Thank You for Joining Us!
On Aug.19th, Lt. Gov. Primavera, Health Cabinet Executive Directors and industry leaders came together for the Summer Health Cabinet Summit, hosted by HCPF.
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Thank you for attending the 2021 Summer Health Cabinet Summit, hosted by the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF).
Over 1000 providers, legislators, experts, advocates and other stakeholders came together to discuss some of the most pressing issues in health care and the ways we can partner together to address them. This included robust presentations and discussions on: hospital costs, prices and community investments; prescription drug affordability; health equity; and behavioral health.
The Summit was a convergence for the conversations, partnerships, and work that we are undertaking to improve the health of all Coloradans. If you would like to access the slides, revisit the agenda or read any of the reports that were discussed (such as Hospital Cost, Price and Profit, COVID-10’s Impact on Colorado Hospitals, or Reducing Prescription Drug Costs in Colorado), please visit the Department’s Affordability Matters Website. There, in addition to the materials from this Summit, you will also find a wealth of other resources and tools to improve health care access, affordability and patient outcomes.
If you asked a question that was not answered during the event, the Department staff is compiling a list of answers to be posted on the website shortly. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please reach out to at the Summit Team.
Thank you for engaging to facilitate opportunities to improve access, affordability, and patient outcomes!
Sincerely,
Kim Bimestefer
Executive Director
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing
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Speakers and presenters included:
- Sen. Rhonda Fields
- Reps. Julie McCluskie, Cleave Simpson and Mary Young
- John Bartholemew, Senior Policy Fellow, National Academy for State Health Policy and Chief Financial Officer Emeritus, HCPF
- Cristen Bates, Senior Advisor, HCPF Affordability Partnerships
- Claire Brockbank, Chief Executive Officer, Peak Health Alliance
- Nancy Dolson, Special Financing Division Director, HCPF
- Rayna Hetlage, Senior Policy Manager, Center for Health Care Progress
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Deidre Johnson, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Center for African American Health
- Dr. Tracy Johnson, Medicaid Director, HCPF
- Dr. Aaron Kesselheim, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Adrienne Maddux, Executive Director, Denver Indian Health and Family Services
- Allison Neswood, Deputy Director of Strategic Priorities, Colorado Center on Law and Policy
- Patricia Oliver, Founder and Executive Director, Oliver Behavioral Consultants
- Dr. Robert Werthwein, Office Director, Office of Behavioral Health at CDHS
- Sylvia Young, HCA Healthcare Continental Division
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Thank you to our colleagues and community partners for making this event a success!
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