Healthcare leaders discussed the implementation of CalAIM, a multi-year plan to transform the state’s Medi-Cal program for a more seamless connection to additional social services, at the 2023 State of Reform Southern California Health Policy Conference. Part of the CalAIM initiative engages community-based health organizations for better integration between clinical providers and health plans through … Read more
At the 2023 Maryland State of Reform Health Policy Conference last month, several panelists discussed health-related bills that were signed into law this year, and three delegates highlighted the successes of this year’s session as it pertains to healthcare. Legislators touted this year’s session as a major success when it comes to improving the healthcare … Read more
Health network leaders discussed how they’re working to improve social determinants of health (SDOH) and health equity at the 2023 Maryland State of Reform Health Policy Conference. Angelo Edge, CEO of Aetna Better Health of Maryland, mentioned some incentives the organization is working on to address SDOH, including opening health education centers that focus on … Read more
About one in six adults in California currently experience mental health challenges, while at the same time, rates of depression in adolescents have also increased. Health industry leaders banned together at the 2023 Northern California State of Reform Health Policy Conference to discuss the increasing need for behavioral healthcare, and the work their organizations are … Read more
To advance health equity, quality, access, accountability, and transparency, new Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan (MCPs) Contracts will take effect across the state of California starting in January 2024. MCPs play a vital role in CalAIM, which stands for California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal, and will prioritize prevention and whole-person care. Under the new contracts, Blue … Read more
For the past seven years, the Arizona Department of Health Services (AzDHS) has sponsored the annual Arizona Cord Blood Conference, and this year’s is right around the corner. Each day, individuals die from one of 80 diseases due to the lack of bone marrow or cord blood match, according to the department. The Arizona Public … Read more
Addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH) is an important step in addressing racism as a public health challenge, according to health equity experts in Michigan. But, it is also about the dismantling of unwritten social structures affecting health. At our 2022 Michigan State of Reform Health Policy Conference, three experts discussed the challenge racism … Read more
Matt Hansen is the Executive Director of the Homecare and Hospice Association of Utah (HHAU). Previously, he worked as an independent strategic consultant with a health care industry focus. Hansen recently spoke on the implications of moving care into the home at our 2022 Utah State of Reform Health Policy Conference in Salt Lake City. … Read more
Scott Monteith, M.D. is the Regional Medical Director at Beacon Health Options out of Michigan. He is also currently on the board of directors for Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN). Monteith will be speaking on the future of behavioral health at our upcoming 2022 Michigan State of Reform Health Policy Conference next week … Read more
The Topical Agenda for our 2022 Florida State of Reform Health Policy Conference is now live! State of Reform pulls in health care and health policy executives—each working to improve the health care system in their own way—into a united conversation and in a single space. At this conference, we will be exploring the … Read more