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PGS2 - Closing General Session

Friday, February 7, 2025
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Location: Marquis Ballroom (M2)
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

Hatch Center for Research Announcement
Speakers:
  • Peter Shin, PhD, MPH, Chief Science Officer and Research, NACHC

    • PCA/HCCN Panel
    Moderator:
  • Sonja Bachus, MJ, CHCEF, SVP, Primary Care Associations & Health Center Controlled Networks, NACHC
    Speakers:
  • Nora Hoban, Chief Executive Officer, Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers
  • Ruth Fisher Pollard, President and CEO, District of Columbia Primary Care Association

    • Partner of Choice Panel: Medicaid Policy
    Join leaders from the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) and Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) to discuss the current Medicaid environment and community health center’s essential role in serving over (6 million) Medicaid beneficiaries. In this session, we will discuss the value of partnerships with managed care health plans and Medicaid directors to increase access and improve quality of care.
    Moderator:
  • Vacheria Keys, JD, Associate Vice President, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, NACHC
    Speakers:
  • Kate McEvoy, JD, Executive Director, National Association of Medicaid Directors
  • Meg Murray, Executive Director, Association for Community Affiliated Plans
  • Gerrelda Davis, Executive Director, Louisiana Primary Care Association

    • Partner of Choice Panel: Rural Health Issues
    The realities of health disparities and workforce shortages are often exacerbated in rural communities for reasons and factors not always elevated for national discussion. This panel will increase our awareness and understanding of national or state policies that inadvertently create challenges for rural health care access. Policy solutions have had various levels of success. Hear from some of NACHC’s leading policy partners who are researching, educating, and advocating on behalf of rural communities and improving rural health outcomes.
    Moderator:
  • Sue Veer, MBA, CMPE, Secretary, NACHC Board of Directors and President and CEO, Carolina Health Centers, Inc.
    Speakers:
  • Alan Morgan, MPA, Chief Executive Officer, National Rural Health Association
  • Wade Erickson, Chief Executive Officer, Horizon Health Care, Inc.
  • Nancy Merriman, MPH, Chief Executive Officer, Alaska Primary Care Association