National Alliance for Care at Home Hosts Inaugural Financial Summit

CHICAGO—The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) hosted its inaugural event, the 2025 Alliance Financial Summit, July 27-29 in Chicago, Illinois. The Summit brought together financial leaders from across the care at home community, with expert-led sessions, peer collaboration and insights into market shifts and emerging technologies.

More than 700 attendees and exhibitors participated in the program, which featured keynote presentations, concurrent educational sessions, networking opportunities, award presentations and celebration.  

Early-arrival attendees joined in four pre-event activities on Sunday, July 27: 

• Smarter Care at Home: A Current Overview of AI in Home Health and Hospice
• Home Health Summer Camp
• Hospice Summer Camp
• Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Summit

The Summit officially launched Sunday evening with an opening keynote by Wendy Sue Swanson, founder and CEO of Skin Metal and author of “Mama Doc Medicine.” Swanson delivered a forward-looking presentation on the intersection of medicine and technological innovation. The evening concluded with a welcome reception in the exhibit hall.

Monday’s program opened with the presentation of the William A. Dombi Home Care and Hospice Financial Managers Leadership Award to Mark Sharp, retired homecare and hospice partner of Forvis Mazars, recognizing his contributions to financial leadership in care at home.

The day’s keynote session featured the Alliance CEO Steve Landers alongside a panel of experts, including Ken Albert, president and CEO of Andwell Health; Trisha Crissman, president and CEO of CommonSpirit Health at Home; and Hillary Loeffler, vice president of policy and regulatory affairs for the Alliance. Panel discussions addressed the potential impact of payment cuts in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2026 Calendar Year Home Health proposed rule, hospice policy developments, workforce challenges and solutions and actionable strategies for providers to protect the future of home-based care. Attendees then moved into a full day of concurrent sessions before an evening reception on the Chicago River.  

Tuesday featured dedicated peer-to-peer networking sessions, allowing for informal conversation and knowledge sharing, before the opportunity for more concurrent sessions. The Summit concluded with a closing keynote expert panel featuring leaders from the Alliance’s Home Health and Hospice Financial Managers Association.

“This first Alliance event exceeded our expectations, bringing together care at home leaders from across the nation to connect, learn and recommit to our shared vision of an America where everyone has access to the highest quality, person-centered health care wherever they call home,” said Alliance CEO Dr. Steve Landers. “The content was both practical, grounded in the day-to-day challenges and successes of providers, while incorporating innovation and aspiration to drive future growth and success.”  

The Alliance has announced two additional events for 2025: Alliance Advocacy Week, Sept. 8-11 in Washington, DC, and the National Alliance for Care at Home Annual Meeting and Exposition, Nov. 1-4 in New Orleans, Lousiana.