Home Health Leaders Paul VerHoeve (Mission Healthcare), Josh Proffitt (LHC Group), and Bob Holly (Home Health Care News)
Release Date: 12/17/2021
Inland Empire Health Plan's Dr. Ben Jauregui: Transitions of Care & the Inland Coalition on Aging
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Dr. Jauregui's parents were an inspiration to the work he now does in the Inland Empire, including serving with IEHP and even volunteering as a DJ at various community events. Dr. Jauregui shares about the impact his team has in serving over 1.5M IEHP members and how the Inland Coalition is developing a master plan to be rolled out to the 4.6+M individuals living in the Inland Empire
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Disability Rights California Executive Director Andy Imparato
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Disability Right California (DRC) and its 350 employees serve the community of over 10 millions individuals in california with developmental, behavioral, as well as physical health disabilities. Andy Imparato shares about the history of DRC, it's connection to federal efforts, and how he was inspired to get involved and ultimately have a career in serving as a leader in advocating for the rights of individuals with disabilities.
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InnovAge Leaders Maria Lozzano and Shadie Qaqish Discuss PACE Growth in California and Beyond
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InnovAge leaders Maria and Shadie join host Gavin Ward to give background on InnovAge (including its growth in CA and other states), the "secret" of PACE, and why PACE's growth nationally may not be as rapid as other service types.
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Data Exchange Framework with John Ohanian-Chief Data Officer, California Health & Human Services
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John joins the show and shares how he went from thinking he'd be a Summer Camp Director to leading the implementation of California's Data Exchange Framework. He discusses how his role as the Chief Data Officer for CAHHS as well as his Director role for the Center for Data Inisghts and Innovation is to help lead organizaitons, whether healthcare, county, or community based, to share pertinent information to best impact those they care for in California.
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California Association of Health Plans (CAHP) President and CEO Charles Bacchi on 2024 Initiatives, Upcoming Annual Conference
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California Association of Health Plans (CAHP) President and CEO Charles Bacchi joins host Gavin Ward to discuss CAHP's 2024 Initiatives, upcoming CAHP Conference with over California 1,000 healthcare leaders, and more.
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Titanium Healthcare's California Impact with Founder & CEO Gray Miller
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From a small clinic in downtown LA to impacting tens of thousands of lives in California and beyond, Gray shares how Titanium has expanded in scope and location to help the historically underserved access care in meaningful ways through traditional medical services as well as CalAIM funded enhanced care management, community supports, and more.
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California's Community Health Worker Growth: Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans Partnering with Pear Suite
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Colby Takeda, Pear Suite Co-Founder and CEO, shares how his upbringing, including serving in a nursing home as a teenager, was an inspirtation into serving his community and and ultimately becoming a national leader in the community health worker space. Since 2022's approval of the community health worker benefit in California, Colby shares how his tech enabled platform organization, Pear Suite, has helped community based organizations, including a barber shops, become commuinty health worker sites that are able to bill for their important work in the community.
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Valerie Martinez- Blue Shield of California (BSC) Promise Health Plan's Chief Health Equity Officer
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Beginning no later than 2024, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) required all Medi-Cal managed care organizations to have a chief health equity officer (CHEO). Valerie shares how BSC Promise Health Plan gave her the opportunity in 2022 to be its first CHEO and some of the progress she's made in her first 18 months.
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California Medical Association Partner Heath Tech 4 Medicaid's Adimika Arthur on Medicaid IT Impact
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The California Medical Association has partnered with Health Tech 4 Medicaid (HT4M) at its upcoming 2nd annual CMA HIT Summit, "Health IT In the Safety Net." HT4M's founder Adimika Arthur, whose career has been instrumental in ensuring access to care, joins the show to share the importance of Health IT on health equity and ensuring a safety net for those that may otherwise struggle to get the care they need.
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CalAIM Leaders' 2023 Highlights & Future Outlook: DHCS' Michel Huizar & HC² Strategies Dora Barilla
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From the highlights and challenges in 2023 to what to expect in 2024 and beyond, Gavin discusses CalAIM with guests Michel Huizar, Branch Chief, DHCS Managed Care Quality and Monitoring Division, and Dora Barilla, Co-Founder, HC² Strategies.
info_outlineJosh, Paul, and Bob joined us at our first all-star event to touch on the latest in home health and post-acute care, including the Choose Home Act and workforce shortage.