5 Things Maryland: Population health financing, Health equity, Care transitions – State of Reform

We are actually lower than every week out from the 2022 Maryland State of Reform Well being Coverage Convention! We’re thrilled to have the ability to convey you 3 keynotes, 16 breakout classes, and over 60 curated audio system who will speak via a few of the most urgent points dealing with Maryland’s well being care system.

On this version of “5 Issues We’re Watching,” we spotlight a handful of the upcoming conversations that we’re trying ahead to internet hosting. We’d like to have you ever be part of us!

Emily Boerger
State of Reform

1. Keynotes: Alan Weil & Kate Sapra

Alan Weil, Editor-in-Chief at Well being Affairs, will be part of us as our Morning Keynote speaker on the State of Reform convention. The dialog, which will probably be moderated by Maria Tildon, Vice President for State & Native Affairs at Johns Hopkins College & Johns Hopkins Medication, will give attention to well being fairness.

We’re additionally excited to announce that we lately confirmed Kate Sapra, Director of the Division of All-Payer Fashions at CMS, as our Lunch Keynote! She’ll be part of us for a dialog on CMMI, the way forward for all-payer fashions, and the place innovation is headed subsequent on this house.

2. COVID’s influence on the inhabitants well being financing mannequin

Whether or not it’s the distinctive Whole Value of Care Mannequin or enhancing the long-term care continuum, Maryland well being leaders are working towards new approaches to well being care. This session will convey collectively 4 completely different views for a dialogue on classes discovered from the COVID-19 pandemic and its influence on the inhabitants well being financing mannequin.

Becoming a member of us on this panel will probably be Katie Wunderlich, Government Director of the Maryland Well being Companies Value Overview Fee, and Angelo Edge, CEO of Aetna Higher Well being of Maryland. Bob Atlas, President & CEO of the Maryland Hospital Affiliation, and Joe DeMattos, President & CEO of the Well being Amenities Affiliation of Maryland, will even provide their insights on this necessary matter.

3. Transferring from information to motion on well being fairness

Well being fairness conversations in Maryland are transferring past simply recognizing the existence of inequities and towards options that purpose to make significant change. This panel will take up this situation and provide an replace on the packages, initiatives, and actions which are exhibiting promise in transferring the needle on well being fairness.

Becoming a member of us on our “Transferring from information to motion on well being fairness” panel will probably be Regina Figueroa, Chief Working Officer at Nationwide Lutheran Communities and Companies, Rachel Thornton, M.D., Ph.D., Vice President & Enterprise Chief Well being Fairness Officer at Nemours Youngsters’s Well being, and Jasmine Leonard, Well being Fairness Enterprise Supervisor at CareFirst.

4. What COVID has taught us about Maryland well being care

Our understanding of the pandemic’s long-term impacts on society and our well being care system continues to evolve. This multi-perspective panel will evaluate classes discovered over the previous two years, the lasting impacts of the COVID response, and the pathway forward for the state and our communities.

Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Chair of the Home Well being and Authorities Operations Committee, and Barbara Brookmyer, M.D., Well being Officer on the Frederick County Well being Division, will be part of this dialog. Nicole Stallings, Chief Exterior Affairs Officer and Senior Vice President of Authorities Affairs & Coverage at MHA, and Eric Bush, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Hospice of the Chesapeake, will even take part on this panel.

5. Managing care transitions throughout silos

From addressing excessive emergency division utilization to serving individuals transitioning out of homelessness or incarceration, well being care leaders are confronted with the problem of sustaining a coordinated care system for Maryland’s most susceptible communities. On this dialog, consultants will talk about the progressive methods Maryland is supporting transitions throughout the well being care sector.

Our “Managing care transitions throughout silos” panel will convey collectively Ted Delbridge, M.D., Government Director of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Companies Techniques, Traci Kodeck, CEO of HealthCare Entry Maryland, and Aileen Tinney, President & CEO of Keswick.