Nancy Baum is the health policy director with the Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT) at the University of Michigan. She leads CHRT’s health policy projects and research in health care reform, health status improvement, local public health, and behavioral health. In this Q&A, Baum discusses CHRT’s latest research projects, behavioral health legislation, and … Read more
Laura Summers is the senior health care analyst at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah. She focuses on conducting research on health care data and health policy outcomes in Utah. Prior to Kem C. Gardner, she was senior director of state intelligence at Leavitt Partners. In this Q&A, Summers discusses … Read more
Representative Mary Bradfield (R – Fountain) is a member of the Colorado House Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee and the House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee, as of Jan. 11. She also is a member of the Behavioral Health Transformational Task Force. In this Q&A, Bradfield talks with State of … Read more
Dave Schneider is a managing principal at Health Management Associates’ Lansing office. He is an experienced public administrator with more than 30 years’ experience dedicated to improving specialty care. Prior to HMA, Schneider worked as a behavioral health specialist at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) where he led the development of … Read more
Heather Nicholoff is a senior associate at Kheder, Davis & Associates and lobbies in the Michigan Legislature on health policy issues. She previously served as the chief of staff to the chairman of the House Health Policy Committee for five years. In this Q&A, Nicholoff discusses the importance of addressing workforce shortages in the 2022 … Read more
Rep. Alma Hernandez has served Arizona’s third legislative district since 2019. She serves on the Federal Relations and House Health & Human Services committees. In this Q&A, Rep. Hernandez discusses work she hopes to accomplish in the upcoming legislative session, youth behavioral health, and accessibility of care for undocumented individuals. Soraya Marashi: What … Read more
Tracy Gruber is the executive director of the Utah Department of Human Services (DHS) and will serve as the executive director of the newly merged Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) when it operationalizes in July of 2022. In this Q&A, Gruber discusses the challenges of the merger, the status of the conversations … Read more
Rep. Mary Whiteford (R-Allegan) serves as the chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services and vice-chair of the full Appropriations Committee. She also sits as a member of the House Health Policy Committee. In this Q&A, Whiteford talks about her behavioral health and physical health integration package, her plans for the … Read more
John Barnas is the Executive Director of the Michigan Center for Rural Health and Crystal Barter is the Center’s Director of Programs & Services. They are a private, non-profit office of rural health. Their Board of Directors brings together representatives from state government, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the Michigan Health & … Read more
Ashley Moretz is the director of the Office of Primary Care & Rural Health at the Utah Department of Health. He has been the director since Feb. 2020 and aims to improve health care access to rural, underserved communities in Utah. In this Q&A, Moretz discusses the challenge of workforce shortages in rural clinics and … Read more