State Innovations to Advance Quality - February 23, 2006

This forum explored what states can do—as public health guardians and care purchasers—to advance quality and improve care in public programs. Participants in this inter-active forum were national invited guests: Foster Gesten, MD (State of New York Medical Director, Office of Managed Care), Cal Ludeman (State of Minnesota Smartbuy Alliance), Steven Hill, MBA (State of Washington Healthcare Authority), and Sandra Shewry, MSW, MPH (State of California Department of Health Services Director).