Official Washington is focused for now on the midterm election, but, when the dust settles on those races, attention quickly will turn to the pressing matters teed up for Congress’s lame-duck session. While an emerging wish list of potential bills, with champions located both inside and outside of Congress, includes many that won’t make the … Read more

Prominent public officials, including President Joe Biden and Gov. Jay Inslee, have identified behavioral health care as a priority service, and some experts discussed how they’re making progress on it in Washington at the 2022 Inland Northwest State of Reform Health Policy Conference.     Psychologist Dr. Noelle Turner, from Mica Peak Psychology & Consulting, … Read more

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 the Morning Keynote and will … Read more

Last year, Colorado declared a youth mental health state of emergency after record numbers of kids and youth in mental health crises were reported across the pediatric health system. According to the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, 40% of public middle and high school respondents had experienced feelings of depression in 2021. The Children’s Hospital Colorado … Read more

This month’s newsletter includes information on Texas’s soon-to-be-implemented abortion trigger law, the release of our Topical Agenda for the 2022 North Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference, and some insight on the growth of virtual care services. Eli Kirshbaum State of Reform 1. Post-Roe abortion law disputes emerge Texas’s abortion trigger law is set to … Read more

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

We were thrilled to host our final conference of the spring season in Phoenix last month! We’re very happy with how the event went and were so grateful to see so many faces from different areas of the state and its health sector come together for such meaningful conversations. Our talented AV team made a … Read more

Priority Health recently announced the launch of their virtual-first primary care plan called Virtual Care Partners exclusively to the employer market with 51+ employees.  According to a Priority Health’s announcement, the model is designed to incentivize new, high quality virtual care delivery to personalize care and lower in-person care costs. The plan also aims to address … Read more

With the 2022 legislative session scheduled to end next week, the Alaska House and Senate recently passed several bills related to health care.   The House passed legislation that would address dementia awareness, patient access to vaccines, people experiencing a mental health crisis, and access to telehealth services. The Senate passed bills that would address … Read more

Alaska lawmakers debated whether health care patients should be required to have an in-person visit with a provider prior to receiving telehealth services during a meeting on Thursday.     Senate Health & Social Services Committee members discussed a proposed amendment to Senate Bill 175, which would address medical assistance coverage for telehealth services, during … Read more