Q&A: Dr. Paul Sherman, Chief Medical Officer at CHPW
Emily Boerger | Feb 24, 2020 | Washington
Q&A: Rep. Marsha Judkins on health, housing, and drug transparency
Michael Goldberg | Feb 19, 2020 | Utah
Q&A: Bahney Dedolph, deputy director of the Arizona Council of Human Service Providers, discusses mental health in Arizona
Monte Whaley | Jan 29, 2020 | Arizona
Dedolph joined the Arizona Council of Human Service Providers staff in January 2013 as the policy analyst and is currently the deputy director. Having read the biography of Jane Addams at a very young age, Dedolph dedicated her life to being a social worker and walking in the footsteps of
A conversation with Lauren Crawford Shaver on the opposition to Medicare for All
Emily Boerger | Jan 28, 2020 | Federal
Single-payer, Medicare for All, and public option proposals have become staples in the national conversation surrounding health care reform. What were once considered fringe, far-left proposals are now central to the health care debate among Democratic presidential candidates. As these reforms have pushed into the mainstream, organized opposition has coalesced
Q&A: Rep. Geran Tarr talks about health care policy in Alaska, systems level thinking, and preventive care.
Michael Goldberg | Nov 26, 2019 | Alaska
As a member of the House Health and Social Services Committee, Rep. Geran Tarr has been a strong voice for preventive care and the expansion of coverage. With the legislative session fast approaching, I caught up with Rep. Tarr to ask about how she plans to approach health legislation in
Q&A: Rep. Kim Schrier discusses the cost of prescription drugs, her bill to expand medicare benefits, and the perspective she brings to health legislation.
Michael Goldberg | Oct 23, 2019 | Washington
Representative Kim Schrier was elected to represent Washington's 8th congressional district in 2018, a seat no Democrat had previously held. After a narrow jungle primary victory, Rep. Schrier faced a seasoned opponent, Dino Rossi, in a general election contest where health care became a key issue. Since entering Congress after
Q&A: Swapna Reddy, ASU College of Health Solutions
Emily Viles | Oct 16, 2019 | Arizona
Swapna Reddy is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions. She is also part of the faculty at Arizona State University’s Barrett, the Honors College, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Health Care Administration at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, AZ. In this
Q&A: Jack Hooper, Take Command Health
Emily Viles | Oct 8, 2019 | Texas
Jack Hooper is the Founder and CEO of Take Command Health. Prior to co-founding Take Command Health, Jack was a strategy consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and an intelligence officer for the FBI and CIA. Jack twice received an innovation award from the Director of the FBI and was
Q&A: Colt Courtright, Premera, on HHS's rule on interoperability
Emily Boerger | Oct 7, 2019 | Alaska, Washington
Colt Courtright is the Director of Corporate Data & Analytics and is a key leader in Premera Blue Cross’s interoperability initiatives. We recently caught up with Courtright to discuss a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that aims to advance interoperability and allow patients
Q&A: Steve Wigginton, CEO of Sutter Health | Aetna
Emily Boerger | Oct 1, 2019 | California
Steve Wigginton is the Chief Executive Officer of Sutter Health | Aetna, a jointly-owned health care company serving members in Northern California. Wigginton joined us for a Q&A to discuss the joint venture’s major accomplishments in its first year, key lessons learned, and the partnership’s overarching goals related to utilizing
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