Illinois Association of Medicaid Health Plans (IAMHP)

Listen as Samantha Olds Frey, IAMHP's Chief Executive Officer, sits down with Chris Gay, Chief Executive Officer of Care Advisors to discuss how social care management and the innovative solutions plans are implementing to deliver greater value to members and providers helps to decrease the restricted access to social services that impact health inequities.

IAMHP celebrated Women's History month with its three-part Women & STEM series. Listen as Samantha Olds Frey, Chief Executive Officer and Alaina Kennedy, Chief Operating Officer of IAMHP discuss the highlights from the female Chief Medical Officers at the Managed Care Organizations in Illinois and how they are working to improve health outcomes and access to care for Medicaid members.

Brenda Wolf, President & CEO of LaRabida Children’s Hospital discusses how telehealth has been utilized for children with special healthcare needs during and post pandemic.

GUEST:  Brenda Wolf, President & CEO, LaRabida Children’s Hospital

In Part II of our Women in STEM series, we talk to Dr. Anita Stewart, Chief Medical Officer of Medicaid at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.  Listen as Dr. Stewart discusses the importance of building trust with Medicaid members to improve health outcomes on a broader scale.

Encouraging diversity to increase equality is the theme of our March series, Women in STEM.  Part I highlights Dr. Marina Claudio, Medical Director of Molina Health of Illinois.  Listen as she discusses how her work in the Latinx community has helped in her role as Medical Director at Molina.

With the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened social unrest in 2020, health care has increasingly become a vital part of our communities’ lives. Molina Healthcare of Illinois and other providers play a pivotal role in meeting the needs of members, providers, and communities. Learn how Molina worked to ensure they were meeting the needs of their Medicaid members and providers.

 

GUEST:LaTasha Smith, Director of Network Provider Management, Molina Healthcare of Illinois

People living in rural areas inherently face different challenges than residents in urban areas  — physician shortages, a dearth of health care resources, and a population that’s highly vulnerable to chronic disease.  Learn how IAMHP and its Trusted Partner, Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) are working together to meet the healthcare needs of people in rural Illinois. 

TRUSTED PARTNER: Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN)Pat Schou, Executive DirectorJackie King, Clinical Informatics Director

On February 18, 2021, Governor Pritzker gave the 2021 Illinois State Budget address, listen as Samantha and Kareem Kenyatta, IAMHP Legislative Consultant, discuss some of the highlights and challenges from this year's address.

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities face unique challenges when it comes to healthcare. Listen as IAMHP's Trusted Partner, Station MD Chief Strategist, Dr. Maulik Trivedi, discusses how to address the challenges and remove barriers to care.

Byron Dennis and Rich Dudley, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Best Foot Forward discuss the benefits of the BEP program.  As a participant in the program Best Foot Forward reflects on how the program has given them access to large managed care organizations and more business opportunities.

 

Guest presenter(s):

Byron Dennis and Rich Dudley, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Best Foot