CALIFORNIA HEALTH, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Capitol Weekly presented CALIFORNIA HEALTH, a one-day conference on September 13, 2022, in Sacramento.
Our annual look at health care featured three panels looking at different aspects of health care in the Golden State: 1) A Status Report on COVID-19; 2) An examination of Gov. Newsom’s California CARE Court proposal; 3) A Look Ahead for 2023: Health Care and Politics.
Click here to see the event program, with photos and bios of all participants.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Mark Ghaly delivered the Keynote.
Three panels of experts presented fast-paced discussions of these issues and take your questions:
Panel 1: A STATUS REPORT ON COVID-19
As California approaches 100,000 total deaths from the disease, we looked at where the state finds itself, two and a half years into the pandemic.
Speakers: Patrick Blacklock, Rural County Representatives of California; Kiyomi Burchill, California Hospital Association; Dr. William Isenberg, Sutter Health; Dr. Olivia Kasirye, Sacramento Department of Public Health
Moderated by Rich Ehisen, State Net Capitol Journal
Click below to hear a Podcast of Panel 1:
Panel 2: GOV. NEWSOM’S CARE COURT PROPOSAL
The legislature passed SB1338, which creates the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Court, a new system which could dictate treatment for 7,000-12,000 people suffering from addiction or severe mental illness per year.
Speakers: Corrin Buchanan, California Health and Human Services Agency; Randall Hagar, Psychiatric Physicians Alliance of California; Dr. Le Ondra Clark Harvey, California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies; Elizabeth Kaino Hopper, Sacramento Chapter, National Alliance on Mental Illness
Moderated by Sigrid Bathen, Capitol Weekly
Click below to hear a Podcast of Panel 2:
KEYNOTE: DR. MARK GHALY, in Conversation with John Howard, Capitol Weekly
Dr. Mark Ghaly was appointed Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency by Gov. Newsom in 2019. As the head of the largest state Agency, Dr. Ghaly has led the administration’s approach on the health of Californians, including the state response to COVID-19.
Click below to hear a Podcast of the Keynote:
Panel 3: A LOOK AHEAD – HEALTH CARE AND POLITICS
Abortion. Universal Health Care. Mental Health. What are the hot-button health care issues for 2023?
Speakers: Senator Richard Pan; Diana Douglas, Health Access California; Janice Rocco, California Medical Association; Teresa Stark, Kaiser Permanente
Moderated by Angela Hart, Kaiser Health News
Click below to hear a Podcast of Panel 3:
CALIFORNIA HEALTH was held from 9:00AM – 2:00PM, Tuesday September 13, 2022 at 1414 K Street, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Thanks to our sponsors:
THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, THE TRIBAL ALLIANCE OF SOVEREIGN INDIAN NATIONS, WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION, KP PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PERRY COMMUNICATIONS, CAPITOL ADVOCACY, LUCAS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, THE WEIDEMAN GROUP and CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS
