Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters of Michigan and Rep. Lois Capps, RN, of California have introduced legislation pushing to support comprehensive healthcare and mental health services to students at school-based health centers, or SBHCs, across the country.
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VIRGIL UNDERWOOD, CEO, Boone Memorial Hospital (Madison) “Boone Memorial Hospital is a critical access hospital in the southern West Virginia coalfields. Our society faces many challenges in regard to healthcare. One of the most pressing concerns in our healthcare…
MICHAEL GLENN, MD, CMO, Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle) “One of the top priorities across our large and diverse market is to preserve, and expand wherever possible, access to primary and specialty care services. This need is made more…
NANCY HOWELL AGEE, RN, MN, CEO, Carilion Clinic (Roanoke) “Our biggest health concern in western Virginia is effective management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obesity — especially with our aging population. These…
JOHN BRUMSTED, MD, CEO, The University of Vermont Medical Center (Burlington) “A clear example of the pressing need for collaboration — and one in which we’ve made progress — is the opiate addiction crisis. At the University of Vermont…
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STEVE BARLOW, MD, Population Health Medical Director, Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City) “Intermountain Healthcare is working on preventing diabetes and improving outcomes for diabetic patients through community and environmental interventions, lifestyle programs, pre-diabetes programs and clinical care. The Intermountain…
JOEL ALLISON, CEO, Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas) “As the largest nonprofit health system in Texas, the most significant population health challenge we face is that our state has the highest uninsured rate in the U.S. Despite that,…
INGA HIMELRIGHT, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, The University of Tennessee Medical Center (Knoxville) “The University of Tennessee Medical Center is centrally located in an urban area and serves not only Knoxville, Tenn. but also the…
BRIAN GRAGNOLATI, President and CEO, Atlantic Health System (Morristown) Health disparities among our most vulnerable populations are a great concern in our market. We still see lower-income, linguistically isolated people have less access to healthcare and community resources. This…
Is expanding Medicaid coverage feasible and beneficial? That is the question many states have been asking themselves since 2014, when the government extended eligibility to low income adults up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.