Sessions

Here’s a recap of all the sessions from the Colorado Health Cabinet Health Policy Summit, hosted by HCPF.

Download Introductory Comments and Sessions Slides

Download COVID19 CDPHE Update and Closing Remarks Slides

Reducing the Cost of Prescription Drugs and Other Affordability Priorities
Kim Bimestefer: Executive Director, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing

 

State Opportunities to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs
Tom Leahy: Pharmacy Officer Director, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing
Caitlin Westerson: Senior Health Policy Advisor, Office of Saving People Money on Health Care
Sami Diab, MD: President, Colorado Medical Society
Michael Conway: Insurance Commissioner, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (Moderator)

 

Federal Opportunities to Better Control Prescription Drug Costs
Sen. John Hickenlooper: Senator, United States Senate
Sen. Michael Bennet: Senator, United States Senate
Marissa Schlaifer: Vice President, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, OptumRx
Gerard Anderson, MD: Director, The John Hopkins Center for Hospital Finance Management
Kim Bimestefer: Executive Director, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (Moderator)

 

Colorado’s Behavioral Health Task Force Priorities and Next Steps
Hon. Dianne Primavera: Lieutenant Governor, State of Colorado
Robert Werthwein: Director, Office of Behavioral Health, Colorado Department of Human Services

 

Helping Rural Hospitals and Communities Thrive
Will Cook: President & Chief Executive Officer, Vail Health
Carrie Paykoç: Director, Office of eHealth Innovation
Michelle Mills: Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Rural Health Center
Nancy Dolson: Special Financing Division Director, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
John Bartholomew: Chief Financial Officer, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (Moderator)

 

Helping Employers Control Health Care Costs
Robert J. Smith: Executive Director, Colorado Business Group of Health
Dick Monfort: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Rockies
Cristen Bates: Senior Advisor on Affordability Partnerships, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Michael Conway: Insurance Commissioner, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (Moderator)

 

COVID19 Public Health Response
Jill Hunsaker Ryan: Executive Director, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Scott Bookman: Director, Disease Control & COVID-19 Incident Commander, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment