Andrew Cohen
- Senior Executive
- Healthcare & Life Sciences Transformation
- Strategic Growth Leader
Travels From
New York
Andrew Cohen Speaker Biography
Andrew S. Cohen is a visionary executive with more than 35 years of experience leading transformation across the healthcare and life sciences sectors. He currently serves as Senior Partner and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Leader at IBM Consulting, where he oversees strategy, delivery, and growth for multi-billion-dollar portfolios. Known for his deep expertise in payer and provider strategy, value-based care, and enterprise modernization, Andrew has consistently delivered outsized results by aligning C-suite vision with technology-driven execution.
Previously, he held senior roles at Cognizant, Kaufman Hall, and UnitedHealth Group, where he led large-scale consulting practices, pioneered award-winning products, and spearheaded initiatives in healthcare blockchain, GenAI, and private insurance exchanges. A dynamic speaker and published thought leader, Andrew brings unmatched insight into the evolving healthcare landscape.
His leadership philosophy centers on value creation, operational excellence, and innovation at scale. He is sought after by boards, industry forums, and Fortune 500 clients for his ability to synthesize complex challenges into strategic opportunities.
Andrew holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Maine and is based in New York City.
Preparing for Tomorrow’s Payer and Purchaser Expectations
Hospitals and health systems face evolving expectations from both healthcare payers and purchasers with the transition from a volume-based to a value-based payment model and increasing consumerism in healthcare. Increasingly, payers and purchasers will demand higher quality care at a lower cost, a greater emphasis on optimizing the enhanced patient access and experience, and risk-sharing by providers. This session will provide healthcare leaders with information on the many forces driving these changes, and practical guidance on how organizations can be proactive in preparing to meet these new demands.
After this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the forces affecting employer, consumer, and health plan expectations of providers
- Understand principles for evaluating these forces and their influence in specific markets
- Identify the key capabilities hospitals and health systems will need to address these forces
- Describe strategies to prepare for new consumer-oriented expectations
