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From ACA Repeal Attempts to Natural Disasters and Health Tech Breakthroughs, a Look Back at 2017

From ACA Repeal Attempts to Natural Disasters and Health Tech Breakthroughs, a Look Back at 2017

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter look back on a tumultuous year in health policy, natural disasters, and disruptive breakthroughs with technology in health care. They revisit conversations with some memorable guests including GOP strategists Lanhee Chen and Michael Leavitt on the Trump Administration’s approach to health reform, American Telemedicine Association President Peter Yellowlees, and American Well co-founders Roy and Ido Schoenberg, who have partnered with Apple and Stanford Medicine in the groundbreaking Apple Heart Study.

Former HealthCare.Gov CMO Josh Peck Launches Get America Covered to Fill ACA Marketing Gap

Former HealthCare.Gov CMO Josh Peck Launches Get America Covered to Fill ACA Marketing Gap

  This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Joshua Peck, Co-Founder of Get America Covered,  @GetUSCovered, a non-profit entity launched by former employees of HealthCare.gov, to fill a marketing  void in this year’s shortened Open Enrollment under the Affordable Care Act. Mr. Peck discusses the millions of Americans who qualify for subsidies to offset the cost of insurance and the star power he’s assembled to help get the word out.  

Dr. Bennet Davis Visits CHC!

Dr. Bennet Davis Visits CHC!

On Thursday, March 24, 2016 Dr. Bennet Davis, the nation’s leading pain specialist, visited CHC and the Weitzman Institute for discussions surrounding the opioid epidemic, Project ECHO Pain and Project ECHO Buprenorphine. For those who don’t know, Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) is a program that provides specialty support for primary care providers seeking to gain expertise in the management of certain complex illnesses and conditions. Dr. Davis’ visit was an exciting time for CHC and the Weitzman…

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LGBT Q&A Session with Marwan Haddad, MD, MPH

LGBT Q&A Session with Marwan Haddad, MD, MPH

How do we improve care to members of the LGBT community? We improve care to members of the LGBT community by first making them feel welcome and respected. If we don’t create an environment that is accepting and affirming, LGBT individuals will not share with us who they are and they will not engage in ongoing care with us. We will miss opportunities to screen, identify, and manage numerous medical conditions and psychosocial circumstances that are specific to the LGBT…

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Meet featured physician Marwan Haddad, MD, MPH

Meet featured physician Marwan Haddad, MD, MPH

After a recent conversation with Dr. Haddad I had the pleasure of learning about his fascinating life and the journey that led him to CHC. With much excitement in his voice, Dr. Haddad shared he was born in Lebanon but moved to Athens, Greece where he attended an American school from kindergarten through grade 12. After he graduated high school, he went to Harvard where he received his undergraduate degree in political science. Dr. Haddad then moved to Montreal, Canada…

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Meet featured physician Veena Channamsetty, MD, Chief Medical Officer

Meet featured physician Veena Channamsetty, MD, Chief Medical Officer

When my conversation with Dr. Channamsetty began, I learned that she grew up in a household that valued education and helping others. When it came time for Dr. Channamsetty to go to college it only made sense to follow in the footsteps of her father and become a physician. Becoming a physician was something she always knew she wanted to do. Dr. Channamsetty received her medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean and her Family Practice Residency from…

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