Dennis B. Liotta, MD, MBA, is a globally recognized healthcare leader, distinguished for his expertise as a speaker, consultant, and advisor in challenging healthcare environments. With a diverse background, multiple clinical and health insurance certifications, and a Distinguished Fellow of the International Federation of Health Plans, based in London, UK. Dr. Liotta has established a remarkable track record in overseeing multimillion-dollar project implementations. Dr. Liotta has earned an outstanding reputation for advancing significant utilization and fiscal responsibility in Medicare and Medicaid government health plan programs. Notable executive roles have included EmblemHealth’s Chief Medical Information Officer, and subsequently as its first physician Chief Pharmacy Officer, managing a PBM with an annual drug spend of $1.75+ billion; as Chief Medical Officer at Prestige Health Choice (PHC), contributing to the plan's growth from 35,000 to 318,000 enrollees in 18 months while maintaining an impressive medical loss ratio of 85 percent; as Chief Clinical Officer at ZELUS Consulting Group, showcasing his expertise in the dynamic healthcare consultant landscape; and in 2022, as Corporate Chief Medical Officer for government programs, Dr. Liotta achieved outstanding results, including an unprecedented three-year-overyear medical loss ratio of under 87 percent for Florida Medicaid SMMC Long-term Care plan, and 87 percent for a Florida SMMC MMA plan, and a 92 percent MLR for a Florida Medicare I/IE-SNP in its first year. Dr. Liotta was recruited by New York University's Stern School of Business as the second physician at the school, and over the last 17 years, he has combined his MBA in economics and a unique direct perspective on healthcare economics, fiscal responsibility, quality, and outcomes to his graduate students.