Converging state and federal priorities are driving rapid shifts in the rural health landscape in California. With initiatives like the $50B Rural Health Transformation program delivering $233 million to the state and the mandatory TEAM model for select counties, 2026-2027 will emerge as a pivotal inflection point for rural health delivery and will usher in a new era of rural value-based care in California.
Moderated by Allison Blakemore, Director, COPE Health Solutions
Speakers:
- Jonathan Halverson, Senior Consultant, Sachs Policy Group
- Eric Shell, Chairman, Stroudwater Associates
- Bridgette Wiefling, MD, Principal & Chief Medical and Transformation Officer, COPE Health Solutions