A very interesting story out of the USA Today this morning detailing Connecticut’s imminent termination of managed care plans to coordinate care for its patient population. (more…)
Archive for December, 2011
CONNECTICUT ENDS MEDICAID MANAGED CARE
Thursday, December 29th, 2011WHY HEALTH IT MATTERS
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
John Raffetto, CEO of RH Strategic, and Convening Panel member of our Alaska event, sent us this interesting link this morning. (more…)
ROB MCKENNA AND JAY INSLEE ON HEALTH CARE
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
As you might guess, we’re honored to have both Rob McKenna and Jay Inslee joining us for our 2012 event. Rob has carved out time during a busy period, and will be joining us by teleconference. Jay will be there in person at lunch. (more…)
YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES WITH THE GOVERNOR ON HEALTH CARE. NOW GO.
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Almost four years ago, I got the notion that it might be a good idea to capture the wisdom and insights from the health care sector and deliver it in a decidedly low-tech format to the winner of the 2008 gubernatorial election. So, we put together a book titled “Dear Governor: About That Health Care Crisis.” If you attended last year’s conference, you received a copy as part of your registration fee. (more…)
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: PREMERA
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
During this holiday season, it’s good to spend some time to reflect on the leaders and organizations that have allowed “State of Reform” to have success in 2011 – and which position us for success in 2012. (more…)
HHS REACHING OUT WITH CONFERENCE CALL "TOURS"
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
The HHS Partnership Center is hosting a series of interactive conference calls discussing the benefits and provisions of the new health care reform law. (more…)
UW SPREADING THE WORD ON POLICY CENTER
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Our friends at the UW Health Policy Center Initiative sent out an email today announcing their list of services and their areas of work and expertise. (more…)
MARGARET STANLEY NAMED TO CHAIR EXCHANGE BOARD
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Governor Chris Gregoire announced Friday her appointments for the Exchange Board of Directors. As laid out in Substitute Senate Bill 5445, twenty nominations for this Board were submitted by the house and senate caucuses and included individuals with expertise in individual health care coverage, small employer health care coverage, health benefits plan administration, health care finance and economics, actuarial science, and/or administering a public or private health care delivery system. (more…)
STATE OF REFORM SPEAKERS HIGHLIGHTED ON KUOW
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Peter Gelpi, CEO of Clarity Health Services, and Richard Onizuka, Director of Health Care Policy at the Health Care Authority are some pretty smart folks when it comes to health care. In fact, we’re so impressed with them that we’ve got them both on the hook to speak at our event on January 4th! (more…)
EFF CANCER
Friday, December 30th, 2011With all of the complexity, anxiety and burdens of wading through the health care system today – whether you’re a policy maker or a practitioner – it’s easy to feel frustrated and overwhelmed by what’s happening in health care today. (more…)
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