Mike Franz, MD, executive medical director of behavioral health at Cambia Health Solutions, told Becker’s affordability is top of mind in terms of national policy. There is data to back him up. The availability and affordability of healthcare rank among…
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Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based We Level Up Treatment Centers, a behavioral health and addiction treatment provider, has expanded its behavioral health facility in Houston, which will serve as a flagship location. The renovated campus spans 4.7 acres and includes a three-story,…
Salt Lake City-based University of Utah researchers outlined a framework for automation — defined as when machines perform tasks humans have previously done — in psychotherapy, identifying varying levels of AI involvement in care delivery. The framework categorizes automation into…
California state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, introduced a bill to allow survivors of conversion therapy to pursue malpractice claims against providers, according to a March 20 news release from his office. The lawmaker and LGBTQ advocacy groups began developing…
Risk adjustment strategies built on retrospective chart chase are no longer just inefficient — they are increasingly financially exposed. As RADV audits expand and regulatory scrutiny intensifies, payer organizations are being forced to rethink not just how risk is captured,…
May 19, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Presented by:
Presenters:
- John Murtha, Health Plan Executive, InterSystems
- Jonathan Masoudi, Chief Medical Officer, Clear Spring Healthcare
- Mark Dabney, Director, Risk Adjustment, Community Health Plan of Washington
- Lisa Purnell, Director, Risk Adjustment, Community Health Choice
States that adopted Medicaid expansion between 2019 and 2023 saw a 21.1% relative increase in buprenorphine treatment rates — or 28.67 per 100,000 residents — to treat opioid disorder, according to a cross-sectional study published Feb. 18 in JAMA Network…
Many payer-provider partnerships start with strong alignment but fail to deliver sustained results. In this webinar, leaders share what it takes to move from intent to execution — building trust, aligning operations and delivering consistent value across markets, provider types…
May 14, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Presented by:
Presenters:
- Neil Kulkarni, VP Product Management – Provider & Clinical, Highmark
- Hussain Sheikh, VP Product Development & Management, enGen
- Gaurav Tiwari, Partner, Health Plans & Provider Practice, ZS
Imagine a patient asking an AI assistant to find the best hospital nearby — and your organization doesn’t appear. Not because of care quality, but because your digital reputation doesn’t reflect it. This session will give you a clear framework…
May 21, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Presented by:
Presenters:
- Ayoka Pond, CMO at Baptist Memorial Health
- Kristi Melani, CMO at Reputation
- Carter Rees, VP of AI at Reputation
For many rural populations, accessing care is still defined by distance, limited resources and fragmented coordination. Transportation has long been recognized as a barrier — but too often, it is treated as an external issue rather than a core component…
May 19, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Presented by:
Presenters:
- Cristal Gary, Plan President & CEO, Meridian Health Plan of Illinois
- Jordan Turetsky, MPH, Chief Engagement Officer, CenCal Health
- Sufian Chowdhury, Co-Founder and CEO, Kinetik
- Joseph Leach, Market President, Oscar Health
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has opened a 104-bed Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. The unit is designed to treat people in custody with complex medical needs by relocating clinically vulnerable detainees from Rikers…