PAMED Talks

What Is a Community-Owned Health Plan? The Model Pennsylvania Physicians Should Know About

Pennsylvania Medical Society

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Community-Owned Health Plans and direct contracting are changing the conversation about what is possible for physicians in Pennsylvania, and this episode explains exactly how. Join us as PAMED President Arvind R. Cavale, MD, FACE, FCPP, PCEO sits down with Tina Wilt, GBA, Senior Consultant in Advanced Healthcare Strategies at Alera Group, an expert with more than 25 years in employee benefits and one of the architects of central Pennsylvania's first community owned health plan.

Take the Community-Owned Health Plan (COHP) Interest Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/WS2YXPG

Topics covered: 

  • What a Community-Owned Health Plan is
  • Direct Contracting
  • How Pennsylvania independent physician practices can lower costs while improving patient access to care 
  • The role of technology in reducing administrative burden for independent practices
  • PAMED's June 19th Independent Practice Summit in Harrisburg - Register now: www.pamedsoc.org/IPSummit

Tina Wilt, GBA, is Senior Consultant in Advanced Healthcare Strategies at Alera Group with more than 25 years of experience in employee benefits and alternative health plan design.

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