Q&A: Dr. Christine Cauffield on sustainable behavioral health funding in Florida
Nicole Pasia | May 25, 2022 | Florida
What They’re Watching: Del. Kenneth Kerr
Nicole Pasia | May 24, 2022 | Maryland
Q&A: Matt Hansen discusses impact pandemic had on homecare and hospice
Patrick Jones | May 4, 2022 | Utah
Matt Hansen is the Executive Director of the Homecare and Hospice Association of Utah (HHAU). Previously, he worked as an independent strategic consultant with a health care industry focus. Hansen recently spoke on the implications of moving care into the home at our 2022 Utah State of Reform Health Policy
Q&A: Healthcare Association of Hawaii on strengthening the health workforce
Nicole Pasia | Apr 26, 2022 | Hawaii
The Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH) this month announced Colleen Leopoldino would join as the Manager of Workforce Development. In this role, Leopoldino will work with HAH’s Healthcare Workforce Initiative (HWI) as the liaison to high school programs and other workforce programs. HWI produced its first report in 2019, which
Q&A: Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley is prioritizing maternal health bills and affordable housing this session
Soraya Marashi | Mar 23, 2022 | Arizona
Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley (D - Tucson) has represented Arizona’s 9th Legislative District since 2016. She currently sits on the House Health & Human Services, Regulatory Affairs, and Ways & Means Committees. In this Q&A, Powers Hannley discusses her focus on maternal and child health legislation for this session, as
Q&A: U of U medical director discusses clinic successfully addressing SDOH
Patrick Jones | Mar 10, 2022 | Utah
Peter Weir, M.D. is the executive medical director of population health at University of Utah Health (U of U Health). Weir helps lead the Intensive Outpatient Clinic (IOC), a clinic focused on addressing the social determinants of health by integrating physical and behavioral health. Weir will speak about Utah’s continuing
Q&A: Lt. Gov. Primavera on expanding access to physical and behavioral health services
Patrick Jones | Mar 7, 2022 | Colorado
Dianne Primavera is the Lieutenant Governor of Colorado and leads the Office of Saving People Money on Health Care and the Office of eHealth Innovation. She was formerly a state legislator and the CEO of Susan G. Komen Colorado. In this Q&A, Primavera discusses her work in the legislature, future
Q&A: Matt Slonaker discusses Medicaid redetermination concerns and how COVID will change Utah
Patrick Jones | Mar 3, 2022 | Utah
Q&A: Matt Slonaker discusses Medicaid redetermination concerns and how COVID will change Utah. Matt Slonaker is the executive director of Utah Health Policy Project (UHPP). He has been with UHPP for around ten years, aiming to bring every Utahn health insurance coverage and lower the uninsured rate. Slonaker will be
Q&A: MHCC’s Ben Steffen on the future of CRISP and health information exchanges
Nicole Pasia | Mar 3, 2022 | Maryland
Ben Steffen is the executive director of the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC), an independent regulatory agency under the Department of Health. MHCC designates Maryland’s health information exchange (HIE), the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP). In this Q&A, Steffen reflects on the role CRISP played in mapping
Q&A: Deputy Medicaid Director Tricia Roddy and Debra Ruppert on preparing for redeterminations
Nicole Pasia | Feb 22, 2022 | Maryland
Approximately 1.68 million Marylanders—over a third of the state population—are Medicaid recipients as of Feb. 18. Beneficiaries are currently protected from being disenrolled during the federal public health emergency (PHE), which is expected to extend into July 2022. However, once the PHE ends, enrollees who lost eligibility may lose their
