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In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Ilene Rosenthan and Kathy Maximov from Footsteps2Brilliance on the program to discuss how they have been successfully engaging parents and accelerating literacy for more than a decade. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today! Follow Our Podcast And Subscribe View All Episodes Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Radio Follow Our Host Jeff Bradbury | @JeffBradbury TeacherCast | @TeacherCast About our Guests: Ilene Rosenthal Ilene is a seasoned educator and executive who brings over 25 years of experience designing, developing, and implementing innovative technology to accelerate learning. She was a co-founder of Lightspan, the first educational software company to connect school and home through videogame technology. She also served as President of Strategic Initiatives for Achieve3000, a company that developed groundbreaking technology to differentiate content based on each student's individual Lexile reading level. Ilene currently serves as CEO of Footsteps2Brilliance®, a company designed to scale early learning by connecting school and home through mobile technology and expanding strategies for parental involvement in order to help all children realize their full potential. Ilene began her career as a teacher, during which time she designed curriculum and authored textbooks. In her capacity as a lawyer, she has served as General Counsel to the Government Operations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia. She also served as General Counsel to the Software Publishers Association (now SIIA) and Special Assistant to the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). Ilene received her J.D. from Georgetown University and her B.A. from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. Kathy Maximov Kathy is a product manager, blended learning expert, and business development professional with nearly 20 years in the educational technology industry including early education as well as corporate and teacher professional development. Kathy is passionate about education. After launching her career as a classroom teacher, Kathy found her niche working with educational technology design teams to create engaging content that would help all children learn how to read. Since that time, she has successfully managed large-scale software and app releases, created and executed strategic business partnerships, coached district, and school leadership to create transformative early literacy initiatives, organized pilot projects, written teacher guides, led design and development teams, developed complete e-learning solutions, and trained hundreds of educators around the world. Links of Interest Website: https://www.footsteps2brilliance.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyF2B LinkedIn: 

We begin with the latest in the investigation into the shooting at the Brooklyn Homes over the July 4 weekend that left two people dead and 28 others, mostly teenagers, injured. A 17-year-old is being held without bond in connection to the shooting, after video of him allegedly pulling a gun out of a backpack surfaced on social media. The teenager's lawyers says the gun was a toy. The Baltimore Sun reports that in the charging documents against the teen, police speculate that at least three people fired weapons. Gun casings found at the scene suggest as many as 12 different guns were used in the attack at a party which was attended by hundreds of people in the Brooklyn community. Joining Tom is Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway. He represents the 4th District and he chairs the Public Safety and Government Operations Committee, which will hold a hearing later today to assess how various city agencies responded to the event that is likely the worst mass shooting in the history of our city. The Committee will hold an oversight hearing tonight at 5:00 in the City Council Chambers on the fourth floor of Baltimore City Hall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Authorities investigating dust fall in the West Virginia and Maryland area Maryland General Assembly discussing expanding open meetings act  Maryland House Health and Government Operations Committee held testimony on prior authorization bill See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Gorman is the founder and Chairman of Nightingale Partners, the first Opportunity Zone fund to invest in social determinants of health interventions with health insurers, states, and provider organizations. He also founded and is the former Executive Chairman of Gorman Health Group. John's work focuses on Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act strategy, governance, and turnaround of distressed health plans. Prior to founding his firm, John served as Assistant to the Director of Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA, now CMS) Office of Managed Care, where he provided day-to-day management and served as the external liaison for the Medicare and Medicaid managed care programs.John's career in Washington began as Press Secretary and Staff Director for U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), then Chairman of the Government Operations Committee. John serves on the Board of Directors of Henry Ford Health System's Health Alliance Plan in his birthplace of Detroit, MI, and serves as a Senior Advisor to Premier, Inc., the hospital purchasing cooperative, on Medicare Advantage and Medicaid matters. John Marchica, CEO, Darwin Research GroupJohn Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and CEO of Darwin Research Group. He is leading ongoing, in-depth research initiatives on integrated health systems, accountable care organizations, and value-based care models. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the graduate College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University.John did his undergraduate work in economics at Knox College, has an MBA and M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework at The Dartmouth Institute. He is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is pursuing certification as a Fellow. About Darwin Research GroupDarwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin's client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.

This week we are sipping on Jansz Rosé and chatting with Maryland Delegate Nick Charles II. About Delegate Nick Charles II Nick Charles was elected to his first term representing over 119K constituents in Maryland's 25th Legislative District - encompassing major landmarks such as Andrew's Air Force Base and Prince George's Community College. The district is comprised of 2 municipalities (The City of District Heights and the Town of Morningside) and multiple unincorporated communities (Forestville, Capitol Heights, Suitland, Largo, Kettering, Clinton, Temple Hills, and Upper Marlboro) in Prince George's County - on November 6, 2018, and was sworn in on January 9, 2019. He is the Chairman of the influential Prince George's County House Delegation and is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee after having served his first 3 years on the House Health and Government Operations Committee. Additionally, he serves on the Maryland Procurement Improvement Council (PIC) where he advocates for equity and inclusion on behalf of small and minority businesses. Delegate Charles is also a member of the State Joint Audit Committee where he works to hold state agencies accountable and makes sure Prince George's County gets its fair share. He holds membership in the following organizations: American Legion Post 275, Prince Georges County Young Democrats, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated where he serves as the 2nd District of Omega Psi Phi's Legislative Advocacy Sub-Committee Chairman for the District's Fatherhood and Mentoring Committee. He is also a member of and worships at Freedom Way Missionary Baptist Church where he is a member of the Men's Ministry. Go to his campaign website to learn more at: https://www.friends4nickcharles.com/ About the Rosé Produced from vineyards lying in the Tamar Valley at the heart of Tasmania's Pipers River region, this Jansz NV Brut Rose is vibrant delicate pink in color with a fine persistent bead. The nose offers lifted notes of Turkish delight and delicate rose petal florals, with fresh cream and nougat. This wine is rich with the creaminess of the mousse while the Pinot contributes strawberry notes that fill the palate. Color: Rosé Features: Sparkling Size: 750 ml Head to Jansz.com.au --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/therosehourpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/therosehourpodcast/support

Joseph Cirincione is a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute and a national security analyst and author with 40 years of experience working these issues in Washington, D.C. He is the author or editor of seven books, including Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World before It Is Too Late and Bomb Scare:  The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons. He served previously as president of Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation, vice president for national security at the Center for American Progress and director for nonproliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, among other positions.  He worked for over nine years on the professional staff of the Armed Services Committee and the Government Operations Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served on the International Security Advisory Board for Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was an advisor to the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

This week, WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Senator James Skoufis of the 39th District. The Democrat also chairs the Investigations and Government Operations Committee. Photo courtesy of NYS Senate website.

Tune into our first House Highlights of June as I chat with Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes: Maryland's House Speaker Pro Tem, a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee, and a proud product of the Eastern Shore.

Feb. 22, 2021 - Sen. Tom O'Mara (R-Big Flats), Ranking Member of the Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee, weighed in on the nursing home reporting situation and the Governor's emergency powers.

Over the past decade, Maryland hospitals filed more than 140,000 lawsuits against patients, to recover unpaid bills. The median amount owed was just $944. Left unpaid, this debt can lead to a lien on a person’s home or car, or even garnished wages. Marceline White, of the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, describes the crushing burden of an unpaid hospital bill. This interview originally aired Dec. 21, 2020. Read the report on Maryland's medical debt lawsuits here. Today at noon, the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition and other supporters are holding a virtual event. Register here. At 1:30 pm, the House Health & Government Operations Committee will hold a hearing on House Bill 565 - The Medical Debt Protection Act. The Senate Finance Committee will take testimony on its version of the bill next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan. 26, 2021 - Sen. James Skoufis (D-Cornwall), chair of the Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee, discussed his call for the state to provide free internet access to New Yorkers living in group homes.

Jan. 11, 2021 - Sen. James Skoufis (D-Cornwall) previewed the legislative session and discussed the work the Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee has been doing.

John Gorman is the founder and Chairman of Nightingale Partners, the first Opportunity Zone fund to invest in social determinants of health interventions with health insurers, states, and provider organizations. He is the Founder and former Executive Chairman of Gorman Health Group. John’s work focuses on Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act strategy, governance, and turnaround of distressed health plans. Prior to founding his firm, John served as Assistant to the Director of Health Care Financing Administration’s (HCFA, now CMS) Office of Managed Care, where he provided day-to-day management and served as the external liaison for the Medicare and Medicaid managed care programs. John’s career in Washington began as Press Secretary and Staff Director for U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), then Chairman of the Government Operations Committee. John serves on the Board of Directors of Henry Ford Health System’s Health Alliance Plan in his birthplace of Detroit, MI, and serves as a Senior Advisor to Premier, Inc., the hospital purchasing cooperative, on Medicare Advantage and Medicaid matters.John Marchica, CEO, Darwin Research GroupJohn Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and CEO of Darwin Research Group, a health care market intelligence firm specializing in health care delivery systems. He’s a two-time health care entrepreneur, and his first company, FaxWatch, was listed twice on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing American companies. John is the author of The Accountable Organization and has advised senior management on strategy and organizational change for more than a decade.John did his undergraduate work in economics at Knox College, has an MBA and M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework at The Dartmouth Institute. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University and is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.About Darwin Research GroupDarwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.

SDOH have been front and center for America's healthcare for some time now, often highlighting the needs.  But what are ways which can help us find the funds necessary to run the community programs that make a difference?  In this episode, guest John Gorman, Founder and Chairman of Nightingale Partners, shows us a new financing model to tackle SDOH. Host: Corina Paraschiv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinamihaelaparaschiv/ Portfolio: https://www.meetcorina.com/  Guest: John Gorman John is the Founder and former Executive Chairman of Gorman Health Group, at the time the industry’s leading consulting practice which spawned almost a dozen entrepreneurial ventures in government health programs. John’s work focuses on Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act strategy, governance, and turnaround of distressed health plans. Prior to founding the firm, John served as Assistant to the Director of Health Care Financing Administration’s (HCFA, now CMS) Office of Managed Care, where he provided day-to-day management and served as the external liaison for the Medicare and Medicaid managed care programs. During the 1993 debate on national health care reform, John was chief lobbyist on health care financing issues for the National Association of Community Health Centers, an organization of federally-funded primary care clinics for the medically underserved. John’s career in Washington began as Press Secretary and Staff Director for U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), then Chairman of the Government Operations Committee. John serves on the Board of Directors of Henry Ford Health System’s Health Alliance Plan in his birthplace of Detroit, MI, and serves as a Senior Advisor to Premier, Inc., the hospital purchasing cooperative, on Medicare Advantage and Medicaid matters.

The Opportunity Zones incentive is a new community investment tool to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide. Nightingale is accelerating the health care industry's ability to deploy underfunded SDOH benefits by leveraging the innovative financing mechanisms of Opportunity Zones, to catalyze a new marketplace of social service providers. Joining us today is the Founder of Nightingale Partners, John Gorman, to talk about one solution that is good for society, good for patients, and good for business. Show Notes I like to say, social determinants of health are just four fancy words for poverty. We hacked a Republican billionaire tax shelter to try to improve healthcare for black and brown people in inner cities. You can never get to compliant patients who are participating in population health activities unless their basic needs get met. Breaking down silos to sign patients up for all available social services. The Community Health Worker is the linchpin of any successful social determinant intervention. Designing a management services organization to facilitate rent and utility subsidies for thousands of people. Cultural competency and the "execution risk" for new interventions. Case Study: Adult Daycare Centers in Puerto Rico They're dropping $21 million on some big slick analytics package and I was like, " What is that actually going to do for you if you can't stand up an intervention the right way?" That's like putting the greatest scope in the world on a really rusty rifle. If you give me $21 million worth of social workers, I'll change the world. John Gorman, Founder John is the Founder and former Executive Chairman of Gorman Health Group, at the time the industry's leading consulting practice which spawned almost a dozen entrepreneurial ventures in government health programs. John's work focuses on Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act strategy, governance, and turnaround of distressed health plans. Prior to founding the firm, John served as Assistant to the Director of Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA, now CMS) Office of Managed Care, where he provided day-to-day management and served as the external liaison for the Medicare and Medicaid managed care programs. During the 1993 debate on national health care reform, John was chief lobbyist on health care financing issues for the National Association of Community Health Centers, an organization of federally-funded primary care clinics for the medically underserved. John's career in Washington began as Press Secretary and Staff Director for U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), then Chairman of the Government Operations Committee. John serves on the Board of Directors of Henry Ford Health System's Health Alliance Plan in his birthplace of Detroit, MI, and serves as a Senior Advisor to Premier, Inc., the hospital purchasing cooperative, on Medicare Advantage and Medicaid matters. Nightingale Partners LLC  Nightingale Partners LLC is a Qualified Opportunity Zone (OZ) fund and advisory firm that identifies, collaborates and invests in market-ready health care initiatives in OZs nationwide. NP focuses on designing evidence-based, targeted, non-clinical interventions addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) for Medicaid and Medicare enrollees through creative partnerships with High-Net Worth Individuals, Institutional Investors, Government Agencies and Strategic Health Plans/Providers. Resources, Links, and Related Episodes Nightingale Partners https://www.linkedin.com/company/nightingale-partners-ll https://www.nightingalepartners.org/ John Gorman https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gorman-098b265 https://twitter.com/johngorman18?lang=en

Delegate Rick Metzger speaks to some issues in Baltimore. Member of House of Delegates since January 14, 2015. Member, Health and Government Operations Committee, 2017- (government operations & long-term care subcommmittee, 2017; insurance subcommittee, 2017-18; public health & minority health disparities subcommittee, 2017-18; health occupations & long-term care subcommittee, 2019-; insurance & pharmaceuticals subcommittee, 2019-). Member, Tax Credit Evaluation Committee, 2015-17; Ways and Means Committee, 2015-17 (education subcommittee, 2015-17; revenues subcommittee, 2015-17). Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2015-.

            Rick Weldon served in the United States Navy from 1976-1980 in the submarine service. We later worked as a civilian employee within the Navy Department from 1982-1994. From 1994-1999, he was a city administrator for the City of Brunswick. In 1999, he became the Chief Operations Officer for the city of Frederick. After a brief stint in 2001 as a member of the Board of County Commissioners for Frederick County, he ran for the House of Delegates.             Weldon served in the House of Delegates from January 8, 2003 to December 17, 2009, was a member of the House Health and Government Operations Committee and the government operations and public health/long term care sub-committees. He was recently named to be the President and CEO of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce.

John Gorman is founder and executive chairman at Gorman Health Group (GHG). In this role, he has led the development of the industry's leading consulting practice and several entrepreneurial ventures in government health programs. John's work focuses on Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act strategy, governance, and turnaround of distressed health plans. Prior to founding the firm, John served as assistant to the director of Health Care Financing Administration's Office of Managed Care, where he provided day-to-day management and served as the external liaison for the Medicare and Medicaid managed care programs. During the 1993 debate on national health care reform, John was chief lobbyist on health care financing issues for the National Association of Community Health Centers, an organization of federally funded primary care clinics for the medically underserved. John's career in Washington began as press secretary and staff director for US Representative John Conyers, Jr (D-MI), then chairman of the Government Operations Committee. 00:19 How Pharma and suppliers to providers are being impacted by needing to produce outcomes. 00:31 Future huge sources of revenue for manufacturers. 00:37 Cutting out the PBM. 01:28 “They are basically rebate machines.”—John 02:23 “How far do you want to push the disruption of your biggest customers?”—Stacey 02:36 “All they're going to have to do is wait a couple years.”—John 04:03 Getting away from rebates and into a different business model altogether. 05:13 “It's not skin in the game, and it's not a game—this is people's health care.”—John 06:40 EP189 with Alex Jung of Ernst & Young.

John Gorman is founder and executive chairman at Gorman Health Group (GHG). In this role, he has led the development of the industry's leading consulting practice and several entrepreneurial ventures in government health programs. John's work focuses on Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act strategy, governance, and turnaround of distressed health plans. Prior to founding the firm, John served as assistant to the director of Health Care Financing Administration's Office of Managed Care where he provided day-to-day management and served as the external liaison for the Medicare and Medicaid managed care programs. During the 1993 debate on national health care reform, John was chief lobbyist on health care financing issues for the National Association of Community Health Centers, an organization of federally-funded primary care clinics for the medically underserved. John's career in Washington began as press secretary and staff director for US Representative John Conyers, Jr (D-MI), then chairman of the Government Operations Committee. 01:22 The impact value-based payments have made. 01:50 The star-ratings program in Medicare Advantage. 04:00 How value-based payments has improved the quality of care. 09:23 How substandard care factors into star-ratings in Medicare Advantage. 10:40 Medicare Advantage as the most regulated program, but also the most enticing for insurance companies. 12:52 How Medicare Advantage plans are making more than commercial plans. 13:07 “There really was a tipping point a few years ago…” 13:54 What health care providers with a number of Medicare patients need to know. 15:54 “You ignore these trends and these demographics at your peril.” 17:42 Risk adjustment. 20:07 “The highest quality is provided by providers that share risk with their Medicare Advantage plans.” 21:08 Are fee-for-service plans able to achieve the quality that a Medicare Advantage plan is looking for? 22:41 “It's only a matter of time for small practices, unless they band together…” 23:08 Proving high quality care vs the administrative burden. 24:44 MIPS vs APMs. 26:14 “APMs and bundles are going to be major drivers of payment in traditional fee-for-service in health care.” 27:00 Value-based payments - inexorable? 30:15 Find out more information at gormanhealthgroup.com, or follow John Gorman on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Today we continue our series of Conversations with the Candidates, in the run up to Maryland’s June 26th primary elections.Tom’s guest is Del. Pat McDonough. He is a Republican, and he has represented parts of Baltimore and Harford Counties in the Maryland Legislature for the past 15 years. He also represented District 7 as a conservative Democrat for one term, from 1979 until 1983. He has been a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee since 2003. In 2016, he ran for Congress in Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District and was defeated by incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger.Besides his many years in Annapolis, McDonough was, until recently, host of a show on WCBM Radio. Del. McDonough is 74 years old. He was born in Baltimore. He attended City College and the University of Baltimore. He and his family live in Middle River. This interview was shown live on the WYPR Facebook page. To see that video, click here.

Today, a look at what was accomplished by our legislators in Annapolis during the 2018 MD General Assembly, which ended on Monday night. Governor Hogan has signed more than a hundred bills into law since then, and he’s let several become law without his signature. More than 3,100 bills were introduced this year, a record number. Tom talks with two Republicans and two Democrats this afternoon to get their impressions of what the Governor has said is the most productive session of his tenure. Two of our guests represent Baltimore City. Two represent Baltimore and Harford Counties. In the first segment today, a Senate view of the 2018 Session. Senator J.B. Jennings is a Republican who represents the 7th District, which includes parts of Baltimore and Harford Counties. He was elected in 2011 and has served as the Minority Leader since 2014. He joins us on the line from the campus of the University of Maryland - Baltimore County, in Catonsville.Senator Bill Ferguson represents District 46, in Baltimore City. Like Senator Jennings, he was also elected in 2011. He’s been a member of the Budget and Taxation Committee since 2015, and last year, he became the Chair of the Executive Nominations Committee. He’s here with me in Studio A.In the second segment, perspectives from two members of the MD House: Republican Delegate Kathy Szeliga, like Senator Jennings, with whom we spoke earlier, represents District 7 in Baltimore and Harford Counties. She was first elected in 2011, and she has been the Minority Whip since 2013. She serves on the Health and Government Operations Committee. She joins us on the line from her office in Perry Hall.Democratic Delegate Luke Clippinger represents Baltimore City, in District 46. He chairs the Democratic Caucus, and serves on the Economic Matters Committee. He’s on the phone from Annapolis.

The state legislative session in Albany is now behind us, as lawmakers grappled with a second pandemic-focused year. Early fears of a multi-billion budget gap were eventually eased by federal COVID relief, majority Democrats pressed new criminal justice reforms, and the status of embattled Governor Andrew Cuomo loomed large. Joining us now to talk about what got done, and what didn't, is Hudson Valley Democratic Senator James Skoufis of the 39th district. Skoufis also chairs the Investigations and Government Operations Committee.