The Silent Struggle: How Health Plans Can Champion Mental Wellbeing
May 16, 2024 | 12 PM EST
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About This Webinar
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in every 8 people in the world live with a mental disorder. Mental health challenges often go undiagnosed and unaddressed, impacting not only individuals but also overall healthcare costs. In this webinar, our panelists will unpack the unseen struggles faced by many of your members. Join us to explore the silent struggle and discover concrete steps to champion the mental well-being of your members, leading to a healthier and happier population.
In this webinar, you'll learn more about:
- A look into the potential situational stressors and risk factors that could be leading to an increase in mental health conditions within your member population
- Opportunities and evidence-based strategies to advocate for mental wellbeing through proactive initiatives and resource allocation
- A better understanding of how telehealth helps bridge a gap in care for those struggling with access to care
Panelists
Michael Cantor, M.D. , J.D.
Dr. Mike Cantor is a geriatrician and attorney who has extensive experience designing and implementing value-based care, quality improvement, and care management programs for healthcare providers and health plans. He works as a fractional (part-time) Chief Medical Advisor for Aeroflow Health, Uber Health, and other technology-enabled health services companies, value-based care organizations and digital health companies. Previous roles include: CMO for Bright Health Plan, an innovative health
insurer; CMO for CareCentrix, a leading outsourced home health, durable medical equipment, and post- acute care benefits manager recently acquired by Walgreens; and CMO for the New England Quality Care Alliance (NEQCA), the physician network affiliated with Tufts Medical Center, where he implemented network-wide quality improvement and care management programs for 150,000 managed care lives. He trained in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and did his geriatrics fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He has degrees in law and medicine from the University of Illinois.
Ryan Bullock
Ryan serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Aeroflow Health, a premier nationwide provider of durable medical equipment. In his current position, Ryan oversees strategic operations, corporate development and government relations. For over 14 years, Ryan has provided exceptional leadership, management and vision to Aeroflow, resulting in incredible growth and profitability for the company. Ryan holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Electronic Engineering from Western Carolina University and resides with his family in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, North Carolina.
Anne Wanlund
Anne is the Co-Founder and CEO of Canopie, a maternal mental health platform providing access to care for perinatal populations across all levels of mental health and social risk. Before Canopie, she spent 5 years leading maternal health organizations in East Africa, most recently as the COO of an award-winning social enterprise that uses technology to improve maternal and child nutrition. She has worked in global health for the State Department, USAID, and Massachusetts General Hospital and has a Master's degree from Tufts University, where she served as a bioethics Teaching Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health. Anne is channeling her passion and expertise in maternal health and personal experiences with mental health conditions as a new mom to address the enormous care gap.