What They're Watching: Ngozi Ezike, MD, Sinai Chicago
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Oct 2, 2023 | Illinois
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Oct 2, 2023 | Illinois
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Oct 2, 2023 | Illinois
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Oct 2, 2023 | Illinois
Alex Nelson, Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 26, 2023 | California
Andrea Goetz, the executive director of the Child & Family Division at Carelon Behavioral Health, discussed Illinois's Children's Behavioral Transformation Initiative and its significance for children's health at the 2023 Illinois State of Reform Health Policy Conference. She also told us she's focused on ensuring children have access to the
The ongoing redetermination of Medicaid eligibility is a top-of-mind issue for Rushil Desai, CEO of Aetna Better Health of Illinois. Speaking to us at the 2023 Illinois State of Reform Health Policy Conference, Desai said Aetna is working to ensure members maintain health insurance coverage through the process. "... We're
Among Illinois Deputy Governor Sol Flores' priorities for state healthcare is bringing different state agencies together to improve health equity. We had the honor of sitting down with the deputy governor to hear about her health policy goals for Illinois at the 2023 Illinois State of Reform Health Policy Conference.
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
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
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