Finding ways to support the healthcare workforce is more important than ever. In this edition of “What They’re Watching,” Jenifer Tertel, regional vice president of human resources for Medical City Healthcare, says part of the solution is increasing clinical capacity to ensure facilities can accommodate every Texan who wants to become a healthcare provider. “We … Read more
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced on September 8th that John Hellerstedt, MD, will be stepping down as the Commissioner of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) at the end of the month after 14 years of service. Hellerstedt, who has led the department since 2016, is retiring from state … Read more
Echoing the sentiment of various other stakeholders, lobbyist Gregg Knaupe tells us that workforce is the number one issue facing Texas health care. Knaupe is President of Knaupe Government Relations, where he has extensive experience working with hospitals and other health policy stakeholders on state and federal policy issues. “Health care providers have struggled with … Read more
This newsletter features a video of the Lunch Keynote from last month’s 2022 Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference as well as updates on Medicaid financing and important health policy litigation. Thanks, as always, for reading! Eli Kirshbaum State of Reform 1. Lunch Keynote: Health policy in the Texas Legislature Two high-profile leaders in health … Read more
Two high-profile leaders in health policymaking took the stage for the Lunch Keynote of our recent 2022 Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference. Rep. Chris Turner, Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, and Rep. James Frank, Chair of the House Human Services Committee, discussed the policy to come out of last year’s legislative session, … Read more
Last week, over 200 Texas health policy stakeholders gathered at the 2022 Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference for a day of thoughtful, forward-looking conversations on how to improve health care in the state. In case you weren’t able to make it, we put together a highlight video that features the sights and sounds from the day. We … Read more
At the 2022 Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference in Austin last week, panelists in the “Bringing an equity lens to health care” session highlighted the importance of understandable and accessible data in creating solutions to health disparities, and discussed how to depoliticize health equity conversations in Texas. Ankit Sanghavi, executive director … Read more
We were honored to kick off last week’s 2022 Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference with remarks from two widely respected leaders in the health policy space. Gov. Mike Leavitt, former governor of the State of Utah and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and John Hellerstedt, M.D., commissioner … Read more
Earlier this month, we hosted our 2022 Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference, bringing together thought leaders, legislators, and policy experts into multi-silo conversations about the future of health care in Texas. Too often, those with good ideas for reforming health care don’t have a solid understanding of how the legislative process … Read more
With the 2022 Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference coming up next week, we wanted to share the list of over 150 organizations that will be attending our event. It’s an impressive list and one that we’re honored to host and convene on March 10th! We are looking forward to seeing a few hundred … Read more