Healthcare

Our podcast series will feature public health and healthcare leaders from health systems, managed care organizations, federally-qualified health centers and city/county health departments sharing their strategies to managing population health.

In this episode, we talk with maternal child health researcher and public health lecturer, Janine Hill about the report and the implications for health equity. As hospitals across the state are consolidating through mergers and acquisitions to gain market share, many Catholic hospital systems have made strong gains based on their financial strength... Read more.

In this episode, we talk with a women’s health provider and women’s health advocate Kai Tao about the rapid consolidations, the report and the implications for patients and providers across Illinois. The rapid consolidation of hospital systems across Illinois has been dominated by Catholic hospitals, making strong gains based on their financial strength... Read more.

While the implications aren’t all immediately clear, our conversation with a public health sector leader will breakdown some of the key elements and outline ongoing advocacy and education campaigns that seek to support affected immigrant families and the organizations and institutions that provide direct services to those communities… Read more.

Our Latest Podcasts

09 | Philanthropic Collective Action to Address Homelessness

BACKGROUND: According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, in 2020, there were over half a million people experiencing homelessness on our streets and in shelters in America. Seventy percent were individuals, and the remaining 30 percent were families with children. They lived in every state and territory, and they include people from…
08 | Flexible Housing Pool: Rapid Expansion to Address Regional Homelessness

According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, in 2020, there were over half a million people experiencing homelessness on our streets and in shelters in America. Seventy percent were individuals, and the remaining 30 percent were families with children. They lived in every state and territory, and they include people from every gender,…
The New Season of In The Solution Podcast

We return this spring with a podcast reboot and begin with our Healthcare Justice Series with episodes that: Focus on the social determinants of health And highlight the needs of communities and populations experiencing barriers to health care
07 | The Flexible Housing Pool: System Coordination to Address Chicago’s Homelessness

In 1991 the United Nations declared housing to be a fundamental human right, and the United States has worked to reduce overall homelessness by over 20 percent between 2005 and 2013. However, homelessness continues to persist across the country, with the highest concentration in mid-to-large metropolitan areas and disproportionately impacts those living in poverty, people…
06 | The Flexible Housing Pool: Funding System Coordination in Housing and Health

In this episode, I’m talking with Clarita Santos, Executive Director of Community Health Initiatives at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. As Executive Director, Clarita advances Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois’ investment strategy in alignment with the Plan’s vision and enterprise imperatives to address critical community health issues, focusing on access to…