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What They're Watching: Margaret Kirkegaard, Health Management Associates

, | 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...[ Read More ]

What They're Watching: Le Ondra Clark Harvey, PhD, California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies

, | 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...[ Read More ]

What They're Watching: Karen Larsen, Steinberg Institute

, | 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...[ Read More ]

What They're Watching: Bradley Schmidt, Northern California PET Imaging Center

, | 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...[ Read More ]

What They're Watching: Puneet Nayyar, Carelon Behavioral Health

, | 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...[ Read More ]

What They're Watching: Meshanette Johnson-Sims, PhD, LMFT, Carelon Behavioral Health

, | 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...[ Read More ]