Sneak Peek: Hint Summit 2026 Agenda

The conversations at Hint Summit 2026 are designed to challenge, inspire, and equip you to grow your direct care practice and your impact. This year’s speaker lineup and agenda bring together trailblazers across healthcare, business, and innovation to share hard-won lessons and forward-thinking strategies shaping the future of DPC.
Here’s a look at a few of the topics you’ll hear from on stage:
- Funding and Growth: Explore new ways to fuel your practice’s next stage, from innovative funding approaches to navigating expansion with purpose.
- Cash Pay + HSA Implementation: Get clarity on what’s next for cash pay and how evolving HSA policies could make direct care more accessible than ever.
- Women in Direct Care: A dynamic panel of DPC leaders share how they’ve built thriving practices while staying true to their values, goals, and lifestyle.
- Employer Partnerships: Learn how to build and strengthen employer relationships, and turn challenges like churn into new opportunities for sustainable growth.
And here’s a sneak peek at some of the speakers who will be leading these insightful conversations:
- Brian Fretwell, PA-C, MPH, CEO at Direct Primary Care Associates, PLLC
- Jamie Baines, DO, Family Physician at Kite Dream Care
- Neer Patel, Co-Founder at DirectMed DPC
- Alex George, Head of Marketing at Hint Health
- Alison Curfman, MD, Advisor & Fractional CMO
- Alexa Schulte, VP of Product at Hint Health
- Drew Hertz, MD, Pediatrician at Zest Pediatrics
- Beth Holmes, VP of Hint Connect
- Angela Andrews, MD, Lifestyle Medicine & Primary Care Physician at Direct Primary Care West Michigan
- Aimee Leidich, Head of Operations at Hint Health
Each session is designed to blend real-world experience with tactical takeaways so you leave Nashville ready to grow smarter, lead boldly, and keep redefining what better healthcare looks like. Ready to join the chorus of healthcare leaders in Nashville this spring? Get your tickets for Hint Summit 2026 at summit.hint.com.





