Health Policy in 2022: A Preview of State and Federal Policy Priorities

Overview

AcademyHealth hosted a two-hour web event that previewed Federal and State health policy priorities for the year to come. The event featured four distinct 30-min plenary sessions with Washington insiders, national thought leaders and state-based public health experts who offered first-hand accounts of what’s happening next, what’s not, and what it means for you. Unique from other health policy preview events, this program was aimed specifically at the health services and policy research community providing you with the information you need to be prepared for the year ahead.

Access to this event is included in the registration for the in-person Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference taking place April 4-5 in Arlington, VA. Registrants will have access to the recording of this event for 30 days after the in-person event.

Plenary Sessions

Health Care in the Biden Administration: Priorities for 2022
The View from the Hill: Congressional Perspectives, Priorities and Politics
Public Health and the States: Creating and Sustaining Critical Systems
Plans and Prognostications: The Policy Agenda and Health Care Delivery and Industry

Agenda

Time	Session
1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. ET	Health Care in the Biden Administration: Priorities for 2022 Keynote: Presenter Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, M.P.P. Administrator - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), where sh... Read Bio
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. ET	Panel: The View from the Hill: Congressional Perspectives, Priorities and Politics Moderator: Presenter Emily Holubowich, M.P.P. Vice President, Federal Advocacy - American Heart Association Emily joined the American Heart Association in 2019 with more than twenty years of experience in health and fi... Read Bio Panelists: Presenter Marissa D. Barrera, M.P.H. Senior Health Policy Advisor - U.S. Senate Budget Committee Marissa currently oversees the health care portfolio for Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt... Read Bio Presenter Stuart Portman, M.P.H. Senior Health Policy Advisor - U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Stuart Portman serves as Senior Health Policy Advisor on the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. Read Bio Presenter Wendell Primus , Ph.D. Senior Policy Advisor - Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wendell Primus is the Senior Policy Advisor on Budget and Health issues to Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Read Bio Presenter Aliza Silver, J.D., M.P.H. Senior Health and Oversight Counsel - U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Aliza (pronounced uh-lee-zuh) serves as Senior Health and Oversight Counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on He... Read Bio
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET	Panel: Public Health and the States: Creating and Sustaining Critical Systems Moderator: Presenter Joneigh Khaldun, M.D., M.P.H., FACEP Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer - CVS Health Joneigh S. Khaldun, M.D., M.P.H., FACEP, is the Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer for CVS Health. Read Bio Panelists: Presenter Dave A. Chokshi, M.D., M.Sc., FACP Clinical Professor of Medicine and Population Health - NYU School of Medicine Dave A. Chokshi, M.D., M.Sc., FACP was the 43rd Commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Men... Read Bio Presenter Gail Christopher, D.N. Executive Director - National Collaborative for Health Equity Dr. Gail Christopher is an award winning social change agent with expertise in the social determinants of heal... Read Bio Presenter Joseph Kanter, M.D., M.P.H. State Health Officer - Louisiana Department of Health As State Health Officer and Medical Director Dr. Joseph Kanter serves as the top medical official of Louisiana... Read Bio Presenter M. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A. Former State Health Commissioner - Virginia Department of Health Dr. Oliver is the former State Health Commissioner at the Virginia Department of Health (2018-2022). Prior to ... Read Bio
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. ET	Panel: Plans and Prognostications: The Policy Agenda and Health Care Delivery and Industry Moderator: Presenter Joanne Kenen Commonwealth Fund Journalist in Residence - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Joanne Kenen is the Commonwealth Fund Journalist in Residence at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Read Bio Panelists: Committee Member, Presenter Dawn Alley, Ph.D. Head of Healthcare Innovation - Morgan Health Dawn Alley, Ph.D., leads Healthcare Innovation at Morgan Health. Read Bio Committee Member, Member, Presenter Adaeze Enekwechi, Ph.D., M.P.P. Operating Partner - Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Dr. Adaeze Enekwechi is an Operating Partner focused on healthcare investments at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & St... Read Bio Presenter J. Nadine Gracia, M.D., M.S.C.E. President and CEO - Trust for America’s Health Dr. J. Nadine Gracia is the President and CEO of Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), a nonprofit, nonpartisan p... Read Bio