Health Equity Conversations

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Bob Phillips, MD, MSPH, and Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH, leaders at the Center for Professionalism & Value in Health Care at the American Board of Family Medicine.

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Utibe Essien, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. 

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Dana Gelb Safran, ScD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Quality Forum.

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Nathan Chomilo, MD, Medical Director for the State of Minnesota's Medicaid & MinnesotaCare programs.

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Raynald Samoa, MD, an endocrinologist at the City of Hope and national leader in several national organizations representing the Pacific Islander community.

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Dora Hughes, MD, MPH, the Chief Medical Officer at The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Kisha Davis, MD, MPH, a family physician and Vice President of Health Equity at Aledade. 

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Chris DeMars, the Interim Director of the Delivery Systems Innovation Office and the Director of the Transformation Center at the Oregon Health Authority.

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Rob Fields, MD, MHA,  the Chief Population Health Officer at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City.

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Toyin Ajayi, MD, MPhil, co-founder and CEO of Cityblock Health.

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Lisa Simpson M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP, the President and CEO of AcademyHealth.

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Sachin Jain, MD, MBA, the President and CEO of SCAN Group and Health Plan.Additional Reading:Sachin Jain. Everybody's Talking About Value-Based Health Care. Here's What They're Not Saying. Forbes. 2022, April 12. https://www.forbes.com/sites/sachinjain/2022/04/12/what-is-value-based-healthcare-really/ 

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with two leaders from the American College of Physicians (ACP): George Abraham, MD, MPH, MACP, the President of the American College of Physicians, and Shari Erickson, the Chief Advocacy Officer and Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy (Interim, at the time of the conversation) for the ACP.Additional Reading:ACP Internist. ACP co-sponsors $400,000 grant program to support innovations in diversity, equity and inclusion. 2021, November 9. https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/09/6.htm American College of Physicians. Better is Possible: ACP's Vision for the U.S. Health Care System. https://www.acponline.org/advocacy/where-we-stand/better-is-possible-acps-vision-for-the-us-health-care-systemAmerican College of Physicians. (n.d.). Racial Health Disparities, Prejudice and Violence. https://www.acponline.org/advocacy/where-we-stand/racial-health-disparities-prejudice-and-violenceJoint letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in September 2021. https://www.acponline.org/acp_policy/letters/joint_letter_to_hhs_urging_advancement_of_value-based_payment_as_a_health_equity_tool_sept_2021.pdfSerchen J, et al, for the Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians. A Comprehensive Policy Framework to Understand and Address Disparities and Discrimination in Health and Health Care: A Policy Paper From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2021;174(4):529-532.Serchen J, et al. Understanding and Addressing Disparities and Discrimination in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Affecting the Health of At-Risk Persons and Populations A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians. 2021. http://www.acponline.org/acp_policy/policies/understanding_discrimination_law_enforcement_criminal_justice_affecting_health_at-risk_persons_populations_2021.pdfSerchen J, et al. Understanding and Addressing Disparities and Discrimination Affecting the Health and Health Care of Persons and Populations at Highest Risk A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians. 2021. http://www.acponline.org/acp_policy/policies/understanding_discrimination_affecting_health_and_health_care_persons_populations_highest_risk_2021.pdfThe DEI Shift. https://www.thedeishift.com/

In this episode, Dr. Joshua Liao introduces the rationale for Health Equity Conversations, a  series featuring people and groups around the country working to improve equity and health through payment and other systems change. Dr. Liao provides an overview of principles and steps that he and colleagues believe are needed to prioritize equity in health care payment.  Additional Reading:Liao JM, Lavizzo-Mourey RJ, Navathe AS. A National Goal to Advance Health Equity Through Value-Based Payment. JAMA. 2021;325(24):2439-2440. (link)Amol Navathe, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, Joshua Liao. How to fix the two-tier U.S. health payment system. STAT. 2022. (link)