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Global Payer Forum 2026
Where Patient Insights Meet Better Outcomes and Sustainable Value
A unique online event about trends in patient access to healthcare innovations
The Global Payer Forum is an annual online event that examines key trends that are reshaping access to healthcare innovation.
Health systems worldwide are under increasing pressure to balance efficient budget management with patient access to innovation. In the 2026 edition, we will discuss how integrating patient insights into assessment, reimbursement, and care-delivery decisions promises to achieve more personalized, efficient, and equitable healthcare, but requires structured and reliable ways to generate, collect, and integrate patient data into decision-making.
By bringing together payers, policymakers, providers, and patient representatives, the Forum provides a holistic view of how and when healthcare systems can incorporate patient insights that add to the sustainability and value.
The 2026 edition will feature two free, interactive webinars designed to foster cross-stakeholder collaboration, learning, practical insight sharing, and actionable guidance for decision-makers navigating this evolving landscape.
Global Payer Forum Online Event
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Part one:
How Patient Insights Inform Payer Decisions Across the Health System
Part two:
How AI Enhances Patient Data for Improved Outcomes and More Cost-Effective Decisions
This webinar has passed.
During this webinar, we will examine how patient insights are gaining relevance across health systems and how they intersect with payer, clinical, HTA, and policy priorities. We will also explore where patient experience and outcome data can most effectively inform payer decisions along the care pathway and how balancing patient voices with other stakeholder perspectives can support improved outcomes and more efficient resource use.
During the webinar, you will:
- Learn about key dimensions of patient engagement and why they matter for improving health outcomes and supporting payer decisions.
- Examine how patient insights can be aligned with clinical, HTA, and policy priorities to balance patient voices with other stakeholder needs.
- Identify specific points along the care pathway where patient involvement leads to better decision-making, enhanced outcomes, or reduction in avoidable costs.
- Review misalignments between patient and other system voices that hinder consistent use of patient insights and explore emerging solutions that drive better outcomes and greater value.
This webinar has passed.
During this webinar, we examine how AI-powered digital tools can collect, analyze, and improve patient outcomes and experience data to support more timely, targeted, and consistent clinical and payer decisions. We also explore how AI-enabled approaches can enhance care delivery and improve overall system performance.
During this webinar, you will:
- Explore how AI tools support the collection and use of high-quality patient data that can meaningfully contribute to improved outcomes and more efficient resource use.
- Review real-life cases that show how AI transforms patient-generated data into actionable insights for payer and clinical decisions.
- Discover organizational, regulatory, ethical, and governance requirements for effective AI implementation, while considering patient voice as a guiding principle.
- Explore learnings from ongoing efforts in digitalization of healthcare systems to optimize access and care.
Part one:
How Patient Insights Inform Payer Decisions Across the Health System
This webinar has passed.
During this webinar, we will examine how patient insights are gaining relevance across health systems and how they intersect with payer, clinical, HTA, and policy priorities. We will also explore where patient experience and outcome data can most effectively inform payer decisions along the care pathway and how balancing patient voices with other stakeholder perspectives can support improved outcomes and more efficient resource use.
During the webinar, you will:
- Learn about key dimensions of patient engagement and why they matter for improving health outcomes and supporting payer decisions.
- Examine how patient insights can be aligned with clinical, HTA, and policy priorities to balance patient voices with other stakeholder needs.
- Identify specific points along the care pathway where patient involvement leads to better decision-making, enhanced outcomes, or reduction in avoidable costs.
- Review misalignments between patient and other system voices that hinder consistent use of patient insights and explore emerging solutions that drive better outcomes and greater value.
Part two:
How AI Enhances Patient Data for Improved Outcomes and More Cost-Effective Decisions
This webinar has passed.
During this webinar, we examine how AI-powered digital tools can collect, analyze, and improve patient outcomes and experience data to support more timely, targeted, and consistent clinical and payer decisions. We also explore how AI-enabled approaches can enhance care delivery and improve overall system performance.
During this webinar, you will:
- Explore how AI tools support the collection and use of high-quality patient data that can meaningfully contribute to improved outcomes and more efficient resource use.
- Review real-life cases that show how AI transforms patient-generated data into actionable insights for payer and clinical decisions.
- Discover organizational, regulatory, ethical, and governance requirements for effective AI implementation, while considering patient voice as a guiding principle.
- Explore learnings from ongoing efforts in digitalization of healthcare systems to optimize access and care.
Speakers of the 2026 Edition
Keynote speaker
Karen Facey
Keynote speaker
Julián Isla
Rodolfo Catena
Kelly Estrada-Orozco
Greg Hunt
Jørgen S. Kristensen
Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz
Natàlia Pascual Argenté
Martine Pergent
Jen Horonjeff
Huguette Diakabana
Hear From the Team Behind the Global Payer Forum
“The Global Payer Forum reflects Alira Health’s belief that the best healthcare decisions are made when all stakeholders sit at the same table bringing payers, clinicians, and patient advocates together, through open, evidence-based dialogue, to shape sustainable access to healthcare innovation. As pressures on budgets and evidence continue to intensify, the need to meaningfully integrate patient insights into assessment and decision-making has never been greater. This third edition reflects our continued commitment to convening diverse perspectives to support better-informed, system-level decisions.”
Ahmad Bechara, Alira Health
“An initiative that has established itself as a must-attend forum where payers, healthcare providers, patients, and health advocates engage in in-depth, collaborative exchanges on innovative healthcare solution. We are proud to collaborate with fellow academic partners to identify new case studies and keynote perspectives from diverse contexts and geographies. Together, we aim to deliver relevant, evidence-based content that supports informed decision-making in health systems for a global audience.”
Natàlia Pascual Argenté,
Center for Research in Health Economics, Pompeu Fabra University
“The third edition of the Global Payer Forum represents a necessary response to the persistent challenges across health systems globally. As healthcare systems navigate long-standing financial and technological pressures, cross-border collaboration has never been more crucial. By elevating patient voice and responsibly harnessing artificial intelligence, this global forum offers a rare space where evidence, innovation, and lived experience converge to shape more sustainable and person-focused healthcare.”
Rodolfo Catena,
Global Business School for Health, University College London
“The Global Payer Forum reflects Alira Health’s belief that the best healthcare decisions are made when all stakeholders sit at the same table bringing payers, clinicians, and patient advocates together, through open, evidence-based dialogue, to shape sustainable access to healthcare innovation. As pressures on budgets and evidence continue to intensify, the need to meaningfully integrate patient insights into assessment and decision-making has never been greater. This third edition reflects our continued commitment to convening diverse perspectives to support better-informed, system-level decisions.”
Ahmad Bechara, Alira Health
“An initiative that has established itself as a must-attend forum where payers, healthcare providers, patients, and health advocates engage in in-depth, collaborative exchanges on innovative healthcare solution. We are proud to collaborate with fellow academic partners to identify new case studies and keynote perspectives from diverse contexts and geographies. Together, we aim to deliver relevant, evidence-based content that supports informed decision-making in health systems for a global audience.”
Natàlia Pascual Argenté,
Center for Research in Health Economics, Pompeu Fabra University
“The third edition of the Global Payer Forum represents a necessary response to the persistent challenges across health systems globally. As healthcare systems navigate long-standing financial and technological pressures, cross-border collaboration has never been more crucial. By elevating patient voice and responsibly harnessing artificial intelligence, this global forum offers a rare space where evidence, innovation, and lived experience converge to shape more sustainable and person-focused healthcare.”
Rodolfo Catena,
Global Business School for Health, University College London
Why Join Global Payer Forum 2026
Unique lineup of expert speakers including payers, policymakers, patient representatives, and providers
Clear, practical insights grounded in real-world cases and system experience
Interactive on-line event plus on-demand replays for flexible, deeply engaged learning
Unique lineup of expert speakers including payers, policymakers, patient representatives, and providers
Clear, practical insights grounded in real-world cases and system experience
Interactive on-line event plus on-demand replays for flexible, deeply engaged learning
Expertise
15
expert speakers from around the globe
Attendance
2,000+
live attendees across the webinar series
Geography
87
countries represented
Knowledge
96%
of respondents said their value-based healthcare knowledge improved