NH Business: political decisions regarding health care

WELCOME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESS. I AM FRED COKER. POLITICAL DECISIONS ARE MADE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ABOUT OUR HEALTH CARE AND. THE QUESTION IS, ARE THESE DECISIONS BETTER OR WORSE? AND SOME COMPANIES WEIGHT NOW. HERE IS A QUOTE FROM ONE OF MY GUESTS. WHETHER YOU FIND THE POLITICS INTERESTING OR NOT, THEY LIKELY IMPACT YOUR LIFE IN WAYS YOU DO NOT REALIZE, INCLUDING THE HEALTH OF OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. POLICY DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INCLUDE GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES AND POLICIES THAT AFFECT HEALTH. AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION AND DEBATE AT A DECEMBER 8 SYMPOSIUM. RE-AUTHORIZATION OF MEDICAID EXTENSION. RESPONSE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES. MATERNAL HEALTH CARE. GUN SAFETY AND ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AND SOME OF THESE ISSUES ARE ALSO PRIORITIES FOR THE BUSINESS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY ARE, INCLUDING MEDICAID FUNDING AND RE-AUTHORIZATION. WITH ME TO TALK ABOUT HEALTHCARE POLICY DECISIONS, COURTNEY TURNER DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AT DARTMOUTH HEALTH. THANKS TO BE HERE. AND DAVID GERVAIS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. WELCOME. THANK YOU FRED. I HAVE IN MY HAND A LIST OF 26 BILLS, ONE OF THE HEALTH BILLS WHICH WERE IN THE LAST SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE. YOUR SYMPOSIUM WILL EXAMINE WITH FURTHER EXAMINATION SOME OF THESE BILLS, MAY BE COMING IN THE NEXT. WHAT MOTIVATE THIS REVIEW, DAVE? WELL, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, WHAT DRIVES IT MORE THAN EVER IS OUR LABOR SHORTAGE. THIS IS RESPECTED BY EMPLOYERS STATEWIDE. AND SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THIS IS ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A HEALTHY WORKFORCE AND SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THIS IS TO ENSURE THERE IS LEGISLATION THAT IS PASSED THAT WILL LEAD TO A HEALTHY WORKFORCE IN BETTER HEALTH. THE SECOND COMPONENT IS COST. IF THE STATE DOES NOT PROPERLY REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEDICAID OR REAUTHORIZE THE EXPANDED MEDICAID FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE THAT ARE OFTEN PASSED ON TO EMPLOYERS AND OFTEN TO EMPLOYEES. COURTNEY SAME QUESTION, BUT YOU ARE FROM A MAJOR HEALTH PROVIDER IN THIS STATE. YEAH, AND THE GREATEST PRIVATE. EMPLOYER AS IS. SO TO ECHO A LOT OF WHAT THEY SAID. BUT I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT WE ALSO HAVE 13,000 EMPLOYEES PROVIDING CARE AND TREATMENT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT RESIDENTS AND OUR PATIENTS CARE ABOUT THE POLICIES THAT IMPACT THEM TOO. WE MUST ENSURE THAT WE HAVE HEALTHY, SAFE AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION AND PERHAPS DURING THE LAST SESSION THAT HELP MAKE THE POINT WE EMPHASIZE HERE? WELL, I CAN GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF SEVERAL LAST SESSIONS. THERE WERE MANY BILLS, MORE THAN A DOZEN, WHICH WOULD HAVE IMPACTED EMPLOYERS, PROHIBITING THEM FROM REQUIRING VACCINES AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT. THESE HAVE ALL BEEN DEFEATED. BUT IF THEY HAVE PASSED, IT WOULD HAVE LIMITED AN EMPLOYEE’S ABILITY OR AN EMPLOYER’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKPLACE. AND. AND IN THIS SAME WAY, WE HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF LEGISLATION, LEGISLATION TARGETING OUR PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE. AND SO WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE READY. RESPOND TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND OTHER HEALTH IMPACTS THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES. WE ARE MORE RECENTLY SEEING AN INCREASE IN RSV. AS YOU KNOW, OUR CHILDREN IN MARCH ARE OUR LIKELY TO THIS. SO WE HAVE TO BE READY TO RESPOND TO THIS. THIS SYMPOSIUM, AND YOU ARE ORGANIZING IT FOR DECEMBER 8, THAT SAME DAY AND SOME COLLEGES WE HAVE GRAPHS WHICH WE WILL SHOW SHOW CERTAIN DETAILS. BUT WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO THAT THIS SYMPOSIUM. WHAT IS THE POINT ? YES. SO WE WILL BE THE SYMPOSIUM IS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE POLITICS, WHETHER IT IS LEGISLATIVE POLICY, EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY. WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE HOT ISSUES YOU HAVE HIGHLIGHTED AND REALLY HOW THESE POLICIES IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO HAVE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, ENSURING WE HAVE MATERNITY CARE ACROSS THE STATE FOR ALL GROWING FAMILIES AND SHOWING WE HAVE SAFE COMMUNITIES AND TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE GUN SAFETY. REALLY THINKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN ENSURE WE HAVE HEALTHY AND STRONG COMMUNITIES. AND YOU’RE GOING TO BE ON A PANEL, DAVE. AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GET FROM IT? WELL, I THINK THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT THE BIA FOCUS ON. THE ONE WITH WHOM I WILL PERSONALLY BE INVOLVED, DEALS WITH THE EXPANSION OF MEDICAID, WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. IF NOT TRUE ALLOWED NEXT YEAR. NEW HAMPSHIRE LOSES HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING WHICH WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE ON OUR ECONOMY. BUT NOT. DAVE, JOE, VERY SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. AND COURTNEY TURNER, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AT DARTMOUTH HEALTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FRED. AND AND IF YOU MISSED ANY PART OF THIS INTERVIEW, YOU CAN GO TO WMUR DOT COM OR

NH Business: political decisions regarding health care

Fred Kocher is joined by Courtney Tanner and David Juvet to discuss the impact of upcoming policy decisions on health care in the Granite State.

Updated: 7:45 a.m. EST November 27, 2022

Fred Kocher, NH Business Host

Political decisions are being made in New Hampshire that will directly impact the lives of Granite Staters. Several health-related issues will be discussed at the Political Determinants of Health Symposium on Dec. 8, including Medicaid expansion, maternal health care, and gun safety. On the latest episode of NH Business, host Fred Kocher is joined by Courtney Tanner, director of government relations at Dartmouth Health, and David Juvet, senior vice president of the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire, to discuss the impact of upcoming policy decisions on health care in the Granite State.

MANCHESTER, NH—

Political decisions are being made in New Hampshire that will directly impact the lives of Granite Staters. Several health-related issues will be discussed at the Political Determinants of Health Symposium on Dec. 8, including Medicaid expansion, maternal health care, and gun safety.

On the latest installment of NH Business, host Fred Kocher is joined by Courtney Tanner, director of government relations at Dartmouth Health, and David Juvet, senior vice president of the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire, to discuss the impact of future policy decisions on health care. in the granitic state.