A keynote conversation on health equity closed out State of Reform’s 2021 Maryland Health Policy Conference. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed health disparities across different communities in the state, spurring the need to shift the framework of health policy.
The panelists - Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Dr. Letitia Dzirasa, Dr. Mohan Suntha, and Brian Pieninck, CEO of CareFirst BlueCross BlueSheild - shared perspectives from all corners of Maryland’s health systems on centering health equity in state policies.
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