5 Things Oregon: Conference keynotes, Panel coverage
Eli Kirshbaum | Nov 21, 2022 | Oregon
Colorado voters to decide fate of Healthy School Meals for All program on the November ballot
Boram Kim | Oct 27, 2022 | Colorado
On November 8th, voters in Colorado will decide the fate of Proposition FF, a ballot measure created by the recently passed House Bill 1414 to provide healthy meals for public school students. Under the proposal, tax deductions on higher incomes would be restructured so that the revenue can
Survey finds majority of Texans believe more state funding for social determinants of health is needed
Boram Kim | Oct 19, 2022 | Texas
According to the results of a new state survey, 56% of Texans say health insurance should cover non-medical factors such as access to food and housing. A majority (65%) of respondents also said more state funding to address these factors, often referred to as social determinants of health
North Texas panel advocates for more required SDOH services for Medicaid managed care organizations
Boram Kim | Oct 13, 2022 | Texas
During the 2022 North Texas State of Reform Conference, a panel of experts outlined the need for Texas to establish more robust requirements for managed care organizations (MCO) to address social determinants of health. Stephen Palmer, Managing Principal for Health Management Associates’ Austin office, said the state’s comprehensive
First-of-its-kind facility to provide housing and health care to the homeless in downtown Denver
Boram Kim | Oct 10, 2022 | Colorado
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) opened a new facility in downtown Denver on Thursday that will provide both housing and health care to people experiencing homelessness. The Renaissance Legacy Lofts and Stout Street Recuperative Care Center is the first mixed-use housing development in the state to
CDHS hires new chief equity, diversity, and inclusion officer
Colorado Department of Human Services | Sep 23, 2022 | Colorado
Dr. Sandy Ho has been hired as chief equity, diversity, and inclusion officer for the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). For more than two decades, Dr. Ho has contributed to and been recognized at the regional and state levels for advocacy and championing transformational equity, diversity, and inclusion
State of Reform returns to North Texas in-person for its annual health policy conference
Boram Kim | Sep 19, 2022 | Texas
After being virtual for 2020 and 2021, the 2022 North Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference returns in person at the Irving Convention Center in Dallas on Tuesday, September 27th. Dr. Fred Cerise, President & Chief Executive Officer of Parkland Health & Hospital System, is scheduled for