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MSMS CEO Spoke at State of Reform Health Policy Conference
On Thursday, MSMS Chief Executive Officer Julie Novak spoke at the 2022 State of Reform Health Policy Conference, which focused on bridging the gap between health care policy and political reality. Too often, those with good ideas for reforming health care don’t have a solid understanding of how the legislative process works. Those who understand politics don’t always comprehend the intricacies of the health care system.
State of Reform pulls together practitioners, thought leaders, and policy makers – each working to improve our health care system in their own way – into a unified conversation in a single place.
With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the health care workforce in monumental ways – provider burnout, workforce shortages, mental struggles – , Ms. Novak spoke on the challenges facing health care and strategies that are underway to help support it. The panel also included:
- Melanie Brim: President & Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Health Council
- Duke Anderson: President Emeritus, Hillsdale Hospital
- Larissa Miller, Ph.D.: Associate Executive Director of Nursing & Government Affairs, Michigan Nurses Association