Health Care in the Commonwealth: Now and Looking Ahead, Secretary of Health & Human Services Mary Lou Sudders, LICSW

Sec. Sudders, LICSW will provide a brief overview of national and state reforms impacting health care coverage, access, affordability and changing demographics in the Commonwealth. Highlights will include challenges and opportunities regarding MassHealth (Massachusetts’ Medicaid Program) and it’s impact on overall health and state spending; integration of behavioral and physical health care; the opiod epidemic and the needs of an increasingly aging population.