2025 Health Policy Conference
October 16, 2025
8:00 AM – 1:30 PM (ET)
Embassy Suites UK Coldstream
1801 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY
- For registration information, contact Lauren Wheatley, Director of Education & Events, KHA
- Agenda
The KHA Health Policy Conference is KHA’s biggest health policy event of the year and provides an opportunity for members to hear directly from influential voices in Frankfort and Washington! Learn more about the biggest issues facing health care and the plans policymakers have for addressing them.
Earn 2.0 ACHE In-Person Credits!
Additional registration fee required.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Effective Crisis Leadership: Enhancing Organizational Resilience and Decision Making
Attila J. Hertelendy, PhD.
Assistant Professor, College of Business
Florida International University
Recent disasters, from the COVID-19 pandemic to hurricanes, wildfires, and tornadoes, have exposed gaps in healthcare systems and pushed leaders beyond their comfort zones. This session will explore strategies to build organizational resilience and strengthen leadership effectiveness in times of crisis.
Learning Objectives:
- Investigate the personal skills and behaviors that drive effective crisis leadership in the context of group dynamics and multiple stakeholder interests.
- Explore how to mobilize and deploy large systems, using organizational design and systems management to enhance vertical and horizontal connectivity.
- Describe the need for mental health leadership during times of crisis and implement solutions to improve well-being and mental health resiliency.
Conference Agenda
8:00 AM ET: Registration and Breakfast
8:30 AM: Welcome
- Donald Lloyd, President & CEO, St. Claire HealthCare
- James C. Musser, Esq., Senior Vice President, Policy and Government Relations, Kentucky Hospital Association
- Bryon Ellis, Associate Vice President of Government Relations, Kentucky Hospital Association
8:45 AM: Special Video Presentation
- Congressman James Comer
9:00 AM: Keynote Speaker
- Lisa Lee, Commissioner, Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services
9:30 AM: Special Video Presentation
- Congressman Andy Barr
9:45 AM: Break
10:00 AM: Health Policy Panel Discussion
Moderator: James C. Musser, Esq., Senior Vice President, Policy and Government Relations, Kentucky Hospital Association
Panelists:
- Representative Wade Williams
- Representative Ken Fleming
- Representative Scott Sharp
11:00 AM: Senate Medicaid Panel Discussion
Moderator: James C. Musser, Esq., Senior Vice President, Policy and Government Relations, Kentucky Hospital Association
Panelists:
- Senator Craig Richardson
- Senator Stephen Meredith
- Senator Karen Berg
11:50 AM: Break for Lunch Buffet
12:00 PM: Lunch & Food is Medicine Panel Discussion
Moderator: Morgan Bray, Food is Medicine Coordinator, Kentucky Hospital Association
Panelists:
- Jonathan Shell, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
- Travis Burton, Kentucky Rural Development Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Hollie Harris, President & CEO, Appalachian Regional Healthcare
1:15 PM: Wrap Up
- James C. Musser, Esq., Senior Vice President, Policy and Government Relations, Kentucky Hospital Association
1:30 PM: Conference Adjourns
2:00 – 4:00 PM: ACHE Session: Effective Crisis Leadership: Enhancing Organizational Resilience and Decision Making
(2.0 ACHE In-Person Credits)
- Attila J. Hertelendy, PhD., Assistant Professor, College of Business, Florida International University
Accommodations:
Embassy Suites UK Coldstream
Phone: 859-455-5000