What They're Watching: Sherell McDearmon, Bristol Meyers Squibb
Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 29, 2022 | Arizona
What They're Watching: Alan Pruhs, Association for Utah Community Health
Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 21, 2022 | Utah
What They’re Watching: Joe DeMattos, Health Facilities Association of Maryland
Nicole Pasia | Sep 13, 2022 | Maryland
As President of the Health Facilities Association of Maryland, Joe DeMattos is focused on improving care integration for the state’s long-term care settings, including skilled nursing, assisted living programs, and continuing care retirement communities. At our 2022 Maryland State of Reform Health Policy Conference, DeMattos said Maryland already has relatively
What They're Watching: Jess Molberg, Coordinated Care
Shane Ersland | Sep 12, 2022 | Washington
Jess Molberg is the Senior Director of Behavioral Health at Coordinated Care. She is focused on serving specialty populations, including those in foster care, with behavioral health issues. During our 2022 Inland Northwest State of Reform Health Policy Conference, she said a current Coordinated Care project allows her to help
What They're Watching: Melanie Brim, Michigan Health Council
Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 6, 2022 | Michigan
In addition to her organization's work to expand clinical training capacity for health professionals in Michigan, Melanie Brim, President & CEO of the Michigan Health Council (MHC), says MHC's implementation of implicit bias training earlier this year is a key solution for improving health equity. MHC's implicit bias training program
What They're Watching: David Wetherelt, Briljent
Eli Kirshbaum | Aug 24, 2022 | California
David Wetherelt, Client Services Manager for Briljent, is focused on addressing the modular nature of different systems in health care. When different siloes, such as health data collection organizations and Medicaid Enterprise Systems, buy separate technologies for their operation, it can be challenging to connect these systems together in a
What They’re Watching: Sen. Mary Washington
Nicole Pasia | Aug 23, 2022 | Maryland
Investing in the mental health wellness of children in Maryland will be a priority for Sen. Mary Washington (D-Baltimore City) during the next legislative session. As Senate chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, Washington says she will work to recommend policies and budget initiatives that prioritize
What They're Watching: Tracy Gruber, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Eli Kirshbaum | Aug 17, 2022 | Utah
Tracy Gruber, the Director of the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, wants the state's health care system to move to a place where it accepts the fact that COVID-19 will be around for a long time and to provide the needed support for Utahns to continue living their
What They’re Watching: Carol Steckel, InnovAge
Nicole Pasia | Aug 2, 2022 | Florida
With her 30 years of experience working with the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Carol Steckel, Executive Vice President of Government Relations at InnovAge, reflects on the transformation of PACE from small-scale, community-based models to state investments that are being replicated across the country. With
What They're Watching: Dawna Cato, PhD, Arizona Nurses Association
Eli Kirshbaum | Jul 26, 2022 | Arizona
As the CEO of the Arizona Nurses Association, Dawna Cato, PhD, is primarily focused on one policy area: the nursing workforce. With Arizona being one of the states with the worst health care workforce shortages, Cato works with the state to implement policy that will help bolster this critical workforce
