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What They're Watching: Ngozi Ezike, MD, Sinai Chicago

, | Oct 2, 2023 | Illinois

What They're Watching: Dr. Twin Green, Link and Option Center

, | Oct 2, 2023 | Illinois

What They're Watching: Lakshmi Emory, MD, Aetna Better Health of Illinois

, | Oct 2, 2023 | Illinois

Virtual Conversation: Gene Therapy and the Promise for Rare Disease in California

, | Sep 26, 2023 | California

What They're Watching: Andrea Goetz, Carelon Behavioral Health

, | Sep 18, 2023 | Illinois

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...[ Read More ]

What They're Watching: Rushil Desai, Aetna Better Health of Illinois

| Sep 18, 2023 | Illinois

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...[ Read More ]

What They're Watching: Dep. Gov. Sol Flores, State of Illinois

, | Sep 18, 2023 | Illinois

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....[ Read More ]

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 ]