Registration Opens for the Only All-Payment Integrity Conference: POP 2026
Health plan leaders set to return to Nashville April 14–16, 2026 for three days of peer-led strategy, collaboration, and networking at ClarisHealth’s Power of Payment Integrity Conference
FRANKLIN, Tenn., September 16, 2025 – ClarisHealth today announced that registration is now open for its 2026 Power of Payment Integrity (POP) Conference, the only national event dedicated exclusively to health plan payment integrity. The conference will take place April 14–16, 2026, in downtown Nashville, Tenn.
Now entering its fourth year, POP Conference has quickly established itself as the definitive forum for health plan leaders nationwide to connect, collaborate, and elevate their work in payment integrity. The 2025 event drew attendees from 35 health plans across the U.S., and momentum has only grown. Unlike other vendor-hosted events, POP offers a truly peer-driven environment with no sales pressure — just education, transparency, and collaboration.
“POP Conference is a chance for payment integrity leaders like me to strategize and network,” said Heather Rodemann, a director of payment integrity who has attended past events. “Coming here every year helps me think about what’s going on my roadmap for the next one to three years.”
The Urgency for Payment Integrity Collaboration
Health plans today face unprecedented cost pressures. Administrative costs tied to payment integrity are among the highest areas of spend, with top 10 health plans investing between $150 million and $250 million annually in PI operations.
Yet inefficiencies persist: manual processes, contingency-based vendor fees, and data integration costs continue to burden health plans. At the same time, prepay expenditures are growing at twice the rate of post-pay recoveries, intensifying the need for effective, end-to-end strategies.
POP Conference was created in direct response to these challenges. By offering a national forum for leaders to exchange strategies, share success stories, and explore innovations, POP helps health plans chart a smarter path forward in an increasingly complex healthcare landscape.
POP Conference 2026 – Fast Facts
Where: Nashville, TN
When: April 14–16, 2026
Theme: “Where PI Stars Can Shine”
What: The only all-payment integrity, no-sales-pressure conference
Who: Health plan leaders nationwide — free to attend
A Stage for PI Leaders to Shine
This year’s theme, “Where PI Stars Can Shine,” recognizes the essential but often behind-the-scenes role payment integrity leaders play in strengthening health plan performance. The conference is designed to bring those contributions into the spotlight, offering attendees three days of immersive education and networking to inspire new approaches and advance the field.
“Payment integrity professionals are the unsung stars of our industry,” said Jeff McNeese, CEO of ClarisHealth. “We created POP Conference to give them the stage they deserve to collaborate, share best practices, and shape the future of payment integrity together.”
What to Expect at POP Conference 2026
The three-day agenda will feature more than 25 educational sessions, including case studies, strategy workshops, and roundtable discussions. Attendees can expect:
- Tracks focused on today’s top priorities: administrative cost reduction, audit best practices, emerging technology, vendor optimization, and provider relationships
- Intensive sessions dedicated to government lines of business, Blues plans, and developing payment integrity programs
- Candid, peer-to-peer collaboration without vendor sales pitches
- Practical takeaways for every health plan stakeholder tied to claims accuracy — executives, PI leaders, ASO group managers, operations teams, data and reporting experts, and provider relations professionals
- Networking opportunities designed to strengthen the payment integrity community nationwide
- An industry appreciation celebration featuring live music and the energy of downtown Nashville
Why POP is Different
POP began as a ClarisHealth client-only thought leadership gathering but quickly grew into a national event at the request of health plan leaders who saw value in a vendor-free forum dedicated exclusively to payment integrity. Its unique format fosters open dialogue on challenges and solutions that rarely surface at vendor-sponsored events.
As health plans increasingly consider internalizing PI functions and moving away from traditional contingency-based vendor models, POP offers timely insights and connections to support those strategic decisions.
Registration Now Open
POP Conference 2026 is free for health plans to attend. Health plan leaders nationwide are invited to register now.