WHA In-Person Forum
Disrupt or Default: Getting to Affordable Health Care
A candid look at what it takes to disrupt a health care system built to resist change.
$100 Members · $75 Purchaser/employer member early bird · $150 Non-members
WHA In-Person Forum
A candid look at what it takes to disrupt a health care system built to resist change.
$100 Members · $75 Purchaser/employer member early bird · $150 Non-members
About the Forum
Washington’s health care system is under real strain: rising costs, uneven access, and a workforce stretched thin. Incremental fixes haven’t closed the gap, and the old playbook isn’t working fast enough.
This session asks a hard question: what does it take to disrupt a system that’s so resistant to change? We’ll hear from voices outside the traditional health care establishment alongside employers, clinicians, and health plan leaders grappling with the same affordability crisis from the inside.
The goal isn’t another alignment conversation. It’s a candid look at where disruption is already working, where the system is still pushing back, and how close we are to a breaking point.
Featured Voices
Voices from outside the traditional health care establishment, alongside employers, clinicians, and health plan leaders.
Our lineup is coming together. Check back soon for the full roster of voices joining the conversation.
The Day
Unfiltered perspectives from outside disruptors and the people inside the system
Candor over consensus: this isn’t another alignment conversation
A clear-eyed read on what’s actually working, and what the system keeps resisting
An honest reckoning with how close affordability is to a breaking point
The Question
"What does it take to disrupt a system built to resist change?"
Incremental fixes haven’t closed the gap, and the old playbook isn’t working fast enough. This is where we get candid about affordability.
March 3, 2027 · 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM · 200 8th Ave N, Seattle