Spring Forum in Seattle
Beyond the Bottom Line
Strategies for High-Value, Affordable Healthcare
Open to all · Members receive a special registration rate
About the Forum
Why Employers Are Taking the Wheel
The 2026 WHA Spring Employer Forum brings together employers, health plans, care leaders, and policymakers to tackle the forces reshaping workforce health strategy. From integrated primary care and mental well-being to claims data and employer-driven reform, this is a day built for action — not just conversation.
Featured Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Morning Keynote
Dr. Jennifer Posa is the former Chief Wellbeing Officer of the Central Intelligence Agency and a leading expert on organizational readiness, leadership effectiveness, and human performance strategy.
She helps leaders and organizations understand how to build systems that sustain human performance under pressure, mitigate burnout as a strategic risk, and enhance workforce capacity through organizational well-being. Drawing on executive leadership roles at the CIA, Johnson & Johnson, and Mayo Clinic, Dr. Posa translates lessons from high-stakes environments into practical frameworks and approaches that help organizations strengthen culture, readiness, and results.
Afternoon Keynote
Dr. Fabius is the Co-founder, President, and Chief Medical Officer of HealthNEXT, where he passionately pursues building and enhancing corporate cultures of health and wellbeing.
Throughout his career he has garnered medical and business leadership experience across informatics, strategy, operations, quality management, disease management, occupational medicine, analytics, and more. He has served as Global Medical Leader for General Electric, CMO for Thomson Reuters, Population Health Strategist for Walgreens, and CMO for Truven Health Analytics.
May 13, 2026
Day-of Agenda
Framing the Day: Why 2026 Is the Year Employers Take the Wheel
An overview of the forces reshaping employer healthcare strategy—and why this moment demands new approaches to value, affordability, and accountability.
Dr. Posa examines whether rising healthcare costs can truly be reduced without system-level change. Drawing on global experience, she connects mental well-being, workplace effectiveness, productivity, and long-term affordability—setting the stage for action-oriented dialogue throughout the day.
From Well-Being to Performance — Are Our Systems Built to Deliver?
Building on Dr. Jennifer Posa’s keynote, this reactor panel examines whether today’s employer and healthcare systems are truly equipped to turn mental well-being and workplace effectiveness into sustained productivity and long-term value. Panelists will explore how incentives, governance, and operating models either enable or undermine five-year workforce health strategies—assessing mental well-being not as a benefit, but as a core performance lever.
Integrating Primary, Mental, and Physical Health
Discover how blending primary care with integrated mental and physical health services can elevate access, improve outcomes, and deliver truly high‑value, whole‑person care. Leaders from One Medical and Vida will explore how coordinated, holistic approaches strengthen affordability, enhance patient experience, and support a more sustainable care ecosystem.
A practical look at how employers can operationalize workforce health to drive performance, value, and measurable results. Dr. Fabius challenges the prevailing mindset that treats human capital as a cost center, making the case for a necessary shift toward viewing workforce health as a strategic asset.
Strategies That Work — Advanced Primary Care, Navigation, and Advocacy
Employers and care leaders share real-world strategies that are improving coordination, experience, and outcomes.
A discussion on how the Washington Health Data Exchange (WAHDX) is facilitating the integration of health data to support smarter policy, investment, and community-level action statewide.
Thank You
Our Sponsors
This event is made possible with the generous support of our sponsors.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 · 200 8th Ave N, Seattle
Join Us This Spring
Registration is open to all. WHA members receive a special rate.