A panel discussion with 3 key stakeholders in primary care in Texas – a practicing physician; a health policy specialist and a primary care association executive whose goal is to explore key issues and solutions to advance access to care for all Texans while improving health outcomes, reducing disparities, and lowering costs.

This session will review the historical context of primary care in the US including the research of Dr. Starfield and others that helped establish the foundational role of primary care in the health of individuals and communities. The session will then focus on innovations in care models including the patient-centered medical home; Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation models (CPC, CPC+, others) and briefly review the evidence for their impact.

Join us for the 10th Annual Texas Primary Care Consortium Summit: A Decade of Powering Primary Care Transformation, as we honor the past 10 years of convening health champions and continue in our shared pursuit of improving the health of Texans through accessible, equitable, and coordinated person-centered primary care.

Primary care, when prioritized in the health system, results in people living longer lives with more equitable outcomes. Decades of research have proven the foundational role of primary care in improving health outcomes, lowering costs, and reducing disparities.

Learn how a large multi-specialty private practice and a federally qualified health center with multiple locations responded to the challenges presented by the pandemic, including changes implemented and lessons learned.

Presented by Carey LeMener, MD - VP, Chief Network and Physician Experience Officer at Southwestern Health Resources - Southwestern Health Resources

Presented by Alexia Eslan, MBA in Health Administration - Director - JSI and Shao-Chee Sim, PhD - Vice President for Research, Innovation and Evaluation - Episcopal Health Foundation

Presented by Christina Perez, MHA - Director, Innovation Programs - Community Family Medicine, P.A.

Presented by Rodney Young, MD, FAAFP - Professor and Regional Chair, Department of Family & Community Medicine - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and Betsy Jones, Ed. D. - Chair, Department of Medical Education and Professor of Family Medicine - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Presented by Michael Darrouzet - Executive Vice President, Texas Medical Association; David L. Lakey, MD - Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs & Chief Medical Officer - The University of Texas System; Emily Zalkovsky - Deputy State Medicaid Director - Texas Health & Human Services; and Daniel Crowe, MD, FACP - Managing Principal - Health Management Associates