UPCOMING MEETING:
December 4, 2024
via ZOOM: 8:45 AM to 11:45 AM
How Will We Finance Making America Healthy Again?
The votes are in, and soon-to-be-#47 has nominated RFK, Jr. to head HHS. Beyond his “interesting” stands on vaccination and dining habits on Trump Force One, it looks like many Senators will find confirming Bobby tough to swallow. OTOH, Mehmet Oz, MD, Trump’s nominee to head CMS, was med school student body president at Penn (concurrently earning an MBA at Wharton), after which he was a cardiothoracic surgeon, a Columbia professor, director of the Cardiovascular Institute & Integrative Medicine Program at New York-Pres, and co-inventor of the cardiac MitraClip and LVAD devices. Then, after being a regular guest on Oprah, his Emmy Award-winning The Dr. Oz Show ran for 13 seasons.
Closer to home, Greg Buchert, MD, has run managed Medi-Cal organizations for most of his impressive career. Yet, more recently, as CEO of Makani Science, he’s become a regular presenter, attendee, and moderator at healthcare, medtech and biotech events including the recent OC Impact Conference featuring “Investment, Equity Deals & M&A Opportunities” in the field. Greg will share both his observations on what’s generating investors’ interest, as well as his experience expanding the medical use cases for the Makani device. He’ll also share what he thinks could be the impact of having a med device inventor at CMS, working closely with a vaccine skeptic/alternative medicine advocate/regulatory critic at HHS.
After Greg’s presentation and our feedback re Makani’s latest iteration, we’ll look to hear and discuss What’s Keeping You Up Nights, as we get another month closer to the New Year.
It’s bound to be a stimulating session!
Greg Buchert, MD, is CEO of Makani Science, which has developed a bandage-sized wireless respiratory monitor that will be the world’s first continuous respiratory monitor available for all ages and for both ambulatory and hospitalized patients. He is also an active investor with MEDA Ventures and TCA Venture Group (previously Tech Coast Angels). Previously, Greg served as President and CEO of Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, CEO and Plan President of Centene’s California Health & Wellness Health Plan, then CMO of Centene’s California Health Net. Earlier he was COO and a founding Medical Director of CalOptima, Orange County’s exclusive Medi-Cal plan. Greg began his career as a pediatric emergency physician at Children’s Hospital at Oakland, then moved his bag to CHOC.
Meeting Dates
2024: JAN 3 FEB 7 MAR 6 APR 3 MAY 1 JUN 5 JUL 3 AUG 7 SEP 4 OCT 2 NOV 6 DEC 4
This Table meets on the 1st Wednesday of the Month.
Monthly meetings are held via Zoom with occasional Special In-Person Events.
Past Meetings Topics:
Using Co-branding to Leverage Your Brand
Lessons from Your Long And Winding Roads
AI Innovation in Healthcare
The Bold New World of Tele-everything!
Where There's an Ill, There's a Way - COVID-19-Inspired Entrepreneurism
Getting Ready to Go Back to Work
Best Practices for Leading Through Trauma …that becomes the New Normal
Upping Your Game as an Absentee Leader
Your COVID-19 experience to date: with employees, clinicians, patients, and yourself
Best Practices for Dealing with Payment Reform
Closing "the Sale" After the Contract's Signed
Insights from the JP Morgan Conference - and Your Top Business Goals for 2020
Lessons Learned in Product/Service Line Extension in Healthcare
How You've Achieved Your Company's Top Growth Initiatives
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