Virtual Conversation: Gene Therapy and the Promise for Rare Disease in California
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 26, 2023 | California
What They're Watching: Andrea Goetz, Carelon Behavioral Health
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 18, 2023 | Illinois
What They're Watching: Rushil Desai, Aetna Better Health of Illinois
Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 18, 2023 | Illinois
What They're Watching: Dep. Gov. Sol Flores, State of Illinois
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 18, 2023 | Illinois
What They're Watching: Margaret Kirkegaard, Health Management Associates
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 18, 2023 | Illinois
At the 2023 Illinois State of Reform Health Policy Conference, Margaret Kirkegaard, MD, MPH, a principal at Health Management Associates (HMA), spoke with us about HMA's work to address the social determinants of health and improve care for the incarcerated population. "[HMA is working] with Illinois jails to help them
What They're Watching: Le Ondra Clark Harvey, PhD, California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Aug 15, 2023 | California
Le Ondra Clark Harvey, PhD, the chief executive officer of the California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies, told us she's focused on embedding equity into the state's ongoing, large-scale behavioral healthcare reform under the CalAIM waiver. "Our behavioral health providers across the state are really anxious about how things
What They're Watching: Karen Larsen, Steinberg Institute
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Aug 15, 2023 | California
Karen Larsen, CEO of the Steinberg Institute, is focused on ensuring California's behavioral health system leads to quality outcomes and holds entities accountable for these outcomes. She said it's crucial to ensure that the money being directed to behavioral health is yielding positive results. We had the opportunity to chat
What They're Watching: Bradley Schmidt, Northern California PET Imaging Center
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Aug 15, 2023 | California
At the 2023 Northern California State of Reform Health Policy Conference, we sat down with Bradley Schmidt, the chief executive officer of the Northern California PET Imaging Center, for a conversation about addressing health inequities in the state's healthcare system. Schmidt said a potential way to increase health equity is
What They're Watching: Puneet Nayyar, Carelon Behavioral Health
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Aug 9, 2023 | California
We spoke with Puneet Nayyar, the director of strategy and program innovation at Carelon Behavioral Health, at the 2023 Northern California State of Reform Health Policy Conference, where he highlighted the state's work to strengthen health exchange and interoperability as a top priority. "From our perspective at Carelon, we're looking
What They're Watching: Meshanette Johnson-Sims, PhD, LMFT, Carelon Behavioral Health
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Aug 9, 2023 | California
Access and equity are key priorities for Meshanette Johnson-Sims, PhD, LMFT, the vice president of health plan and state growth with Carelon Behavioral Health. She told us about her main priorities for state healthcare at the 2023 Northern California State of Reform Health Policy Conference. She said eliminating the various