In this edition of “What They’re Watching,” we sat down with Shruti Kothari, Director of Industry Initiatives for Blue Shield of California, to hear about her focus on health data sharing in California. As part of the Connecting for Better Health Coalition, Kothari and her organization are committed to advancing the exchange of … Read more
In this edition of our “What They’re Watching” series, Alex Briscoe, Principal at the California Children’s Trust, tells us about his passion for improving the way California serves the behavioral health needs of its children. Through his work in the 5-year California Children’s Trust initiative, Briscoe and his colleagues have developed comprehensive strategies for reforming … Read more
In this edition of our “What They’re Watching” video series, Lucy Marrero, Director of Behavioral Health and Social Programs for Gold Coast Health Plan, discusses her work to improve behavioral health access in California. She believes school-based behavioral health support is key to addressing the state’s youth behavioral health crisis. She highlighted the … Read more
In this edition of our “What They’re Watching” series, Mohit Ghose, State Affairs Officer at Elevance Health, says it’s a “very exciting time to be in health care” due to California’s recent, unprecedented policy movement. He emphasized the increasing levels of integrated care that are being realized in the state. “We are now … Read more
It was fantastic to see so many of you at last month’s 2022 Los Angeles State of Reform Health Policy Conference! This newsletter features a recap of the event’s keynotes and some of the panel conversations from the day. Our video team also made a “What You Missed” video from the event that captured the sights and sounds … Read more
At the 2022 Los Angeles State of Reform Health Policy Conference, California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Director Michelle Baass discussed some of the latest and most notable developments in Medi-Cal during her Morning Keynote. In particular, Baass highlighted the progress of CalAIM implementation and addressed Medi-Cal workforce development initiatives, as well … Read more
A pair of speakers at the 2022 Los Angeles State of Reform Health Policy Conference identified some challenges they are expecting with implementation of the recently established CARE Court system. The panelists also discussed how they expect the CARE Courts to impact the state’s behavioral health system. The CARE Court program, established through … Read more
We were honored to have LA Care Health Plan CEO John Baackes close out the 2022 Los Angeles State of Reform Health Policy Conference last week. During his remarks, Baackes discusses the significant barriers of social determinants of health and the strategies to address them, his experience in LA-area health care while leading the nation’s … Read more
Data sharing is critical to the achievement of CalAIM’s goals, according to a group of experts who spoke at our 2022 Los Angeles State of Reform Health Policy Conference last week. Experts on our “CalAIM implementation issues” panel also spoke about their organizations’ successes and challenges so far with the statewide CalAIM initiative to reform … Read more
We hosted our 2022 Los Angeles State of Reform Health Policy Conference recently, bringing together thought leaders, legislators, and policy experts into multi-silo conversations about the future of health care in California. Too often, those with good ideas for reforming health care don’t have a solid understanding of how the legislative process works. … Read more