This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with former Utah Governor Michael Leavitt, who was also Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush. Governor Leavitt, founder of the health consulting firm Leavitt Partners, discusses how they are advising state and local governments as well as corporations to navigate the dramatic changes underway in the health care industry.
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven, President of the American Medical Association, the largest and oldest organization in the nation representing medical professionals. Dr. Hoven discusses the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and its impact on the future of the practice of medicine in this country.
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Cathy Schoen, Sr. VP of the Commonwealth Fund which is dedicated to promoting a high-performing health care system. Ms. Schoen discusses her recent study comparing the health insurance systems of 11 wealthy nations, including the US, and the varied levels of cost, complexity and health care experience among them.
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear, the only Southern Governor choosing to both expand Medicaid in his state as well as create an online insurance exchange. He talks about why the exchange, called Kynect, is working so well and discusses the positive impact the Affordable care Act is poised to have on the state’s economy as well as its public health.
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Farzad Mostashari, Visiting Fellow at the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution and former National Coordinator for Health IT at the US Department of Health and Human Services. He discusses the roll out of the health care law and the transformational power of health information technology to improve health care delivery.
The following is a message our President and CEO, Mark Masselli shared last night on Facebook about the Healthy Chat we hosted at our Middletown site: Tonight, the first day after the end of the government shutdown – we held another educational session on Obamacare – WOW – great turn out – the people attending are your middle American population of all political persuasions – the shutdown really galvanized our citizens to step up and learn more about this landmark…