Monthly Monday Primary Care Talks is dedicated to interviewing guest speakers from across Texas, covering a wide range of primary care topics. Today, you will hear from Lisa Kirsch about her extensive work on the primary care workforce, payment reform, and health policy.
Monthly Monday Primary Care Talks is dedicated to interviewing guest speakers from across Texas, covering a wide range of primary care topics. Each month, TPCC will bring you informative episodes as your go-to resource on all things primary care in Texas.
Today, you will hear from Lisa Kirsch about her extensive work on the primary care workforce, payment reform, and health policy.
Lisa Kirsch
Senior Policy Director, Dell Medical School
Lisa Kirsch, MPAff, is the senior policy director at Dell Medical School. She conducts health policy research and analysis to support innovations in health care delivery and payment. She holds a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Prior to joining Dell Med, Kirsch worked for more than 13 years at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) on Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program policy issues.
She served as the chief deputy Medicaid/CHIP director, where she oversaw the policy department and the development and implementation of the more than $10 billion Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program under Texas’ 1115 health care transformation waiver. Prior to joining HHSC, Kirsch worked for a Texas home health and community care services provider and the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
Questions for Lisa Kirsch?
Feel free to reach out to her at lisa.kirsch@austin.utexas.edu.
Questions, comments, or feedback for the TPCC team?
We would love to hear what you thought of today’s episode! If you would like to participate in our Monthly Monday Primary Care Talks as a guest or recommend a guest, please contact Nishi Singhal at nsinghal@texashealthinstitute.org.
Missed a previous episode?
View Monthly Monday: January 2024 with Dr. Laurel Williams
View Monthly Monday: February 2024 with Elena M. Marks
View Monthly Monday: March 2024 with Dr. Stacy Ogbeide
View Monthly Monday: April 2024 with Dr. Ryan D. Van Ramshorst and Emily Rocha
View Monthly Monday: May 2024 with Diane Arms
View Monthly Monday: June 2024 with Keegan Warren
View Monthly Monday: July 2024 with Laurie Vanhoose
The Texas Primary Care Consortium is a statewide collaborative between the Texas Health Institute and the Texas Medical Home Initiative. THI provides the financial and administrative support for the TPCC team and work. To learn more about THI, please visit texashealthinstitute.org.
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