HIDA CAC 2026
By Buzzbox Media · Last reviewed August 3, 2026
What is HIDA CAC?
The only conference focused exclusively on healthcare contract and pricing management. If you sell contract management software, chargeback automation, or pricing analytics tools for the healthcare supply chain, this is your audience, 400 contract managers and pricing analysts who evaluate exactly these tools.
What are the key facts about HIDA CAC?
- Host organization: Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA)
- Primary specialty: healthcare supply chain
- Scale: small
- Geography: US
- See all Healthcare Supply Chain conferences
Which device categories fit HIDA CAC?
Which buyer stages does HIDA CAC fit?
What does HIDA CAC charge for booth space?
Cost not published
Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) does not publish booth pricing for HIDA CAC that we can link to, so we do not list a figure here. We would rather show nothing than an estimate you cannot check. Ask them directly on the HIDA CAC exhibitor page ↗.
Planning the HIDA CAC booth itself? Read our guide to medical conference booth design for booth types, union labor rules, and the corner upgrade.
Who attends HIDA CAC?
Focused audience of contract managers, pricing administrators, national accounts leaders, chargeback/rebates managers from distributors, manufacturers, GPOs, healthcare providers, and technology solutions providers. 11th year of a proven format. Six sponsor/exhibitor companies visible (CobbleStone Software, ChannelTrace, ProfitOptics, Vistex, IQVIA, Flintfox by Enable). Registration: $949 members, $1,599 non-members.
- Purchasing authority: ~70% of attendees
- Effective buyers: ~280
Where is HIDA CAC held?
- Venue: Dallas, TX (venue TBD)
- Management company: HIDA (in-house)
- Product theater: Not available
Who else exhibits at HIDA CAC?
Approximately 6+ exhibitors typically attend HIDA CAC. Your competitors are here.
Is HIDA CAC worth exhibiting?
Why Exhibit
The only conference focused exclusively on healthcare contract and pricing management. If you sell contract management software, chargeback automation, or pricing analytics tools for the healthcare supply chain, this is your audience, 400 contract managers and pricing analysts who evaluate exactly these tools.
Why Skip
Tiny show (~400 attendees, ~6 sponsors). Not an exhibit hall: more of a sponsorship presence at a working conference. If you do not sell contract/pricing management technology, there is zero audience. The event uses roundtable and case study format. Attendees are in sessions, not browsing booths.
What should exhibitors know before HIDA CAC?
HIDA CAC is a niche within a niche. If you sell Vistex, IQVIA, CobbleStone, or similar contract lifecycle management tools, this is a must-attend. The format (case studies, roundtables) means sponsors get integrated into the educational content rather than sitting in a traditional exhibit hall. Dallas in February is mild weather. Very small investment relative to the qualified audience.
What is the Buzzbox Score for HIDA CAC?
9.0 / 10 (Exceptional)
9.0 out of 10. One of the strongest exhibiting opportunities in our index. Carried by audience quality (9.8: 70% purchasing authority and 67:1 attendee ratio). The lightest dimension is growth trajectory (7.0, small footprint). The only conference focused exclusively on healthcare contract and pricing management.
How we score
Six weighted factors, each scored on a 0 to 100 rubric then normalized to a 7.0 to 10.0 band. Every show on this list cleared a relevance bar to be included, so 7.0 is the floor; the number tells you how far the leaders pull ahead. A factor we cannot source is left unscored rather than estimated, and the overall score above was set before any figure behind it was withdrawn.
Standout (9.8): 70% purchasing authority and 67:1 attendee ratio.
Not scored on cost: this organizer publishes no booth price we can link to.
Solid (7.0): exhibitor count disclosed, and attendee purchasing-authority data published.
Solid (7.3): society-run exhibits (in-house) and non-union venue (simpler, cheaper move-in).
Strong (8.6): solid exhibitor rationale, honest "who should skip" guidance, and the flagship / largest show in its niche.
Solid (7.0): small footprint.
When are the HIDA CAC exhibitor deadlines?
Detailed deadlines not yet published for HIDA CAC. Check the official site for the application window.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a booth cost at HIDA CAC?
HIDA CAC does not publish booth pricing we can link to, so we do not list a cost for this show. Rather than estimate one, we point you at the organizer's exhibitor page to request current rates directly.
How many people attend HIDA CAC?
HIDA CAC draws approximately 400 attendees. Focused audience of contract managers, pricing administrators, national accounts leaders, chargeback/rebates managers from distributors, manufacturers, GPOs, healthcare providers, and technology solutions providers. 11th year of a proven format. Six sponsor/exhibitor companies visible (CobbleStone Software, ChannelTrace, ProfitOptics, Vistex, IQVIA, Flintfox by Enable). Registration: $949 members, $1,599 non-members.
When and where is HIDA CAC 2026?
HIDA CAC 2026 takes place February 9-11, 2026. The venue is Dallas, TX (venue TBD). Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) hosts the meeting.
How many HIDA CAC attendees have purchasing authority?
About 70% of HIDA CAC attendees hold purchasing authority, which works out to roughly 280 effective buyers out of approximately 400 attendees. Effective buyers multiplies total attendance by the share of attendees who hold purchasing authority. Both inputs are estimates drawn from organizer reporting and our own exhibitor research, so read the figure as directional rather than exact.
Who exhibits at HIDA CAC?
Approximately 6+ exhibitors typically attend HIDA CAC. The device categories that fit this floor are contract management software, pricing tools, chargeback automation, and analytics.
How does Buzzbox Media score HIDA CAC?
HIDA CAC carries a Buzzbox Score of 9.0 out of 10 (Exceptional), with one caveat on this record: cost efficiency is not scored, because Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) publishes no booth price we can link to, and the overall score was set before that figure was withdrawn. The factors still scored are audience quality, data transparency, exhibitor experience, editorial value, and growth trajectory. Each factor is scored on a 0 to 100 rubric then normalized to a 7.0 to 10.0 band, and every conference in our index cleared a relevance bar to be listed, so 7.0 is the floor. On this record the highest is audience quality at 9.8 and the lowest is data transparency at 7.0.