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…
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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
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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…
Google.org, the charitable arm of Alphabet, is committing $30 million over the next three years to support global crisis hotlines, while Google will update its Gemini AI platform with new mental health and crisis support tools. Google said Gemini will…
Health systems and mental healthcare providers are increasingly adopting AI tools to support care delivery, though concerns about safety, job replacement and clinical oversight remain, NPR reported April 7. Some providers have begun using AI for administrative tasks such as…
Newton, Mass.-based Lumin Health, a provider of interventional behavioral healthcare, has appointed Matthew Mosquera, MD, regional medical director and site director of Lumin Health Cambridge. Dr. Mosquera will oversee clinical quality and consistency across the organization’s Massachusetts clinics. His responsibilities…
Minneapolis-based Sagent Behavioral Health has named Shawna Gisch as CEO, effective April 6. Ms. Gisch succeeds Mark Peterson, who will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors, according to an April 6 news release from the organization. She…
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Children’s Hospital is expanding access to pediatric speciality care through a mobile clinic delivering mental health and physical services to schools and community sites. The Pediatric Mobile Clinic, launched in 2024, provides free care to underserved…