Karen Appold

Jennifer Watts, M.D., M.P.H., chief emergency management medical officer, director of global health and a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, a children’s hospital in Kansas City, Missouri is one of the 10 up-and-coming healthcare leaders featured in the annual Managed Healthcare Executive feature.

Joyce Chan Russell, MBA, senior vice president of government markets at Priority Health, a health plan in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is one of the 10 up-and-coming healthcare leaders featured in the annual Managed Healthcare Executive feature.

Oren J Mechanic, M.D., MBA, M.P.H., director of telehealth and medical director at Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, is one of the 10 up-and-coming healthcare leaders featured in the annual Managed Healthcare Executive feature.

Mairéad McInerney, M.S.W., LCSW, CCM, corporate director of population health, wellness coordination, at AmeriHealth Caritas, headquartered in Philadelphia, is one of the 10 up-and-coming healthcare leaders featured in the annual Managed Healthcare Executive feature.

Sanjeeb Khatua, M.D., MBA, M.P.H., chief physician executive at Northshore Edward-Elmhurst Health, a health system based in Evanston, Illinois, is one of the 10 up-and-coming healthcare leaders featured in the annual Managed Healthcare Executive feature.

Lissy Hu, M.D., MBA, president of Connected Networks at WellSky, a care coordination network headquartered in Boston, is one of the 10 up-and-coming healthcare leaders featured in the annual Managed Healthcare Executive feature.

Cesar Herrera, MBA, M.P.H., chief executive officer and co-founder of Yuvo Health, a technology-enabled administrative and managed-care solution for federally qualified health centers based in New York City, is one of the 10 up-and-coming healthcare leaders featured in the annual Managed Healthcare Executive feature.

Travis Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., chief health officer of Hazel Health, a pediatric physical and mental telehealth provider for K-12 schools, headquartered in San Francisco, is one of the 10 up-and-coming healthcare leaders featured in the annual Managed Healthcare Executive feature.

Emily LaFeir Fry, M.H.A., vice president of innovation operations at the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania, a regional healthcare provider and health plan, is one of the 10 up-and-coming healthcare leaders featured in the annual Managed Healthcare Executive feature.

Annamaria Macaluso Davidson, M.D., MBA, vice president, employee health medical operations, at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, is one of the 10 up-and-coming healthcare leaders featured in the annual Managed Healthcare feature.

There’s no guarantee, but physical activity and corralling cardiovascular risk factors and diabetes improve the odds. Health insurers can assist by helping members address the “upstream” social determinants of health.

The U.S. maternal mortality rate has been increasing and is the highest among comparable developed countries.

Telehealth, efforts to address social determinants of health and a focus on health disparities are likely to be among the top priorities in population health this year.

For some, the premiums may not make the coverage worth it. Low payment rates often limit access to those with dental coverage through Medicaid

Diabetes and obesity rates are high among Latinos. To lower them, providers and payers need to understand cultural factors and barriers to healthcare.

Samagh is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

Toy is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

Evie Powell is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

Michael Palantoni is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

Shantanu Nundy is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

Melissa Hanna is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

Rachel Kotok Goldberg is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

Ann Mary Ferrie is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

Harold Carter is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

Manik Bhat is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

Matthew Bennett is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

Ellen Beckjord is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

Foluso Agboola is one of 13 up-and-coming health leaders featured in this annual Managed Healthcare Executive series.

The pandemic caused a temporary dip in 2020. But as public health spending has decreased, sexually transmitted disease trends have increased.

The model has put the patient at the center of healthcare.