About the Series
The Alliance for Health Policy’s annual Signature Series addresses the most challenging issues in health policy by convening cross-sector dialogues with experts in both policy and practice. Together, we critically examine these issues to identify what’s at stake, as well as areas of challenge and opportunity.
We actively listen to our community of policymakers and public health leaders to discover the issues they find most pressing.
Each year as part of the Series, the Alliance leverages our extensive network of experts and leaders to gather the best and brightest minds from across the health care industry. We challenge them to examine current barriers, highlight promising opportunities, and curate new ideas and approaches to tackle these topics. The resulting events take a unique look at intractable and emerging issues.
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2026 Theme
Health Care Payment
In 2026, the Alliance for Health Policy will mark the 10th year of its flagship annual Signature Series by examining one of the most foundational and least understood drivers of the health care system: how health care is paid for.
Through the Alliance’s unique model of listening, expert engagement, and nonpartisan education, the Series will explore how payment policy drives behavior across the system and how better alignment could support a more sustainable, effective, and equitable health care system. Insights from this year-long initiative will equip policymakers with the context and understanding needed to navigate complex payment debates and inform future policy decisions.
Signature Series Elements
The Signature Series represents both phases of the Alliance’s two-step program lifecycle:
“Incubate,” which consists of insight development, strategy workshops and reports to inform educational programming, and
“Educate,” where the Alliance hosts educational curriculum to prepare legislative staff and the broader policy community on the building blocks and emerging issues in health policy.
Each event throughout the year is designed to build on the insights gathered from previous activities, creating a dynamic, continuous learning experience. Our programs integrate diverse viewpoints, ensuring a comprehensive approach to each topic. The framework facilitates not only education but also the incubation of ideas, allowing for deeper exploration and actionable solutions.
Alongside these events, the Alliance maintains an ongoing, iterative process of engagement with frontline experts, academics, and stakeholders through focus group sessions, office hours, and other facilitated discussions. This ensures that the latest insights are continuously incorporated into the evolving framework.
Publication of Insights Report (Virtual)
Thought Leader Workshop & Reception (Washington, DC)
Spotlight Webinar (Virtual)
Public Summit & Community Reception (Washington, DC)
Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill (Washington, DC)
Publication of Series Report (Virtual)
Sponsorship Opportunities
For more information, download our 2026 sponsorship brochure.
In an environment that is ever more challenging, the Alliance remains unique in its ability to convene diverse, bipartisan leaders from a range of audiences to generate productive discussions on shared principles and areas of consensus.
Supporting the Signature Series is a commitment to tackling the issues at the heart of today’s health policy discussions and engaging in solution-focused dialogues with colleagues from across the broader health policy community, including academics, practitioners, and more. It offers you the opportunity to connect with key individuals of influence and provides your organization with premier recognition and visibility throughout the year.
Day to day, health care payment is a powerful driver of how care is delivered and experienced by patients, providers, and communities. Payment systems reflect what matters to us as a society and what we choose to invest in, influencing access, quality, affordability, innovation, and equity across the system.
