Episode 31: Making the Health Plan More than a Plastic Card in a Wallet. A Conversation with John Baackes, CEO, LA Care

12/04/2021 32 min Episodio 31
Episode 31: Making the Health Plan More than a Plastic Card in a Wallet. A Conversation with John Baackes, CEO, LA Care

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This week, we welcome John Baackes, CEO of LA Care, the largest publicly operated health plan in the US (2.4 million members). John discusses LA Care efforts to support health equity and combat barriers that vulnerable and underserved populations experience in terms of healthcare. Learn about LA Care's project to aid their members through burden reduction and service consolidation 

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