State of Reform: Health care policy across the U.S.

Representative Lina Ortega is a Democrat representing Texas House District 77 in El Paso. First elected in 2016, Rep. Ortega now serves on three committees – Public Health, House Administration, and Transportation.

In this podcast, Representative Ortega discusses priority legislation in the House Public Health Committee, the economics of healthcare, and working with colleagues across the aisle.

Senator Randi Becker is the Senate Republican Caucus Chair and is a member of the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee. Rep. Paul Harris is the House Minority Caucus Chair and a member of the House Health Care & Wellness Committee. During this podcast, the two legislators discuss their priority bills, big issues we can expect to be tackled during session, as well as their plans for working through key health policy questions in the 105-day convening.

Representative Nicole Macri serves as the Vice Chair of the Washington State House Healthcare & Wellness Committee as well as Vice Chair of the Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs Committee.

In this podcast, Rep. Macri discusses House healthcare leadership, the dynamics in the House Democratic Caucus, as well as her priorities for the 2019 legislative session which include improving Washington’s behavioral health system and addressing the state’s homelessness crisis.

Senator Annette Cleveland is the Chair of the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee in the Washington State legislature. Sen. Cleveland recently sat down with State of Reform to discuss her district, her views on the upcoming 2018 elections, and some of her key priorities heading into the 2019 legislative session.

In this podcast, Tracy Bos, General Manager of Senior Markets at Premera Blue Cross, discusses Premera's recent acquisition of Soundpath Health's Medicare Advantage program contract.

We sat down with Republican candidate for Governor of Alaska Mead Treadwell to discuss healthcare in Alaska as well as some of the health-related challenges faced by the state.

Mike Dunleavy, Republican candidate for Governor of Alaska, sat down with State of Reform in Anchorage to discuss health care in Alaska and the unique health issues facing the state.

Today, Premera Blue Cross and MultiCare announced an alliance that promises a better customer experience while providing the right care at a lower cost through a new product Peak Care. In this podcast, we sit down with Bill Robertson, President and CEO of MultiCare and Dr. John Espinola, Executive Vice President of Healthcare Services for Premera to learn more about how this alliance was formed and what it seeks to accomplish.

Pat Allen was named Director of the Oregon Health Authority last fall. In this episode, he walks us through how he has worked to move the OHA forward, including restructuring at the agency and a renewed focus on behavioral health. He also provides insight into the upcoming CCO procurement as the agency continues its work to improve the health care system.

Mike Kreidler is the most senior insurance commissioner in the United States, and is one of the most senior, most well-regarded health policy leaders of any state in the country. He joined us for a one-on-one discussion with DJ Wilson to talk though the state of health policy in 2018, and what we might look for in both Olympia and Washington DC.