In this edition of “5 Things We’re Watching,” we take a look at health items on Gov. Ige’s intent to veto list, feature coverage on NHPI health disparities, and examine the impact of inflation on health care. Thank you for your continued support! Emily Boerger State of Reform 1. Health policy on Ige’s intent to … Read more
Thank you so much to everyone who attended the 2022 Maryland State of Reform Health Policy Conference earlier this month! It was a day filled with great energy, insightful presentations, and engaging conversations. If you weren’t able to join us, we’ve put together a “What You Missed” video that will give you a sense of the sights … Read more
Tomorrow is the last scheduled day of the 2022 Legislative Session. With that in mind, I wanted to extend a big thank you to Nicole Pasia who leads our Hawaii health care reporting at State of Reform. She’s been steeped in policy and budget conversations for the past few months and has had her finger … 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
Last week we were honored to host the 2022 Washington State of Reform Health Policy Conference, which brought together a diverse group of some of the most senior health care executives and health policy leaders in the state. In this edition of “5 Things We’re Watching” we feature several of the keynotes, conversations, and breakout … Read more
Three experts came together at the 2021 Oregon State of Reform Health Policy Conference to talk through diversity, equity, and inclusion investments and their impacts on the social determinants of health. The panel reviewed efforts underway to collect better data around the social determinants of health, create a more inclusive health care workforce, and connect … Read more
This edition of 5 Things We’re Watching touches on a broad range of issues impacting Alaska’s health care system. We feature a conversation on improving health equity in the state, the latest data on COVID hospitalization and treatment costs, and State of Reform Reporter Ethan Kispert has a forward-looking policy conversation with Sen. Tom Begich. … Read more
Apprise Health Insights — the data subsidiary of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) — announced on Wednesday it will partner with GE Healthcare to launch a first-in-the-nation “automated real time hospital bed and resource tracking tool.” Under leadership from Oregon Health & Science University, the tracking platform, called the Oregon Capacity … Read more