Come join us for our next Innovation Summit and Capitol Caucus — a virtual thought-leadership event taking place on April 12-13, 2022. Registration is now open for this two-day program, “Innovative Population Health Management Strategies to Recover Losses and Accelerate Gains.” Don’t delay – Register soon – Event is just around the corner!
HealthCAWS, Business Advisor, WaveEdge Capital, Chair Emeritus Population Health Alliance
Dean, School of Public Health, Boston University
Join our discussion to actualization of digital health solutions in the health care ecosystem, with real-world examples of success from a national payer and a large safety-net hospital system serving a diverse population in the heart of NYC.
Dedicated time for our sponsors for some virtual networking!
Rose Maljanian
Chairman & CEO, HealthCAWS, Business Advisor, WaveEdge Capital, Chair Emeritus Population Health Alliance
Glen Tullman
Executive Chairman & CEO, Transcarent
Digital Health: Optimized Engagement and Outcomes
Laura Walmsley
Executive Vice President & General Manager, Virgin Pulse
John Whyte
Chief Medical Officer, WebMD
Jeff Dobro, MD, FACR
Chief Innovation Officer, Transcarent
Anand Iyer, PhD, MBA
Chief Strategy Officer, Welldoc
Innovations in Investments & Capital
Rose Maljanian
Chairman & CEO, HealthCAWS, Business Advisor, WaveEdge Capital, Chair Emeritus Population Health Alliance
Chetan Bagga
CEO, Archetype Solution Group
Anna Haghgooie
Managing Partner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stow (WCAS)
Jesse A. Bland
Partner, Heritage Group
Break
Data and Analytics: Fueling Population Health Improvements with Advanced Analytics
Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA
Global Chief Medical Officer, 3M Health Information Systems
Andrew Renda, MD, MPH
Vice President, Bold Goal and Population Health Strategy, Humana
Judy Zerzan-Thul, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer, Washington Health Authority
(Sponsored by NeuroFlow)
Jared L. Skillings, PhD, ABPP
Chief of Professional Practice, American Psychological Association
Matt Miclette, MPH, MS, RN
Director of Clinical Operations, NeuroFlow
Pamela Greenberg, MPP
President and CEO, Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness
Jonathan Weedman, LPC, CCTP
Vice President, Population Health, CareOregon
Mid-Day Keynote
Dan Mendelson
CEO, Morgan Health at JPMorgan Chase & Co
Closing Panel: Social Determinants of Health
Josette Gbemudu
Executive Director, Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health, Merck
Seth Serxner, PhD, MPH
Chief Health Officer and SVP of Population Health, Optum
Jamo Rubin, MD
Co-founder and Executive Chair, RightSite Health
Matt Salo
Executive Director, National Association of Medicaid Directors
Closing Remarks & Adjournment
Summit Speakers
Keynote Speaker: Dan Mendelson
CEO, Morgan Health at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Dan Mendelson is CEO of Morgan Health at JPMorgan Chase & Co. He was previously Founder and CEO of Avalere Health, a healthcare advisory company based in Washington, DC. Dan also served as Operating Partner at Welsh Carson, a private equity firm. Before founding Avalere, Dan served as associate director for Health at the Office of Management and Budget in the Clinton White House. Dan currently serves on the board of Champions Oncology (CSBR) and is adjunct professor at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. He previously served on the boards of Coventry Healthcare, HMS Holdings, Pharmerica, Partners in Primary Care, Centrexion, and Audacious Inquiry. He holds a BA from Oberlin College, and an MPP from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Keynote: Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH
Dean, School of Public Health, Boston University
Dr. Sandro Galea, a physician, epidemiologist, and author, is dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health. He previously held academic and leadership positions at Columbia University, the University of Michigan, and the New York Academy of Medicine. He has published extensively in the peer-reviewed literature, and is a regular contributor to a range of public media, about the social causes of health, mental health, and the consequences of trauma. He has been listed as one of the most widely cited scholars in the social sciences. He is past chair of the board of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health and past president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. Galea has received several lifetime achievement awards. Dr. Galea holds a medical degree from the University of Toronto, graduate degrees from Harvard University and Columbia University, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow.
Host: Rose Maljanian
Chairman & CEO, Health CAWS, Business Advisor, WaveEdge Capital, Chair Emeritus Population Health Alliance
Rose is an accomplished senior executive driving innovation, positive organizational change and results for over 30 years in the healthcare industry. Leadership experience spans consumer-provider engagement, corporate managed care, specialty population health management, delivery systems and investment firms. Rose is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of HealthCAWS, Inc. a privately held company focused on accountability and supports to improve health and reduce costs. Products and services include strategic advisory and QI and consumer portals for accelerating client value delivery. Additionally, Rose serves as Business Advisor to WaveEdge Capital with a special interest in digital health, behavioral health, senior care and home care. Before creating HealthCAWS, Rose served as Senior Vice President Product Innovation at Magellan Health Services, a multi-specialty managed care company, leading initiatives with major impact on the company’s revenue base. Prior to joining Magellan she served as a senior member of the Innovation Center leadership team in the capacity of Vice President, Clinical Interventions at Humana where she was responsible for program strategy and operational and fiscal oversight. While serving Hartford Hospital she founded and served as chief executive of the Institute for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, developing and evaluating cross continuum programs across the enterprise and the community. Nationally, Rose currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Board for the Population Health Alliance and on Advisory Boards for URAC and RISE. Rose’s work has resulted in numerous grant, leadership awards and publications. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Saint Joseph College, was Critical Care certified and holds an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Speaker: Glen Tullman
Executive Chairman & CEO, Transcarent
Glen Tullman is the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Transcarent, the first comprehensive, consumer-directed health and care platform for employees of self-insured employers and their families. Born in Silicon Valley, Transcarent’s platform empowers consumers with the kind of information, guidance and access that leads to better care, better outcomes, and more cost-effective decisions for everyone. Tullman is the former Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of Livongo Health, the first at-scale consumer digital health company to truly empower people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives using data science. In his final year, he led Livongo through the largest consumer digital health Initial Public Offering in history, a secondary offering, a convertible debt offering that raised over $550 million, and the industry’s largest merger to date between Livongo and Teladoc Health, valuing Livongo at $18.5 billion and beginning a new era of consumer centric virtual care. A visionary leader and entrepreneur, Tullman previously ran two other public companies that changed the way health care is delivered. During his time as Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts, the Company was the leading provider of electronic prescribing, practice management, and electronic health records. Glen led Allscripts IPO and Secondary offerings. Prior to Allscripts, he was Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Systems, the leading resource management systems for hospitals, which he also took public and then sold to McKesson/HBOC. Before entering healthcare, Tullman served as President and COO of CCC Information Systems, a provider of computerized systems for the property and casualty insurance sector. Tullman is also one of two Founding Partners at 7wireVentures, one of the highest returning venture capital funds in Illinois. He is the author of On Our Terms: Empowering the New Health Consumer, in which he proposes new solutions to address the chronic-condition epidemic facing our country. Glen is dedicated to finding a cure for diabetes and other chronic conditions—and to keeping people healthy until cures are found. A strong proponent of philanthropy, he was honored in 2019 with a Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award for his career focused on improving the safety, empathy, and efficiency of our healthcare system. He also serves as a Chancellor to the International Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and as a Board Member and the incoming Chairperson of the American Diabetes Association. Tullman has three amazing children that inspire him every day.
Speaker: Laura Walmsley
Executive Vice President and General Manager, VirginPulse
Laura Walmsley has spent the past 20 years working to deliver the value of healthier, more engaged employees and customers to businesses around the world. She’s accomplished this through leadership roles in sales, marketing, account management, product and reporting. Showing an uncommon ability to connect both technical and service solutions to address business goals and practical needs, Laura works with Fortune 500 companies, national and regional health plans, and mid-sized employers to identify and deploy game-changing solutions. Her experience has grown in both start-ups and industry dominators in the health, well-being and loyalty domains. She’s passionate about empowering people to be their best — whether internal teams or customer bases. Today she servers as Executive Vice President and General Manager at Virgin Pulse.
Speaker: John Whyte
Chief Medical Officer, WebMD
John Whyte, MD, MPH, is a popular physician and writer who has been communicating to the public about health issues for nearly two decades. Dr. Whyte is the Chief Medical Officer, WebMD. In this role, he leads efforts to develop and expand strategic partnerships that create meaningful change around important and timely public health issues. Prior to WebMD, Whyte served as the director of professional affairs and stakeholder engagement at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Whyte worked with health care professionals, patients, and patient advocates, providing them with a focal point for advocacy, enhanced two-way communication, and collaboration, assisting them in navigating the FDA on issues concerning drug development, review, and drug safety. He also developed numerous initiatives to address diversity in clinical trials. Prior to this, Whyte worked for nearly a decade as the chief medical expert and vice president, health and medical education, at Discovery Channel, the leading nonfiction television network. In this role, Whyte developed, designed, and delivered educational programming that appealed to both a medical and lay audience. This included television shows as well as online content that won over 50 awards including numerous Tellys, CINE Golden Eagle, and Freddies. Whyte is a board-certified internist. He completed an internal medicine residency at Duke University Medical Center as well as earned a Master of Public Health in health policy and management at Harvard University School of Public Health. Prior to arriving in Washington, Whyte was a health services research fellow at Stanford and attending physician in the department of medicine. He has written extensively in the medical and lay press. He continues to see patients in Washington, DC, and Maryland.
Speaker: Jeff Dobro, MD, FACR
Chief Innovation Officer, Transcarent
Jeff Dobro, MD is the Chief Innovation Officer at Transcarent, leading our efforts to design novel products and partnerships supporting our end-to-end Member support services. His interests span from furthering evidence-based health initiatives to innovative opportunities that deliver trusted, simple, seamless and connected solutions that drive value for our clients, Members and the providers themselves. Prior to joining Transcarent, Jeff was the Health Strategy and Innovation Leader at Mercer Consulting. He was the Chief Medical Officer at One Medical, designing their innovative model of care and was responsible for the company’s B2B strategy. Jeff has also served as the Chief Medical Officer at RedBrick health where he was responsible for the company’s clinical programs (wellbeing, disease management, medication therapy management). Jeff led design, development and ongoing operations of the clinical and coaching programs as well as leading outcomes research for a range of population health programs. Previously, he was a partner at Willis Towers Watson, where he was responsible for employer based health management programs, employer-provider contracting and onsite/near site clinics. He has operated a national group of 58 primary care medical practices, was Chief Medical Officer of an early ACO management firm and was an analyst at a hedge fund. Jeff is a board-certified internist and rheumatologist and an Associate Professor at NYU School of Medicine.
Host: Anand Iyer, PhD, MBA
Chief Strategy Officer, Welldoc
Anand Iyer is a respected global digital health leader—most known for his insights on and experience with technology, strategy and regulatory policy. Anand has been instrumental in Welldoc’s success and the development of BlueStar®, the first FDA-cleared mobile prescription therapy for adults with type 2 diabetes. Since joining Welldoc in 2008, he has held core leadership positions that included Chief Data Science Officer, President and Chief Operations Officer. In 2013, Anand was named “Maryland Healthcare Innovator of the Year” in the field of mobile health.Prior to joining Welldoc, Anand was already an established thought leader in the field. He had served as the Director of PRTM’s wireless practice, where helped companies take advantage of disruptive technologies, business models and process models offered by and enabled by advanced wireless communications. Anand was the founder and immediate-past president of the In-Building Wireless Alliance, and teaches advanced wireless courses to senior officers in the US Department of Defense at the Institute for Defense and Business. Prior to joining PRTM, Anand was a member of the scientific staff at Bell Northern Research and Nortel Networks. He holds an MS and a PhD in electrical and computer engineering, and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. He also holds a BS in electrical and computer engineering from Carleton University.
Speaker: Chetan Bagga
CEO, Archetype Solution Group
Chetan Bagga is the CEO of Archetype Solutions Group. Based in Philadelphia, Archetype is the premiere engine for growth and innovation in the workplace health, wealth and performance sectors. Archetype partners with fiercely independent mid-market enterprises that have strong revenue footprints and significant opportunities for expansion. Archetype grows our partners’ businesses by increasing core revenue lines, building technological and operational infrastructure, and funding alternative investments. “Our ecosystem is our biggest asset. Including our team members, client-partners, advisors, and investors we have strategically built an ecosystem that spans several carefully selected, sub-sectors within workplace health, wealth and performance. It is a uniquely powerful economy that delivers talent, deal flow, distribution, ideas, and infrastructure.” Chetan is an active member of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia and Einstein Healthcare Network.
Speaker: Anna Haghgooie
Managing Partner at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stow
Anna Haghgooie is a Managing Partner at a newly established Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stow (WCAS) portfolio company and an Operating Partner at WCAS. From 2008-2021, Anna was a Managing Director of the Blue Venture Fund and Sandbox Industries. The Blue Venture Fund is a unique collaboration between BCBS companies, BCBSA, and Sandbox, where she managed over $900M in capital across four funds. Anna previously served on the board of directors of Quilted Health, Somatus, ZeOmega, Contessa, Axial Healthcare, Origin, SonarMD, PWN Health, ExactCare, naviHealth, and Change Healthcare. Anna earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Anna is a Fellow in the Health Innovators Fellowship at the Aspen Institute and lives in Chicago, IL with her husband and two children. He is a native of Nashville, where he resides with his wife and three wild children.
Speaker: Jesse A. Bland
Partner, Heritage Group
Jesse Bland joined Heritage Group in 2011 and is a Partner for the firm. Prior to joining Heritage Group, Jesse was an associate at Nashville Capital Network, where he focused on early-stage investments in healthcare and technology-driven businesses. Prior to that, he worked for Governor Sonny Perdue at the Commission for a New Georgia (CNG), a non-profit, non-partisan council created to engage Georgia’s top-level business and professional executives in helping bring innovation to state government. Among other CNG initiatives, Jesse worked alongside leaders from the Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship in developing a model for commercializing intellectual property within the university system into the marketplace. Jesse graduated summa cum laude with a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Georgia and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. He resides in Nashville with his wife and three children.
Host: Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA
Global Chief Medical Officer, 3M Health Information Systems
Dr. Sandeep Wadhwa is the Global Chief Medical Officer for 3M Health Information Systems, where he oversees development of payment and quality methodologies used by multiple countries and US payers and providers. He is a population health leader with a particular focus serving underserved populations. Sandeep served as the State Medicaid Director for Colorado during the Great Recession. He has had leadership positions with Solera Health, Noridian and McKesson and serves on the board of Reinvestment Fund, a $1B non-profit devoted to revitalizing low-income neighborhoods, and the Population Health Alliance. Sandeep volunteers at the Seniors Clinic at the University of Colorado Hospital. He earned his BA at Wesleyan, MD at Cornell and MBA at Wharton and is board-certified in internal medicine and geriatrics.
Speaker: Andrew Renda, MD, MPH
Vice President, Bold Goal and Population Health Strategy, Humana
Andrew Renda, MD, MPH is regarded within the industry as one of the leaders in clinical and community collaborations around population health strategies. A published author and speaker in the field of social determinants of health and chronic disease, Dr. Renda’s work strives to inform co-created solutions to improve community health. In his current role as Associate Vice President, Population Health for Humana, he leads four population health and social determinants of health work streams: Insights, Strategy & Execution, Analytics & Platforms, and Thought Leadership & Communications. Some of his past work includes advancing clinical models of care through development, implementation and evaluation of population health initiatives aimed at preventing and delaying progression of chronic disease. This involves product and benefit design as well as health projects ranging from messaging campaigns and self-care interventions to clinician-led disease management programs. Significant initiatives include: chronic condition special needs plans (C-SNP), metabolic syndrome support service, asthma and COPD disease management and self-care programs, sleep apnea diagnostics and management strategy, flu and pneumonia campaign, tobacco cessation service integration and outreach. Dr. Renda has a B.S. in psychology and biology from the University of Kentucky where he was a National Science Foundation Undergraduate Fellow. He received his medical degree and a diploma in clinical psychiatry from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, followed by a Master’s in Public Health from Harvard University.
Speaker: Judy Zerzan-Thul, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer, Washington Health Authority
Dr. Judy Zerzan is the Chief Medical Officer for the Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) which administers the state’s Medicaid program and the state’s Employee and Retiree Benefits which covers state employees and teachers. Dr. Zerzan is a general internal medicine physician and began her career as an academic researcher at the University of Colorado. Prior to joining HCA in August 2018, Dr. Zerzan was Chief Medical Officer for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for over nine years providing clinical guidance and overseeing data analytics, pharmacy and quality. She has held leadership positions in the Medicaid Medical Director’s Network and served on a number of committees nationally including for AHRQ, NQF, NCQA, NASHP, PCORI and CMS.
Speaker: Jared L. Skillings, PhD, ABPP
Chief of Professional Practice, American Psychological Association
Dr. Jared Skillings is a senior healthcare and association executive. He serves as the Chief of Professional Practice for the American Psychological Association and leads psychology’s 110,000-person workforce. In this role he sets national strategies to improve population health and increase access to psychological services. Dr. Skillings oversees national advocacy efforts to promote the practice of psychologists; improve coding and reimbursement for mental health care; develop best practices and guidelines; protect psychology licensing through state advocacy; and advance telehealth and innovation. Dr. Skillings is a licensed psychologist and is triple board-certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He is known for applying data, process improvement methods, and interpersonal savvy to resolve complex issues. As an example, in recent months he served as a key advisor to CDC and White House senior staff regarding vaccine hesitance. Dr. Skillings’ career includes senior leadership in Pine Rest Professional Practice Group, the largest independent practice group in the U.S. Before joining APA, he served as Chief of Behavioral Health for Spectrum Health System in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a $6.5 billion enterprise with 14 hospitals. /span>
Host: Matt Miclette, MPH, MS, RN
Director of Clinical Operations, NeuroFlow
Matt Miclette is the Head of Clinical Operations at NeuroFlow, tasked with the digital health and direct clinical services strategy of the company. He is a military veteran, Pat Tillman Scholar, and psychiatric and mental health board certified registered nurse. During his tenure in the U.S. Army, he provided direct patient care for service members that sustained physical and psychological trauma during deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. After his service, Matt was involved in developing and evaluating mental health and substance use disorder policies at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and as a member of the Philadelphia Mayor’s Opioid Task Force. Matt earned a Master of Public Health and Master of Science in Social Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Vermont. He currently serves on the PHA Board of Directors.
Speaker: Pamela Greenberg, MPP
President & CEO, Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness
Pamela Greenberg joined ABHW as the Executive Director in 1998. Ms. Greenberg serves on the Editorial Board of the Bloomberg BNA Health Insurance Report and she is a liaison to the National Committee for Quality Assurance Standards Committee. In 2015, Ms. Greenberg joined the Advisory Board of Landmark Health, a company that provides home-based medical care to individuals with multiple chronic conditions and, in 2017, she joined InnovaTel Telepsychiatry’s Strategic Advisory Board. Ms. Greenberg was the Chair of the Coalition for Fairness in Mental Illness Coverage, one of the leading Coalitions that helped develop, advocate for, and get the Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act of 2008 signed into law. Additionally, Pamela served as President of ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership. Prior to joining ABHW Pamela was the Deputy Director of Federal Affairs for America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and previously served as a Legislative Assistant at Capitol Associates in Washington, DC. Pamela has a BA degree from Mount Holyoke College and a Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University.
Speaker: Jonathan Weedman, LPC, CCTP
Vice President, Population Health, CareOregon
Jonathan Weedman, LPC, CCTP is the Vice President of Population Health at CareOregon. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Jonathan received his BA in Psychology from Lewis-Clark College in Lewiston Idaho and his MA in Counseling Psychology from Lewis and Clark College in Portland Oregon. He is a previous adjunct instructor at Portland State University and Lewis and Clark College. Jonathan has worked across the life-span and with a variety of populations including secured residential treatment settings, intensive case management, outpatient mental health, school settings and in private practice. He is extremely passionate about spreading the knowledge of Trauma Informed Care to help improve our community response to the epidemic of trauma and reduce the transmission of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE).
Speaker: Josette Gbemudu
Executive Director, Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health, Merck
Josette Gbemudu is the Executive Director of Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health at Merck. Josette collaborates across all business functions at Merck to develop and lead execution of a unified health equity strategy that is supportive of improving equitable health outcomes for patients. Over Josette’s seven years at Merck, she has led Private Sector Contracting in the U.S. Vaccines organization, led Scientific Strategy for the Anesthesia and Surgery Marketing franchise, and played an instrumental role in building Merck’s U.S. commercial strategy. Prior to joining Merck, Josette was a Senior Policy Analyst at the National Governors Association. She worked with a cross-section of highly ranked state and federal policy officials to develop innovative solutions to state-specific challenges related to implementing health system reform. Josette was also a Health Policy Fellow at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice where she focused on the implementation of accountable care organizations (ACOs). Josette holds a Master’s degree in International Health Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science and received her undergraduate degree in Health Policy and Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Speaker: Seth Serxner, PhD, MPH
Chief Health Officer and SVP of Population Health, Optum
Seth Serxner brings the breadth of his experience in academia, industry and consulting to his role as chief health officer and senior vice president of population health for Optum. His versatile skill set ensures processes and outcomes that improve health for clients in all markets. Seth’s deep knowledge of behavior change, population health and wellbeing, social determinants of health and measurement allow him to visualize and deliver on program innovation. He has more than 30 years of experience in health and productivity management and has published more than 50 articles and chapters. Seth came to Optum from Mercer’s Total Health Management specialty, where he served as partner and senior consultant for nine years. During his tenure there he established himself as a national expert on behavior change, program design and measurement. He spent a decade each in academia and private industry before becoming a consultant. He was vice president of research at StayWell, where he established the industry-leading market research program for developing and marketing consumer health materials and programs. He has held academic positions with the University of Hawaii Medical School, the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii and the University of California, Irvine. Seth earned a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a doctorate from the University of California, Irvine, where his research focused on health promotion and disease prevention in the school of social ecology. He is currently on the Board of Directors of HERO (ex-chairman) as well as the lead for the organization’s research strategy. He is a board member of the Business Group on Health Institute of Innovation and Workforce Wellbeing, executive committee member and vice president of the C. Everett Koop Health Project and research committee member with Integrated Benefits Institute. He is a reviewer for academic journals such as the American Journal of Health Promotion, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Health Affairs.
Speaker: Jamo Rubin, MD
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, RightSite Health
Jamo Rubin, MD was the founder and CEO of TAVHealth, a company focused on resolving social determinants of health (acquired by Signify NYSE:SGFY). Before TAVHealth, he was the founder and executive chair at PTRX, a consumer-oriented pharmacy benefit management company (acquired by Catamaran/Optum NYSE:UNH). Before PTRX, he was the founder and CEO of Medical Present Value, a healthcare contract management and payment verification service (acquired by Experian LON:EXPN). He is currently a board member of Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems (IRIS). He is the chair of the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, a non-profit primate-based biocontainment research center for COVID and other infectious disease therapies. Appointed by the Texas Insurance Commissioner, he was chair of the Texas Property and Casualty Guaranty Association. Before his entrepreneurial career, Jamo practiced as a cardiac anesthesiologist. He received his medical degree from UT Southwestern, trained at Massachusetts General Hospital, and received an MBA from UT Austin.
Speaker: Matt Salo
Executive Director, National Association of Medicaid Directors
Matt Salo was named Executive Director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) in February 2011. The newly formed association represents all 56 of the nation’s state and territorial Medicaid Directors, and provides them with a strong unified voice in national discussions as well as a locus for technical assistance and best practices. Matt formerly spent 12 years at the National Governors Association, where he worked on the Governors’ health care and human services reform agendas, and spent the 5 years prior to that as a health policy analyst working for the state Medicaid Directors as part of the American Public Human Services Association. Matt also spent two years as a substitute teacher in the public school system in Alexandria, VA, and holds a BA in Eastern Religious Studies from the University of Virginia.
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Ms. Polak is a senior director based in Washington, D.C. In her role, she provides policy counsel and analysis to clients with matters involving regu-lations, legislation, and business implications. Anne Marie’s experience includes developing strategic messages and policy positions for Capitol Hill, administration, trade associations, and corporate audiences. Prior to joining Leavitt Partners, Anne Marie was a vice president for Faegre BD Consulting in the firm’s health and biosciences group. She also spent five years with the Podesta Group in Washington, D.C., while completing her law degree in the evenings at the George Mason University School of Law, graduating cum laude in 2010. Anne Marie also worked in the government and legal affairs office of Novo Nordisk in Washington, D.C., and as a congressional aide to Rep. Michael Ferguson of New Jersey.
Dr. Fabius has recently returned to his start up. HealthNEXT, a company dedicated to the development of organizational cultures of health — after serving as Chief Medical Officer of Truven Health Analytics (formerly the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters), the world’s leading source of intelligent information for business and professionals. In this capacity he is charged with developing and deepening relationships with customers, advising on product development, and providing counsel to the leadership on business strategy and medical issues. Formerly, Dr. Fabius served as strategic advisor to the President of Walgreens Health & Wellness Division. This organization will coordinate over 1,000 workplace health centers and 10,000 pharmacies, many with retail clinics, into a seamless primary care network across the country within the next five years. In the not too distant future, it will be possible to offer large employers medical and fitness services on-site as well as episodic illness care, health coaching and disease management monitoring at the employee’s nearest Walgreens pharmacy.
Mr. Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer, and a New York Timesbestselling author. He discovered the five places in the world—dubbed Blue Zones—where people live the longest, healthiest lives. His articles about these places in The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic are two of the most popular for both publications.
Ms. Cooney provides strategic direction for the Centers three Pillars of Population Health – Clinical to Community Connections, Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health, and Public Health Data Analytics and Informatics. Mary Ann previously worked for 14 years at the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services where she was Deputy Commissioner for the Department and Director of Public Health.
Mr. Scully is a General Partner in the Healthcare Group, having joined WCAS in 2004. Before joining WCAS, he was the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for three years and the President and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals for six years. He also served as the Deputy Assistant to the President and as the Associate Director of OMB under President GHW Bush from 1989 to 1993, and has practiced law at Alston and Bird; Patton Boggs; and Akin, Gump, Strauss Hauer and Feld. He is a Principal at the Lincoln Policy Group.
Dr. Don Wright has served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health and Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) since January 2012. In this capacity, he leads coordination and policy development for public health and prevention activities within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He is also currently the acting Executive Director of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition.
Dr. Sidorov is a board-certified in general internal medicine physician with more than 25 years of experience in primary care, inpatient care, medical education and evidence-based practice. Jaan believes physician leadership throughout the continuum of care is the bedrock of value-based care delivery. He received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, and completed his internship and residency at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, New Hampshire. Jaan also served as a Chief Resident at Reading Hospital in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Ostrovsky is a practicing physician, social entrepreneur, and health policy expert who specializes in human-centered design, lean manage-ment, quality improvement, population health, and digital health. Dr. Ostrovsky was most recently the Chief Medical Officer for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), the nation’s largest insurer covering over 74 million people, annually.
Dr. Choice is vice president and medical director for physical medicine services at American Specialty Health (ASH). Dr. Choice oversees the Rehabilitation Services Clinical Quality Evaluation program and leads the content development, training and clinical quality processes for ASH’s musculoskeletal health and pain management products.
Ms. Forte is responsible for leading Tufts Health Public Plans expansion efforts. Prior to her current position, she was vice president of care management for all Public Plans members.
As Director of Strategic Initiatives, Ms. Bowman oversees new social needs intervention initiatives among our clinical partners — including program design, resource database build-outs, and integration of Health Leads’ signature technology, Reach. Elise brings 10 years of direct service experience to her role, having previously served as a Health Leads program manager, a case manager for adults struggling with mental illness and homelessness, and in developing parent engagement initiatives in public education settings.
Mr. Johnson leads the Sage Consulting’s work for a number of public sector, corporate, non-profit and multi-employer clients. David brings particular expertise in evidence-based workplace wellness programs and leveraging Behavioral Economics principles in Human Resources Management. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at Towson University.
Dr. Wadhwa is a leader in building population health programs for vulnerable populations. He serves as the senior vice president of market innovation and is the chief health officer for Solera Health where he is focused on scaling the Diabetes Prevention Program as well as health-related, social support interventions. Previously, Sandeep held population health leadership positions with 3M and McKesson. He also served as the State Medicaid Director for Colorado under its former Governor. While there, he oversaw a $4 billion program and led the effort to implement an accountable care collaborative. Sandeep also serves on the board of Reinvestment Fund, a $1 billion non-profit, financial institute devoted to revitalizing low-income neighborhoods. Sandeep continues to see patients at the Seniors Clinic at the University of Colorado Hospital where he serves as associate clinical professor in the division of Geriatric Medicine.
Focused on the intersection of information technology, informatics, clinical medicine and innovation, Dr. Jain is VP and Chief Health Informatics Officer at IBM Watson Health. He was Co-Founder, Senior VP and Chief Medical Officer of Explorys, Inc. formed in 2009 based on innovations that he developed while at the Cleveland Clinic. In April 2015, Explorys was acquired by IBM as an integral component of the newly formed Watson Health business unit. In 2017, he was appointed by Congress to the Federal Health IT Advisory Committee established by the 21st Century Cures Act.
Ms. Maljanian is an accomplished senior executive with more than 25 years of experience in the health care industry. Rose’s leadership experience
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