Preparing For the End of the Public Health Emergency

Webinars

Published: April 20, 2020

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Sellers Dorsey was pleased to present a webinar on April 20, hosted by Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) in partnership with Sellers Dorsey, on the ending of the public health emergency (PHE). Medicaid experts, Leesa Allen, Karen Brach, Janice Fagen, and Jill Hayden shared insights on planning strategies, Medicaid eligibility redeterminations, and the impacts the end of the PHE will have on all stakeholders.

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Expertise: Medicaid Finance, Medicaid Policy
Markets: Hospital and Healthcare Providers

Karen Brach

Karen has held several executive positions for major health plans across the U.S. Before joining Sellers Dorsey, Karen was the President and CEO of Meridian Health Plan for four years. In this role, she oversaw Illinois’ Medicaid contracts and was responsible for the execution of all program requirements, contract compliance, legislative strategy, and new program development. During her time at Meridian Health Plan, Karen was an appointed member of the Medicaid Directors Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC). Before working at Meridian Health Plan, Karen served as Vice President of Medicaid Operations at BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois for four years, where she oversaw Medicaid program contracts. She was also Vice President of Business Development at UnitedHealthcare, where she was responsible for all Medicaid managed care contracts and stakeholder relationship management. Karen has also held C-level positions at Amerigroup and Bluegrass Family Health.

Career Current Responsibility

Karen is a former health plan executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience in the health care industry. Karen leads the Managed Care team at Sellers Dorsey, where she uses her expertise in managed care, Medicaid policy, RFP and state procurements, and mergers and acquisitions to support clients across the lifecycle of program operations and provide them with up-to-date insights and thought leadership.

Education

Rush University, BS, Nursing

Janice Fagen

Janice is a seasoned expert and leader in the health care industry. Most recently, Janice served as Vice President, Medicaid Operations for eight years at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. In this role, she oversaw all operational aspects of the managed care program, including budget, marketing, mobile applications, network adequacy, customer service, and more. Before this role, Janice was the Executive Director at Unicare/Wellpoint Medicaid Dallas Service Area, where she led the team that receives and responds to inquiries and requests made by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. She was responsible for the profit and loss of the managed care organization, and oversaw network development, community outreach, medical management, and quality management. In addition, Janice has served as Regional President for CIGNA Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and New Mexico for four years, where she was in charge of the PPO network development and provider services for commercial health insurance.

Current Responsibility

Janice Fagen is a former Medicaid health plan executive with more than 25 years of managed care leadership experience. She excels at providing strategic guidance and subject matter expertise to clients such as managed care organizations, states Medicaid agencies, and solutions partners. Janice’s areas of expertise include the following: Medicaid managed care, value-based care strategy, business development, health care operations, enrollment, stakeholder engagement, RFP and state procurements, managed care contract development, and solicitation support.