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Now is the time to enroll

November 6, 2015 Mark Masselli

“Now is the time to enroll.” This was the message about ObamaCare Open Enrollment from our wonderful Fall Enrollment Fair this last Monday. This is the message that our staff is communicating to our patients and members of our community. This is the message that Acting Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Jim Macrae, MA, MPP sent out in an email to HRSA grantees and stakeholders. Open enrollment started on November 1st and now is the time to…

Dr. Daniel Sands, Founder of the Society For Participatory Medicine

November 2, 2015 Marianne OHare

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Daniel Sands, founder of the Society for Participatory medicine which seeks to advance the patient/provider experience through better health IT. Dr. Sands is one of the early developers of secure e-mail systems and patient portals for clinicians as well as patients, and advocates for transformation of the health care system through better integration of health IT.

Kevin Counihan, Marketplace CEO of Healthcare.gov

October 27, 2015 Marianne OHare

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Kevin Counihan, Marketplace CEO of Healthcare.gov, the online Federal health insurance marketplace. Mr. Counihan discusses changes to the online portal aimed at making the shopping experience more user-friendly, additional consumer protections for those purchasing insurance online, as well as goals for helping more uninsured Americans to gain coverage.

Happy #Ameriday

October 20, 2015 Katie Lainas

Friday, October 16, 2015, was a memorable day across America. It was a day of pride and honor as 75,000 men and women raised their right hands and recited a pledge to “get things done for America—to make our people safer, smarter, and healthier”, and officially become the 2015-2016 AmeriCorps Class. In the early afternoon in Hartford, hundreds of young people from various AmeriCorps programs across the state gathered to listen to keynote speaker, Brittney Yancy, a professor at the…

Raymond Hurd, CMS Regional Administrator

October 19, 2015 Marianne OHare

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Raymond Hurd, Regional Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the Medicare Open Enrollment period. He discusses the expanded number of plans available to seniors and also warns of the threat of fraud and scams that impact the Medicare population.

Dr. Mollyann Brodie, Executive Director of Public Opinion Research, Kaiser Family Foundation

October 12, 2015 Marianne OHare

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Mollyann Brodie, Sr. Vice President of Executive Operations and Executive Director of Public Opinion Research at the Kaiser Family Foundation, where she oversees the non-profit’s public polling efforts. Dr. Brodie conducts the Foundation’s monthly tracking poll which charts the mood of the nation on a variety of health policies and provides unbiased polling data for policy makers. This is our 300th Show! Congratulations Mark and Margaret!