10 Nov 2025 | San Francisco | 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM PST
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Affordable Healthcare for San Francisco's Businesses

About this Meeting

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy—but in today’s competitive labor market, many struggle to provide the strong employee benefits that attract and retain top talent, and some are forgoing health benefits altogether. That all is understandable. Health care costs are rising at a time of general inflation and market uncertainty. Alternative approaches are helping businesses reimagine what’s possible—empowering them to manage costs and offer high-quality, personalized benefits for their employees that retain their teams and keep them healthy.

 

This dinner, cohosted by HLTH, Second Opinion, and Morgan Health (JPMorganChase) will spotlight solutions that are changing how small businesses approach health coverage. One promising example: Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs), which give employers more control over budgets while expanding employee access to plans that fit their unique needs. Innovative partnerships are demonstrating how this model can enhance the quality and flexibility of benefits, help employers stabilize costs, and open the door for many small businesses to offer health coverage for the first time.

 

As Open Enrollment brings health care decisions to the forefront, this conversation will explore how innovation can strengthen business communities nationwide—by creating a more affordable, adaptable, and employee-centered future for health care. Join us for a dynamic evening of insights and networking as we discuss practical strategies to deliver exceptional benefits and support growth for small businesses and their teams.

Participants:

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Aartik Sarma Assistant ProfessorUCSF
AS
Aartik Sarma
Assistant ProfessorUCSF
AU
Adam Unger Sales and Product ManagerCovered California
AU
Adam Unger
Sales and Product ManagerCovered California
AV
Anarghya Vardhana Investor in ResidenceVanta
AV
Anarghya Vardhana
Investor in ResidenceVanta
Anu Sharma CEOMillie
Anu Sharma
CEOMillie
CJ
Carolyn Jasik Associate Chief Clinical Officer Verily
CJ
Carolyn Jasik
Associate Chief Clinical Officer Verily
CS
Catherine Stewart Board PartnerBasis Set Ventures
CS
Catherine Stewart
Board PartnerBasis Set Ventures
Christina Farr Managing Director, Manatt HealthManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Christina Farr
Managing Director, Manatt HealthManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
David Feinberg Senior Vice President of Risk & InsuranceJustworks
David Feinberg
Senior Vice President of Risk & InsuranceJustworks
Heather Fernandez CEOSolv Health
Heather Fernandez
CEOSolv Health
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Jessica Karr General PartnerCoyote Ventures
JK
Jessica Karr
General PartnerCoyote Ventures
Kate Liebelt Chief of Staff to CEOParker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Kate Liebelt
Chief of Staff to CEOParker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Nancy Mastroianni Head of Investors and NetworksHLTH
Nancy Mastroianni
Head of Investors and NetworksHLTH
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priya anand ceoself
PA
priya anand
ceoself
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rich roth SVP/CSIOCommonSpirit
RR
rich roth
SVP/CSIOCommonSpirit
Sam Jazzo AssociateKaiser Permanente
Sam Jazzo
AssociateKaiser Permanente
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Shaun Rutledge Dir of SalesCovered California for Small Business
SR
Shaun Rutledge
Dir of SalesCovered California for Small Business
SB
Simon Bertrang Executive DirectorSF New Deal
SB
Simon Bertrang
Executive DirectorSF New Deal
Stacy Edgar CEOVenteur
Stacy Edgar
CEOVenteur
Trey Hollern Executive Director, CommunicationsJPMorganChase
Trey Hollern
Executive Director, CommunicationsJPMorganChase
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Will Bondurant CFOParetoHealth
WB
Will Bondurant
CFOParetoHealth