L.A. Care Health Plan's former CEO tackles intersecting healthcare crises—from local health plan disputes to national reform efforts.

The Justice Center of Rensselaer County presents its third annual Robert J. Doherty Memorial Lecture, "Healthcare Justice » Diagnosis: Code Blue," featuring John Baackes, retired CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan, America’s largest public health plan with 2.6 million members.

With 48 years in managed healthcare, Baackes will explore the intersecting crises facing our healthcare system—from local disputes like CDPHP’s clashes with St. Peter’s and Albany Med, to the near closure of Troy’s Burdett Birth Center, to national threats like Medicaid cuts and the rise of profit-driven insurance. He’ll propose solutions, including more public health plans like those in California, and address why even doctors struggle to navigate today’s complex system. A Q&A will follow.

Baackes calls it a “code blue” for American healthcare—don’t miss this urgent discussion on justice and reform in the Capital Region and beyond!

Free Admission.