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2026 PREDICTIONS SERIES: Ryan Howells & Kristen Valdes (#474)

2026 PREDICTIONS SERIES: Ryan Howells & Kristen Valdes (#474)

Update: 2025-12-16
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Our annual Predictions Series kicks off with Ryan Howells, Principal at Leavitt Partners, and Kristen Valdes, Founder and CEO of b.well Connected Health, as they have fun and offer predictions about consumer health in 2026 and beyond. Stay tuned as they share a vision of how today’s health IT policies and investments can make tomorrow’s consumer-centered ecosystem a reality. Spoiler alert: it’s about implementing open standards. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about CMS’ health tech ecosystem. What progress did their latest health tech event represent, and how important is the vision of interoperability that they’re creating? 

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2026 PREDICTIONS SERIES: Ryan Howells & Kristen Valdes (#474)

2026 PREDICTIONS SERIES: Ryan Howells & Kristen Valdes (#474)

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