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 Bechara Choucair, MD - Vaccinations Coordinator - White House COVID Response Team; John T. Carlo, MD, MS - CEO, Prism Health North Texas - Chair of Council on Legislation, Texas Medical Association; and Tom Banning - Executive Director, Texas Academy of Family Physicians

Presented by Adam Rosenbloom, MD MPH - Pediatrician - Ascension Medical Group and Rahel Berhane, MD - Medical Director, Children's Comprehensive Care Clinic - Ascension Health

Presented by Cindy Lucia - Senior Program Officer - Episcopal Health Foundation and Wendy Cox, MPH - Community Health Engagement Manager - Waco Family Medicine

Presented by Marcie Jones, RN, BSN, MPA - Healthcare Quality Specialist - TMF Health Quality Institute and Kari Loken, CPHQ - Practice Transformation Manager - TMF Health Quality Institute

Presented by Jenn Meier, MPH - Research and Evaluation Associate - Episcopal Health Foundation and Craig Rotter, PHD - Executive Director - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service