The initiatives and policies created in Sacramento directly impact healthcare providers and the patients they care for. Our panelists will address some of these issues including cost shifts from the public to the private system, increased access for Medi-Cal patients, expanded coverage for the undocumented, an increased minimum wage, and efforts to impact healthcare affordability.
Featured Speakers:
Dustin Corcoran, MBA
Dustin Corcoran is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the California Medical Association (CMA), a non-profit professional organization of nearly 50,000 physicians dedicated to protecting public health and promoting the science and art of medicine. As CEO, Mr. Corcoran has the responsibility for the overall supervision, direction, and control of the business and staff of CMA. Mr. Corcoran has advocated tirelessly for California physicians and the patients that they serve since 1998.
Louise McCarthy, MPP
Louise McCarthy is the President & CEO of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC), where she represents the interests of LA area community health centers and those they serve. Before joining CCALAC, Ms. McCarthy was the Assistant Director of Policy for the California Primary Care Association, where she worked on statewide legislative, regulatory and administrative issues impacting California’s community health centers. Ms. McCarthy is a board member of the California Primary Care Association (CPCA), California Health Plus Advocates, and Urban Voices Project. She holds a Masters in Public Policy and is a Senior Fellow at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
CCALAC has completed two related projects: Creating Jobs Amidst Workforce Shortage (brief, infographic) and Expanding Access to Care for All (brief, infographic).
Tom Priselac, MPH
Tom Priselac has served as President and CEO of Cedars-Sinai since 1994 and was also named President and CEO of the Cedars-Sinai Health System when it was formed in 2017. Throughout his career, Mr. Priselac has been a leader in the development of strategic and operational innovations to foster high-quality, safe and efficient healthcare. An author and invited speaker on policy issues regarding the delivery and financing of healthcare, Mr. Priselac has served the healthcare field in various roles during his career at Cedars-Sinai. He is a past Chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees and past Chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges. The holder of the Warschaw/Law Endowed Chair in Healthcare Leadership at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Mr. Priselac also serves as an adjunct professor at the UCLA School of Public Health.
Tom’s recent Health Affairs article examines the cost shift from public to private payers.
Moderator:
Paul Viviano, MPA
Paul S. Viviano is a healthcare leader and a prominent advocate for the cause of child health regionally and nationally. He has led Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) as President and Chief Executive Officer since late 2015. Under his leadership, CHLA has been named a top children’s hospital nationally on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Rolle and globally by Newsweek magazine. The hospital is home to one of the largest pediatric residency and fellowship training programs in the country and advances care and research discoveries for children that are widely adopted as best practices in pediatric care.
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