It is critical for people to have access to health care. Far too many families become devastated by unexpected health care costs, and far too many individuals are unable to seek the medical assistance they need, often delaying diagnosis and treatment for serious problems. Today we address this issue with Dr. Wendy Wolf, founding president of the Maine Health Access Foundation, Vanessa Santarelli, CEO of the Maine Primary Care Association, patient outreach and enrollment specialist, Lisa Lemieux, and Penobscot Community Health Care chief medical officer, Dr. Noah Nesin. If you, or someone you know, does not currently have access to health care, listen in and learn how you can remedy this situation.
Guests
Wendy Wolf and Vanessa Santarelli
Dr. Wendy Wolf is MeHAF’s founding President & CEO. Under her leadership, the foundation has become a nationally recognized leader in health philanthropy through its work to advance the strategic and sustainable transformation of our health care system through public policy and programs, such as spearheading the development of one of the most comprehensive statewide electronic health information exchanges in the country; improving care delivery through the integration of primary care with behavioral health services, advancing a statewide outreach and enrollment campaign for the new Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace, and ensuring that the voices of vulnerable people are guiding every initiative to improve health and health care.
Vanessa Santarelli is the Chief Executive Officer and provides the vision, direction and leadership for Maine Primary Care Association. Her duties vary from leading all state and federal budget and health policy matters, as well as working with the Board of Directors, and fostering collaborative relationships with state and federal key partners.
Dr. Noah Nesin and Lisa Lemieux
Dr. Nesin is a distinguished physician leader with a state-wide reputation. He has been Medical Director of Health Access Network and a physician in the Lincoln community for almost 30 years. Dr. Nesin joined the PCHC Clinical Leadership team in March 2013, and works closely with other Quality Management Leaders and Providers to help them achieve high levels of measurable quality, and provider and patient satisfaction
Lisa Lemieux is in charge of patient outreach and is an enrollment specialist at DFD Russell Medical Centers