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Jan
To boost population health and expand access to care in the United States, we need a strong system of high-quality community-focused primary care. Yet state and federal policymakers, as well as industry leaders, have often overlooked this area, leading to underinvestment in primary care, a depleted workforce, weakened infrastructure, and barriers to access for communities across the country.
But how can policy strengthen primary care for more people?
Join Mathematica for a webinar on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT (2:30 to 3:30 p.m. ET) as we dive into this idea, with a focus on California.
Dr. Diane Rittenhouse, a senior fellow at Mathematica and expert at the intersection of social policy and clinical quality, will explore key findings from a recent report from Mathematica and the California Health Care Foundation. This report focused on policy recommendations and priorities to make primary care more accessible for all Californians. These recommendations and priorities cut across multiple domains, including community engagement, education and training, access to care, data standards and sharing, and payment reforms.
Dr. Rittenhouse will lead a discussion with a panel of experts on health care in California to provide insights on the following:
- Recent progress on primary care policy in California.
- Opportunities for California to continue to strengthen primary care and advance accessibility for all.
- A proposed approach to implement policy recommendations.
Facilitator
Dr. Diane Rittenhouse — Senior Fellow, Mathematica
Speakers
- Dr. Hector Flores — Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center
- Dr. Palav Barbaria — Chief Quality Officer and Deputy Director of Quality and Population Health Management, California Department of Health Care Services
- Dr. Seciah Aquino — Executive Director, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
Who Should Attend?
Register for this webinar if you are a state official, consumer advocate, community leader, educator, or delivery system leader—or if you are interested in strengthening primary care and expanding accessibility.
