• J.D., The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
• B.S., University of Utah

She also has many awards and accolades.

Dr. Borans is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Advanced Medical Strategies (AMS). AMS provides cutting-edge software solutions in payment integrity, risk management, and business intelligence that enhance decision-making for the healthcare industry. Focused on delivering actionable data, AMS empowers clinical teams, underwriters, and negotiators to optimize cost management, improve claim negotiations, and achieve better health outcomes. 

Dr. Borans is a respected and much in-demand speaker at seminars worldwide for claims professionals. She has appeared on a multitude of educational panels, workshops, and podcasts, in addition to hosting webinars on a regular basis. 

Prior to forming AMS, Dr. Borans was Medical Director at Executive Health Resources, where she oversaw insurance denial management, appropriateness of care, and length of stay program in over 50 hospitals spanning 15 states. She began her professional career in medicine as a private practice physician in Doylestown, PA. 

Dr. Borans earned her medical degree from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, PA. She completed an internal medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, also in Philadelphia. She holds a BA in Biology from Brandeis University. 

Stacy is a founder for a no-kill cat rescue non-profit organization. She also loves to travel and is a master mixologist.

Scott Barlow was the CEO of Revere Health for 24 years, Utah’s largest independent physician group, employing over 450 providers across more than 100 clinics and 29 hospitals statewide. Under Barlow’s leadership, Revere Health served more than 600,000 patients and has been recognized for its initiatives to improve quality while lowering care costs. The organization has participated in CMS Accountable Care Organization (ACO) programs since 2012 and is a consistent top performer, achieving significant cost savings and improved health outcomes.

Barlow serves on several healthcare boards, including the One Utah Health Collaborative (as a founding board member), the University of Utah MHA Advisory Board, and the American Medical Group Association Board. He lives in Salem, Utah, and holds a BS in Accounting and an MBA in Health Care Administration.

Healthcare Policy Analyst, Thought Leader and Journalist, President &
CEO of Network for Excellence in Health Innovation

Susan Dentzer is the President and Chief Executive Officer of America’s Physician Groups, the organization of roughly 360 physician practices that provide patientcentered, coordinated, and integrated care for patients while being accountable for cost and quality. APG members provide care to nearly 90 million patients nationwide. She is also a highly respected health and health policy thought leader and a frequent speaker and commentator on television and radio, including PBS and NPR, and an author of commentaries and analyses in print publications such as Modern Healthcare, NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine)-Catalyst, the American Journal of Public Health, and the Annals of Internal Medicine.