Representative Lina Ortega is a Democrat representing Texas House District 77 in El Paso. First elected in 2016, Rep. Ortega now serves on three committees – Public Health, House Administration, and Transportation. In this podcast, Representative Ortega discusses priority legislation in the House Public Health Committee, the economics of healthcare, and working with colleagues across the aisle.

State of Reform: Health care policy across the U.S.

A Conversation with Representative Lina Ortega

Senator Randi Becker is the Senate Republican Caucus Chair and is a member of the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee. Rep. Paul Harris is the House Minority Caucus Chair and a member of the House Health Care & Wellness Committee. During this podcast, the two legislators discuss their priority bills, big issues we can expect to be tackled during session, as well as their plans for working through key health policy questions in the 105-day convening.

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Representative Nicole Macri serves as the Vice Chair of the Washington State House Healthcare & Wellness Committee as well as Vice Chair of the Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs Committee. In this podcast, Rep. Macri discusses House healthcare leadership, the dynamics in the House Democratic Caucus, as well as her priorities for the 2019 legislative session which include improving Washington’s behavioral health system and addressing the state’s homelessness crisis.

A Conversation with Representative Nicole Macri on Homelessness

Senator Annette Cleveland is the Chair of the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee in the Washington State legislature. Sen. Cleveland recently sat down with State of Reform to discuss her district, her views on the upcoming 2018 elections, and some of her key priorities heading into the 2019 legislative session.

A Conversation with Annette Cleveland

In this podcast, Tracy Bos, General Manager of Senior Markets at Premera Blue Cross, discusses Premera's recent acquisition of Soundpath Health's Medicare Advantage program contract.

Premera discusses Soundpath Health Medicare Advantage contract acquisition

We sat down with Republican candidate for Governor of Alaska Mead Treadwell to discuss healthcare in Alaska as well as some of the health-related challenges faced by the state.

A Conversation with Mead Treadwell

Mike Dunleavy, Republican candidate for Governor of Alaska, sat down with State of Reform in Anchorage to discuss health care in Alaska and the unique health issues facing the state.

A Conversation with Mike Dunleavy

Today, Premera Blue Cross and MultiCare announced an alliance that promises a better customer experience while providing the right care at a lower cost through a new product Peak Care. In this podcast, we sit down with Bill Robertson, President and CEO of MultiCare and Dr. John Espinola, Executive Vice President of Healthcare Services for Premera to learn more about how this alliance was formed and what it seeks to accomplish.

MultiCare and Premera Blue Cross executives discuss new alliance

Pat Allen was named Director of the Oregon Health Authority last fall. In this episode, he walks us through how he has worked to move the OHA forward, including restructuring at the agency and a renewed focus on behavioral health. He also provides insight into the upcoming CCO procurement as the agency continues its work to improve the health care system.

A Conversation with OHA Director Pat Allen

Mike Kreidler is the most senior insurance commissioner in the United States, and is one of the most senior, most well-regarded health policy leaders of any state in the country. He joined us for a one-on-one discussion with DJ Wilson to talk though the state of health policy in 2018, and what we might look for in both Olympia and Washington DC.

A Conversation with Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler

The policy community has increasingly galvanized around the need to do something about Texas’s poor performance on maternal health. However, that has not been matched by a consensus about the appropriate policy path forward. This podcast includes some of Texas’s most prominent stakeholders in the policy deliberations on improving maternal health. Amy Young, MD: Chair, Women's Health Dept., Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin Amanda Adkins: Vice President, Population Health, Cerner Adriana Kohler: Senior Health Policy Associate, Texans Care for Children

Addressing Maternal Health in Texas

Both in Hawaii and across the country, the problem and challenge of housing insecurity continues to grow, continues to challenge our sense of community, and continues to fall short of the needs of individuals in distress. This podcasts offers some new ideas and talks through legislative approaches to bridge the world of health care with that of housing insecurity in Hawaii. Hon. Josh Green, MD: Chair, Senate Committee on Human Services Daniel Cheng, MD: Assistant Chief, Emergency Department, The Queen's Medical Center Pam Witty Oakland: Director, Dept. of Community Services, Honolulu County

Where Homelessness and the Healthcare System Interface in Hawaii

Accountable Communities of Health were first adopted in Washington State statute in 2014. Four years later, their promise and progress has had mixed results. This session fosters an honest conversation about the future of these new organizations, and the role they may be expected to play moving forward. Amina Suchoski: Executive Director and VP, Growth & Community Development, United Healthcare Community and State Alisha Fehrenbacher: Executive Director, Pierce County ACH Susan McLaughlin: Executive Director, King County ACH

A Candid Assessment of Washington's Accountable Communities of Health

This time of transition challenges leaders to become more creative, more agile, and perhaps more collaborative. This session of executive leaders from Hawaii’s health care sector highlights the principles, strategies, and thinking that underpins the organizational leadership in Hawaii’s health care sector today. Ray Vara: President & Chief Executive Officer, Hawaii Pacific Health Mike Stollar: President & Chief Executive Officer, HMSA Moderated by DJ Wilson, Host of State of Reform

Hawaii Organizational Leadership During Political Uncertainty

As governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley led one of the most innovative reform efforts to have been implemented in any state. By moving hospitals to a fixed and predictable payment model, incentives for the organizations were redirected from quantity to a new focus on quality. O’Malley was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 2016, and made health care an important part of his campaign. We sat down with O’Malley at our 2018 Hawaii State of Reform Health Policy Conference, where he was one of the keynote speakers. We talk through some of the health care reforms he worked on in Maryland, and the current state of our national politics.

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State of Reform: Health care policy across the U.S.

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