What They're Watching: Francoise Culley-Trotman, AlohaCare
Eli Kirshbaum | Feb 27, 2023 | Hawaii
What They're Watching: Gordon Ito, Hawaii insurance commissioner
Eli Kirshbaum | Feb 27, 2023 | Hawaii
What They're Watching: Joyce Tapley, Foremost Family Health Centers
Eli Kirshbaum | Feb 20, 2023 | Texas
In this edition of our "What They're Watching" series, we hear from Joyce Tapley, who serves as CEO of Foremost Family Health Centers. As a federally qualified health center, Tapley said her organization's biggest need is obtaining additional funding to continue supporting the safety net population. Namely, she recommends federal
What They're Watching: Protect Texas Fragile Kids
Eli Kirshbaum | Feb 20, 2023 | Texas
Protect Texas Fragile Kids advocates for children with complex needs and disabilities at the policy level, ensuring that this historically marginalized population has a voice in conversations around health policy. In this edition of our "What They're Watching" video series, we heard from Executive Director Hannah Mehta at last year's
What They're Watching: Fred Cerise, MD, Parkland Health and Hospital System
Eli Kirshbaum | Feb 20, 2023 | Texas
In this edition of "What They're Watching," Parkland Health and Hospital System CEO Fred Cerise, MD, said he is laser-focused on improving healthcare affordability. At last year's North Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference—for which he was a keynote speaker—Cerise told us that a better coordination of healthcare services
What They're Watching: Jon McDaid, Oregon Health Authority
Eli Kirshbaum | Feb 15, 2023 | Oregon
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Principal Executive Manager Jon McDaid says he is focused on ensuring OHA gathers input directly from community members to inform the development of Medicaid policy. During our 2022 Oregon State of Reform Health Policy Conference, McDaid explained the importance of helping members navigate the healthcare system,
What They're Watching: Melinda Estep, Health Management Associates
Eli Kirshbaum | Feb 13, 2023 | Colorado
Melinda Estep, Managing Director of Delivery Systems at Health Management Associates, says she's focused on ways to promote and improve value-based care in Colorado. When we caught up with her at the 2022 Colorado State of Reform Health Policy Conference in November, she said she's particularly interested in how to
What They're Watching: Peter Weir, MD, University of Utah Health
Eli Kirshbaum | Jan 25, 2023 | Utah
In this edition of our "What They're Watching" series, Peter Weir, MD, Executive Director of Population Health at University of Utah Health, says one of his top priorities is integrating behavioral and physical health. He says the separation of the two critical areas of healthcare is "artificial." "As
What They're Watching: Alan Weil, Health Affairs
Eli Kirshbaum | Jan 23, 2023 | Maryland
In this edition of "What They're Watching," the editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, Alan Weil, discusses the work to demonstrate the link between healthcare outcomes and race. Interviewed at last year's Maryland conference, Weil talked about how finding evidence that race impacts health outcomes has proven more challenging than finding data
What They’re Watching: Rep. Ken McCarty, House Health & Social Services Committee
Shane Ersland | Jan 19, 2023 | Alaska
Rep. Ken McCarty (R-Eagle River), a member of the House Health & Social Services Committee, said one of his primary healthcare concerns is ensuring that providers are reimbursed adequately for the services they provide. “I’m concerned about our providers. To make sure they get paid. There’s a lot
